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ADU's to be Approved in Denver and Surrounding Cities

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 DRE# ER40011786

ADUs are becoming higher in demand, with families wanting to have their loved ones nearby, especially if they are aging.   For years, these were not approved in the Denver metro area, but now are slowly starting to get approved.

Per the City of Denver- 

"Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are self-contained, smaller living spaces that are an extension of an existing property. They are often called mother-in-law suites, granny flats, casitas, backyard cottages, garage apartments or basement apartments. An ADU has its own kitchen, bath and sleeping area, but is not considered a separate property that could be sold on its own. 

Beginning fall 2021, city planners will look at how the Denver Zoning Code regulates ADUs. This project will not change where in the city ADUs are allowed, but will look at how they are designed, how they fit in with different types of neighborhoods and block patterns, and how updates to the zoning code may reduce barriers to creating ADUs."

Here is a link to check and see if your address is approved for an ADU.

 

These graphics are a few years old, but represent how the size of our households have decreased.

 

I am getting a few calls from buyers that want to have either enough bedrooms within the home for multi-generational families or have an ADU for a separate area for a family member(s).

 

 

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Joan Cox
Broker/Owner, REALTOR®
House to Home, Inc.

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Comments (12)

Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Home sellers inflate home prices by adding all sf into a primary building.  Just sold a 1000 sf home. The flipped connected all 4 ADU and called it a 3500sf home. No one question it and sold in a few days.  Crazy market.

Feb 01, 2022 08:00 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Joan... big step for Denver area. Haven't heard much of anything on this issue here in Charlotte... then again, we have so many planned unit developments which prohibit structures like this.

Feb 01, 2022 08:00 AM
Eric Bouler
Gardner Realtors, Licensed in La. - New Orleans, LA
Listening to your Needs

The places look very good. Glad to hear you again. This month is Mardi Gras Parades I am hoping.

Feb 01, 2022 08:02 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Sam Shueh same thing here, crazy market!  

Feb 01, 2022 08:10 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina Hollander, Broker in Denver proper, we have very few planned unit developments, all older homes, so is easy to make changes.

Feb 01, 2022 08:11 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Thanks Eric.

Feb 01, 2022 08:11 AM
Tony Busanich
TD Bank - Freehold, NJ
1-4 FAMILY HOME LOAN SPECIALIST

Congrats Joan Cox for sharing your post. Anyone looking for a local expert for help should call you. 

Feb 01, 2022 08:21 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Thank you Tony.

Feb 01, 2022 08:25 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is very interesting information to share with area residents.

Feb 01, 2022 08:28 AM
Ray Henson
eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor

California just passed to laws that will make it easy to have four units on a property and, in some cases, up to 10.  Experts say it will only affect a small number of properties, but it will be interesting to see if they are correct.  I can see it being a big opportunity for some home owners and a big thorn in the side of other home owners.

Feb 01, 2022 09:36 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Roy, very important changes that many residents may or may not like.

Feb 01, 2022 09:37 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Raymond Henson, eXp Realty I can see this going both ways too, as with short-term rentals, noise, parking, etc.    Will be great for multi-generational families though.

Feb 01, 2022 09:38 AM