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Recent Examples of granny flat
Use it as a granny flat, a tiny lakehouse, or a detached studio or office.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
Also known as granny flats, backyard tiny homes or in-law suites, ADUs are a growing trend in home building and renovation.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
Also known as granny flats, backyard tiny homes or in-law suites, ADUs are a growing trend in home building and renovation.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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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
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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
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Longstreth works out of a studio apartment attached to his house, a drafty Victorian in Echo Park.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lula wants to be thrown around onto the bed, a gesture Clay has a nervous feeling about — even in the privacy of a studio apartment, the idea of a Black man physically taking charge of a white woman in this way comes with its own obvious baggage.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 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
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Intelligence agencies need reform, but simply eliminating offices involved with DEI and declaring it a victory for efficiency would miss the point.—
Joshua Yaphe,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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By meticulously executing each phase, organizations can optimize operational efficiency, drive innovation and enhance service delivery.—
Vishal Dugar,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 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
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Rising in its place will be an Epicure gourmet market, which the restaurant’s owners believe will better cater to the residents of the new Northeast Miami-Dade, with its luxury hotels and canyons of high-rise condos.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The high-floor condo in at the Aston Martin Residences Miami measures in at about 5,000 square feet with five bedrooms, two terraces, and endless views over Biscayne Bay.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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For guests who prefer the quiet privacy of their villa, a personal chef will come and whip up bespoke meals from the comfort of their penthouse.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The project would result in a three-story, approximately 4,800-square-foot house, including a 186-square-foot first-floor addition, a 2,074-square-foot second-floor addition, a 115-square-foot penthouse and decks.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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