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Recent Examples of granny flat
Here's where Carmel to take another look at if granny flats could ease housing affordability issues Driving through downtown Noblesville is getting easier as Pleasant Street bridge opens Solitary homes dot busy Fishers streets.
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Candidates can encourage cities to rezone for alternative housing options such as granny flats and multifamily units and to ease restrictions on commercial-only zoning.
—Micky Horstman, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Candidates can encourage cities to rezone for alternative housing options such as granny flats and multifamily units and to ease restrictions on commercial-only zoning.
—Micky Horstman, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
- railroad flat
- efficiency apartment
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- efficiency
- duplex apartment
- condo
- penthouse
Noun
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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
Noun
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The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The layout is open and airy with plenty of windows and doors leading to a single interior room, like a studio apartment.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Back in 2003, Mr. Seeley, then 23 was living with his girlfriend in Park Slope and paying $1,000 a month for a first-floor, 400-square foot studio apartment.—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Artificial intelligence is transforming the underwriting landscape by dramatically increasing speed, accuracy and efficiency.—
Andrew Curtis,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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And for an administration that says it's focused on reducing waste and improving efficiency, that is unacceptable.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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That’s little comfort for residents like Mark Polinsky, 72, who in January almost lost his condo near Fashion Valley to a possible encampment fire.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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From these vantage points, old and new Aspen converge in a panoramic sweep of mountains that have towered here for eons, rooftops of condos that sprang up in recent years, a swirl of tourists mingling with longtime locals.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The renovation will include a redesign of the lobby and grand penthouse, as well as 65 guest rooms.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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Here’s a look inside the most expensive penthouses in Andermatt.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flat. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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