Posts in IncDev Position
Missing Middle Housing

By: Chris Allen

Missing Middle Housing is the range of house-scale, multi-unit housing that sits between detached single-family homes and large apartment buildings. It includes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts, courtyard apartments, townhouses, live-work buildings, and small apartment buildings. The term was coined by Daniel Parolek of Opticos Design to describe housing types that are “compatible in scale with detached single-family homes” while providing more choices in walkable neighborhoods.

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Accessory Dwelling Units

By: Chris Allen

Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are one of the most practical first steps a community can take toward a more incremental, affordable, and adaptable housing system. An ADU is a small, independent home located on the same lot as a primary residence. It may be a backyard cottage, garage apartment, basement apartment, internal suite, or small addition.

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