Greener Pastures Await You Right in Your Backyard Do more with what you have. With New Avenue Homes, you can expand your living space or subsidize your income without contributing to over-development and sprawl. Instead, you can optimize your current space for years to come.
Move an Aging Family Member Closer, or an Aging Teenager Farther Away We call them New Avenue Homes because they are just that: homes. Our durable structures are perfectly suitable as an apartment for a parent or relative who wants to retain their freedom or a child that’s ready to declare theirs.
Go from Property Owner
to Landlord Subsidize your mortgage payments, cover your utilities or save for the future, simply by making the most of what you currently have. New Avenue Homes let you turn your property into a sustainable cash cow that helps you as it helps others.

What's Going On

Our Facebook Page
Justin Martinez
Jul 21, 2010

We now have a Facebook page! Visit us here: New Avenue on Facebook

Help us get some publicity by spreading the Like!

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Seattle's Backyard Cottages Make a Dent in Housing Need
Justin Martinez
May 27, 2010

"Homeowners talk about building, and living in, cottages in their backyard to generate more income, and to live in a smaller space where they can keep family as close as a walk across the yard."

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AIA East Bay Event
Justin Martinez
Apr 21, 2010

Secondary Units - A Zero Sprawl Solution?

Are secondary units, aka "in-law units", the solution to sprawl--and can they be a viable source of secondary income? On Wednesday, May 26th come learn about this development model that puts additional self-contained homes on the same lot as existing properties. Learn about the socio-economic impact secondary units have on our communities, and what steps a home-owner must take to meet building and zoning requirements.

A wine & cheese networking reception follows the panel discussion.

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Urban Land Institute Lecture
Justin Martinez
Jan 20, 2010

The Bay Area will need 200,000 additional homes to accommodate a projected 700,000 new arrivals during the next ten years. New Avenue created a new development model that can weave small second homes (in-law units) on existing properties and eliminate the need for additional sprawl.

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Our assortment of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) offers you purposeful and fitting options for your needs. Check them out!

Who We Are

New Avenue is creating a new investment vehicle that redistributes the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy through targeted investments in small residential units. New Avenue finances and builds small rental units known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), it distributes numerous types of clean technology products, and it provides a convenient and secure avenue for anyone to invest in real estate and clean technology. By allowing individuals to invest directly in these projects, New Avenue will create a highly profitable and tax efficient microfinance market.