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Recent Examples of granny flat
So backyard apartments — which many call granny flats, and which city officials call accessory dwelling units — are still being built directly on property lines in coastal neighborhoods, including at least three in Crown Point.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
—Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
—Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
- railroad flat
- efficiency apartment
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- efficiency
- duplex apartment
- condo
- penthouse
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The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.—
Joanne Kaufman,
New York Times,
31 July 2024
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Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.—
Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2022
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2024
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Last fall, city officials put forward a plan for the local housing authority to take control of the remaining trust properties and operate them until they could be turned over to developers who would tear down and rebuild them as efficiency apartments for homeless residents.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2024
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This is a good option for studio apartment or dorm room-dwellers, or for people who typically cook one serving at a time.—
Tiffany Hopkins,
Bon Appétit,
2 Dec. 2024
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The rooms are longer and narrower than typical studio apartments, but each of them has a window since they are positioned around the perimeter of the building.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2024
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For example, a small business might value cost savings and efficiency, while a large corporation might prioritize scalability and long-term ROI.—
Ryan Dohrn,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Chick-fil-a does the robot Chick-fil-A is deploying robots at its Bay Center Foods facility to speed up lemon juice production, improve efficiency, and minimize waste.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
9 Jan. 2025
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The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2024
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Pascal Chevallier Her duplex apartment, in the haut-monde 16th arrondissement, delights in a similar mix of bourgeois deference to French classicism and pleasure-seeking quirk.—
Ellie Pithers,
Vogue,
31 July 2024
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Wagner also lost his house in the Woolsey Fire, and has been living in a condo while its replacement is under construction.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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The man and his girlfriend rented a condo at the development, according to Germini.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Robb Report even used the penthouse suite to host our House of Robb during Miami Art Week last month.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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That smash, which helped the crooner earn his first Grammy nomination, is the seventh-longest-leading No. 1 ever, with 23 stays inside the penthouse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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