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Recent Examples of granny flat
So backyard apartments — which many call granny flats, and which city officials call accessory dwelling units — are still being built directly on property lines in coastal neighborhoods, including at least three in Crown Point.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
—Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
—Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
- railroad flat
- efficiency apartment
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- efficiency
- duplex apartment
- condo
- penthouse
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The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.—
Joanne Kaufman,
New York Times,
31 July 2024
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Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.—
Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2022
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2024
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Last fall, city officials put forward a plan for the local housing authority to take control of the remaining trust properties and operate them until they could be turned over to developers who would tear down and rebuild them as efficiency apartments for homeless residents.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2024
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The property offers accommodations for all types of groups, from three-bedroom seaside cottages to studio apartments perfect for two.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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This is a good option for studio apartment or dorm room-dwellers, or for people who typically cook one serving at a time.—
Tiffany Hopkins,
Bon Appétit,
2 Dec. 2024
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The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2024
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The Lions ran the ball with authority, passed it with panache and ranked in the top five in the league in both third-down efficiency and red zone production.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The new improvements are expected to reduce blockages and interruptions to operational efficiency.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2024
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Pascal Chevallier Her duplex apartment, in the haut-monde 16th arrondissement, delights in a similar mix of bourgeois deference to French classicism and pleasure-seeking quirk.—
Ellie Pithers,
Vogue,
31 July 2024
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One San Francisco property, a waterfront condo listed by Sotheby's International Realty in the city's South Beach neighborhood, boasts a listing price of $7,200,000 in a market where the median sale price is $1,340,000, according to Redfin.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Christian Espinoza, who owns a condo inside Charlotte Motor Speedway, gathered 88,000 followers and 3.5 million likes by sharing the views from his unusual home.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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That smash, which helped the crooner earn his first Grammy nomination, is the seventh-longest-leading No. 1 ever, with 23 stays inside the penthouse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Robb Report even used the penthouse suite to host our House of Robb during Miami Art Week last month.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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