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Building a backyard cottage or secondary dwelling unit in Menlo Park, CA
The secondary home includes a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom, a living area, and an office. It will save the family more than $3,000 per month in rent and allow them to live together, helping each other and being near one another every day. Here are the plans.
Converting a garage into a guest suite or rental unit in Menlo Park
Erin’s new attached ADU can be used as a guest suite, additional space for the homeowner, a home for family, or a rental unit. This kind of ADU rents for $2,500 or more per month, which will be enough to pay for the project and additional expenses such as helping with the mortgage on the main home, travel, education, leisure activities, or retirement.
Cost to add a one-room accessory dwelling to a home in Menlo Park
This project, built in 2018, cost a total of $290,964.78 for design, permitting, and construction.
With a versatile design like this one, the family will be able to use the ADU as a gathering space, an additional home, or a rental for additional income. Over time, the ADU can serve multiple purposes, evolving to meet the owners’ needs.
Planning and Building Permit Costs and Requirements for An Accessory Dwelling in Menlo Park, CA
At New Avenue, we have acquired 30 different types of permits to get residential projects approved. These are “normal” projects such as additions, remodels, restorations, accessory dwellings, accessory structures, and custom homes…
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