As new California housing law hits Bay Area, developers wade in
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 6: Architect Randy Popp visits an empty single family home in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, after submitting plans to replace it with three new homes and an accessory unit on the property’s roughly one-acre lot size. The development proposal is one of the city’s first under the […]
Bay Area lawmakers OK new ADU guidelines to spur construction, citing needs of seniors
The Marin County Board of Supervisors in Northern California on Tuesday approved reduced fees to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in unincorporated parts of the county, according to an announcement by county officials. Marin County is situated across the Golden Gate Bridge, north of San Francisco. It is a notoriously expensive housing market and maintains […]
I Transform Garages Into Rentals so Homeowners Can Make Passive Income
Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Rebecca Möller said she started her modular ADU business, Symbihom, after realizing how hard it was to build housing in the Bay Area that everyday people could afford. Suszi Lurie McFadden Rebecca Möller said it seemed “impossible” to build Bay Area housing […]
This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property
Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in […]
This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property
Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in […]
Airbnb co-founder’s startup Samara unveils ‘Backyard,’ its first ADU model for California | News
California-based housing startup Samara has unveiled further details of their factory-produced studio and one-bedroom units. The company, led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia and former Flex chief executive Mike McNamara, will now roll out a selection of customizable ADU units, collectively known as the Backyard range, across Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. […]
Minnesota Is Not California – Streets.mn
One of the best things about the globally connected world in which we live is that stories and ideas can spread incredibly quickly. Thanks to the internet, I have learned so much about housing from the experiences of people all over, for example, residents of the city of San Francisco. One of the worst things […]
VC Firm Fifth Wall Backs SF-Based ADU Startup
California’s housing and development wars are heating up, and venture capitalis betting on a strong ADU market. Fifth Wall, a proptech-focused venture capital firm based in Southern California, led a $15 million Series A round for ADU company Cottage, according to an announcement today. Two-year-old Cottage, based in San Francisco, describes itself as a “one […]
Dwell Magazine Is Now Selling Minimalist Prefab ADUs
Photo: Benjamin Rasmussin The possibilities of prefab housing have long tantalized architects who want to build quickly, affordably, and at scale. And the shelter magazine Dwell (disclosure: I was once an editor there) has been trying really hard to make high-end prefab happen, sponsoring design competitions and partnering with builders like Turkel, Lindal, and Empyrean […]