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Recent Examples of granny flat
The move to expand the use of granny flats and other ADUs is long overdue.
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Their bipartisan bill will expand financing access for ADUs, which include backyard cottages, granny flats, in-law suites and similar units, also called tiny homes.
—Amelia Wu
july 21, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
People will be tempted to build ADUs [accessory dwelling units, also known as backyard apartments or ‘granny flats’] and maximize profits by turning them into STRVs.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The man who claimed to be disrupting the backyard housing industry — securing financing, permits and building granny flats across San Diego County, before collecting millions of dollars without doing the work — is now seeking federal protection from his many creditors.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Their bipartisan bill will expand financing access for ADUs, which include backyard cottages, granny flats, in-law suites and similar units, also called tiny homes.
—Amelia Wu
july 21, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
People will be tempted to build ADUs [accessory dwelling units, also known as backyard apartments or ‘granny flats’] and maximize profits by turning them into STRVs.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The man who claimed to be disrupting the backyard housing industry — securing financing, permits and building granny flats across San Diego County, before collecting millions of dollars without doing the work — is now seeking federal protection from his many creditors.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
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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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Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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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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The business also offered plans for tiny homes, about the size of an efficiency apartment.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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The former Sears building would be redeveloped into a local brewery, art gallery, event space, retail space, offices, and efficiency apartments.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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Wainwright’s home out East is one of the 200 or so Leisurama homes that Geller designed for working stiffs on Long Island, which may draw a few architecture buffs, and there is a sauna, hot tub, deck, beach access, and a garage with a separate studio apartment with a full bathroom.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
15 June 2026
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Rent for a studio apartment starts at $1,575.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
25 Nov. 2025
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The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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If successful, the technology could provide continuous, high-efficiency clean energy, transforming the global power supply.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instead of flashy lights, a giant LED screen, or a carousel of giant stage props, Carpenter’s set design mirrored an extravagant modern duplex apartment, complete with a slinky boudoir, classy bathroom, and cozy conversation pit.—
Alex Rigotti,
Architectural Digest,
16 Dec. 2025
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After the deadly collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Florida, many buildings are shoring up their financial reserves and taking steps to guard against increasing risk, adding to common-charge assessments.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The condo has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Their penthouse apartment was still a construction zone, but Chelsea would stop by the concierge desk to collect packages.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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At 4,850 square feet, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom Royal Suite is one of Paris’s largest and feels like a lavish penthouse with a private balcony and Eiffel Tower views.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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