GREEN LAKE ADU
Seattle is now building more detached ADUs than houses.
Last year in Seattle 551 building permits were issued for new detached ADUs (DADUs). This new DADU in Seattle’s Green Lake Neighborhood was one of them. It contains 1,170 sq ft and features 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. The ground floor features an open plan with a bank of windows and glass doors facing south and opening on a private yard framed by new fencing and a detached garage. The location on the alley gives the ADU great street presence.
New developments like this are part of a broader goal to increase the number of smaller housing units large enough to be suitable for families close to urban amenities like parks and schools, so-called missing middle housing. As part of the development, the original house was preserved and renovated. thus achieving two goals of the City of Seattle goal, that of preserving existing naturally affordable housing while also building new missing middle housing.
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