Climate Change, ADU Dilemmas, & Retiring with Rentals
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How a struggling single mom built an ADU, without killing a 60-year-old tree
When Chantal Arnoult moved with her family to France in 2008, she had no idea she would return to Los ...
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Detached garage is now a luxurious ADU in West L.A.
Rarely do detached garages evoke a sense of sleek sophistication. The exception? A garage-turned accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in ...
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ADU turns a Santa Monica backyard in a WFH retreat
Nearly 30 years after purchasing a modest two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Santa Monica, Michael Solomon ...
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Before and after: Two architects cut a house in half to make a home and an ADU
How do you get two L.A. homes for the price of one? Cut a house in half to create an ...
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Architects’ ADU is creative solution for L.A. housing crisis
The five-bedroom, two-bathroom house was advertised as “a charming fixer, traditional style home in the heart of Highland Park.” In ...
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Converted garage ADU brings family joy in Atwater Village
Four years ago, when they were running out of room in their two-bedroom bungalow, Pastor Alvarado and Gennifer Leong-Alvarado went ...
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Climate change-friendly home design tips from a green ADU
Most people would have sent the wood to a landfill. But for sustainable builder Steve Pallrand, founder and principal designer ...
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A 740-square-foot ADU floats in the air, creating outdoor rooms on the ground floor
Photos show Gail Otter's Craftsman-inspired ADU, or accessory dwelling unit, in Echo Park.
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