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Recent Examples of granny flat
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.
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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
In most cases, Carmel homeowners currently have to apply for a zoning variance and go through a public hearing process in order to build granny flats, which can be a lengthy process.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
In most cases, Carmel homeowners currently have to apply for a zoning variance and go through a public hearing process in order to build granny flats, which can be a lengthy process.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 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
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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
Noun
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Life on the outside Price now lives in a modest efficiency apartment in Milwaukee.—
Mario Koran,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Listen to this article The owner of a low-cost motel near I-84 is looking to convert it into 65 efficiency apartments, the kind of repurposing that Connecticut housing advocates have been pushing for in the General Assembly.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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Beyond the classic brick facade, 13 suites are designed like creative studio apartments—colorful, minimalist, and filled with art and objects by local artists (much of it for sale in the shop).—
Regan Stephens,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Housing Commission oversaw the conversion of the property into studio apartments as well as owning and managing Pacific Village and administering federal rental assistance that supports the project’s residents.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 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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Adding to the home’s flexibility, whether for extended family or live-in staff, there’s a three-bedroom garden apartment on the lower level with a private entry.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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The 5-1 Tigers were gut-checked last Saturday in a 27-24 loss to Alabama, a game that raised concerns about Missouri’s third-down efficiency and left head coach Eli Drinkwitz searching for answers.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Will this new offense sap some usage from Brunson but possibly increase efficiency?—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Aug. 2025
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The duplex apartment occupies the top floors of a 19th-century carriage house that is hidden down a gated former horse passageway just off of New York's Times Square and has played a starring role in both film and TV.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown Houston.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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Click here to see more photos of this Upper East Side condo.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The penthouse is currently available at just under $17 million with Lourdes Alatriste of Douglas Elliman.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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The only reason the penthouse wasn't sold out was because [the developer] was looking for the right consumer.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flat. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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