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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
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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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The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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Per the state’s calculations, Live Local could have someone on an $87,000 salary paying $2,170 for a studio apartment in Miami-Dade.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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With Mary’s two best friends now leading their own shows — Rhoda in New York and Phyllis in San Francisco — Mary moved out of her cozy studio apartment in hat oversized house and into a one-bedroom high-rise apartment (which, unfortunately, lacked the charm of that first place).—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 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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When your adductors can’t adequately support your pelvis, this entire system becomes compromised, leading to compensations that can create lower back tension and reduced movement efficiency.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chain operators dominate stalls once run by families, and many dishes are perfected for efficiency rather than charm or character.—
Clarissa Wei,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 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
Noun
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Then, in July, with a separate lender, for an Atlanta condo.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Local condo prices climbed 60% over the same period.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Click here to see all the photos of the NoMad penthouse.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
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Additional features include a 12-car garage, a 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, a caretaker house and a two-bedroom guardhouse.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flat. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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