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Recent Examples of granny flat
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.
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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
The optional statewide law, AB 1033, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-October, and allows accessory dwelling units, sometimes called granny flats, to be sold separately — and, presumably, at a lower price than your average home.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 14 June 2023
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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
The optional statewide law, AB 1033, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-October, and allows accessory dwelling units, sometimes called granny flats, to be sold separately — and, presumably, at a lower price than your average home.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 14 June 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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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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Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
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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 projection room is now a huge studio apartment complete with new appliances.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Odor-Neutralizing Candles BA’s editorial operations manager Kate Kassin lives, cooks, and sleeps in a studio apartment, so odor-neutralizing scented candles are a key component of her home decor.Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
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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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This is the developer’s first project in Haltom City Alpine Fossil Creek will feature garden apartments with one two and three bedroom floor plans, according to a news release.Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
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The coffee giant hopes to reclaim its coffeehouse crown by focusing on speed, service, and operational efficiency.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Network Discovery claims to enhance network management efficiency.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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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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Although she was born in Oakland, California, most of Harris’s early childhood was spent in a nondescript duplex apartment located above a day care facility in an area of West Berkeley known as the flatlands (her parents met as graduate students at UC Berkeley).Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2024
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Developers are seeking voter approval for two projects that would bring condos, hotels and a 13-acre park to Watson Island.Martin Vassolo, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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This renovated three-bedroom, full-floor loft condo has high ceilings, wood floors, exposed beams and brick, wainscoting, living-dining room with dry bar and drinks refrigerator, chef's kitchen with quartz island and Italian cabinetry, and retro baths with brass fixtures.The Week Staff, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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November 2023 November 5: Trump erupts at the judge and prosecutors during a New York civil trial where he’s accused of inflating the value of his assets – including the size of his own penthouse apartment – for better terms on loans.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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This summer, an all-new structure at 9 Mulberry Square was unveiled with 48 residences by Eric Parry Architects that range from one-bedroom units to mansion-sized penthouses.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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