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ADU construction is now outpacing single-family developments in Seattle

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The city granted permits to 988 units last year, and more than 650 were built — not all projects are built during the year they get permitted — outpacing the construction of single houses for the first time As the Seattle Times reports, a change in regulations in 2019 led to the ADU boom locally.

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Studio Gang’s Museum of Natural History expansion set to open as construction photos show ‘fluid landscape’ interior

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Construction progress October 2022. The project broke ground in 2019 following permit approval in 2016. Construction progress October 2022. The building forms thirty connections with ten different buildings, while also providing new exhibition, education, collections, and research spaces.

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Studio Gang’s Museum of Natural History expansion set to open as new photos show ‘fluid landscape’ interior

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The project broke ground in 2019 following permit approval in 2016. The arching space was constructed using shotcrete, where stru. The building forms thirty connections with ten different buildings, while also providing new exhibition, education, collections, and research spaces.

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Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

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Assuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex metal roof. Homeowner Julie Park ordered the home’s components from the prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, and she hired architect Andrew Goodwin to assist with structural engineering and permits.

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Budget Breakdown: This $334K Tiny House Popped Up in an L.A. Backyard in Just Two Days

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When Los Angeles County passed an ordinance that allowed mobile tiny homes to be installed as backyard ADUs in 2019, Silver Lake resident Jyotsna du Ciel was over the moon. "I Built by Fritz Tiny Homes and delivered by crane, the compact ADU brings new potential to a compact Silver Lake lot. I freaked out," she says. "I A prefabricated home.

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This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

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But as he started looking into the new codes, he found that the planning, permitting, and construction of ADUs remained prohibitively complex. So in 2019 he founded Villa, a prefab builder that could handle everything from fabrication, to permitting, to installation. or change out the siding altogether for $18k.

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Some Good News? More Rentals Are Now Vacant Nationwide

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In the rental sphere, vacancy rates are up nationwide—a good sign that new multifamily construction is bringing some relief to tight markets. In contrast, in Austin, Texas, he says, there were 14,000 multifamily permits issued in 2019, which nearly doubled to almost 26,000 in 2021.