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.

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.

Many homeowners find that their detached garages could be more useful as something else: a guest suite, a home office, or a rentable accessory dwelling unit (ADU). Here are plans and drawings for one garage conversion project in Berkeley.

If Patricia rents out her new ADU, she can use the rental income to pay for the mortgage on the main home and the mortgage on the ADU. Or she can use the money to cover other expenses such as education, travel, retirement…anything she needs now or in the future. Here are the floorplans and elevations for Patricia’s new ADU in Berkeley.

Robert and Rose of Redwood City, CA, owned a beautiful property with a detached workshop and a detached garage. They came to New Avenue looking to get more from their existing structures through a major remodel. New Avenue created a design that would unite the two smaller structures, making the most of the existing buildings while forming a usable space that supports the homeowners’ needs.

New Avenue created a plan that would fit their property, meet the city permitting requirements, and be a comfortable guest suite for anyone who stayed there. The detached guest suite features a living area, a closet, a bathroom with a shower, a refrigerator, and a sink. The design makes use of natural light to keep the space bright and reduce electricity costs. Here are the rendering and floor plan.

When Marilyn, a Berkeley homeowner, wanted to replace an old garage with a new accessory dwelling unit, she hired New Avenue to create the perfect ADU for her property. New Avenue’s design professional spoke with Marilyn to learn everything about her needs and preferences. The designer then presented Marilyn with several design options to choose from.

This active Oakland couple needed a guest-friendly, work-friendly space. This is what it cost and what it can do…