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All of New Avenue’s accessory dwelling projects use custom plans. When managed well, custom design and construction always result in a better home at a better price…
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Building an Accessory Dwelling? Don’t Make These Five Common ADU Design Mistakes
We’ve seen a lot over the years. Here’s what we want everyone to know about accessory-dwelling design…
Santa Cruz is making it easier to build an Accessory Dwelling
Great news, residents of Santa Cruz! The Santa Cruz Planning commission is expected to change its rules to make it easier to build “secondary units built on single-family lots” – in other words, accessory dwellings…
Guest House in Atherton, California – Accessory Dwellings are a long standing tradition here
An unincorporated area of San Mateo County, the tiny town of Atherton has a major market for mansions. By utilizing the expansive lots and existing infrastructure of their single family homes, accessory dwellings are a practical solution for making room for family, friends and creative pursuits…
Building Permits for Accessory Dwellings in San Anselmo
Permit Rules for an Owner’s Bedroom, Owner’s Bath Remodel and Guest House Addition in San Mateo, CA
Permits are always complicated in San Mateo, CA. A large remodel that is approximately halfway through construction as of October 2016 started with permit research in 2014…
Mona's Backyard Casita - Plans and Progress Shots
Adding an Accessory Dwelling in Piedmont, CA
Piedmont may be known as a small city that’s packed with mansions. But it’s not just an enclave for the wealthy and in fact that city has very progressive and welcoming codes in regards to accessory dwellings or guest houses…
Cost to design a two-story second dwelling in Oakland
House Rules…. Living Close to Family (Again)
The holidays are here and many of us will be packed in for holiday dinners, and maybe a few card tables annexed to the dining room table or kids tables back in the kitchen. But what is life like when you bring a friend or family member closer permanently?
Granny Flats: What Neighborhoods Need.
The Better Block wrote a great blog post this week about the need for granny flats, or accessory dwelling units, in neighborhoods…
Passive House Concept
The Passive House Institute (Passivhaus Institut) is a distinctly German independent research institute that focuses on the development of the Passive House concept…
Are solar panels worth it? Are they enough? We examined the data to find out.
Menlo Park Accessory Dwelling: plans and construction photos of Erin's In-Law Apartment
Foothill ADU in Fairfax, CA
Moises, a retired surgeon, and Kathleen, the local small business owner of gift and plant boutique The Potting Shed, are making room for family and friends in Fairfax, CA…
New Avenue Honored as ‘Best for the World’ for Creating Most Overall Positive Social and Environmental Impact
John and Kathleen’s Santa Cruz ADU in its Early Stages
New Avenue Process Phase III - Months 3-9
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