Following a growing backlash against "McMansions," some developers across the nation are discovering that smaller-scale houses such as 1,000-sqare-foot cottages are not only visually attractive and socially responsible but also marketable.
"Can you build an attractive and livable house in the same amount of space some suburbanites use to garage their cars? ...[D]etached dwellings of 1,000 square feet or less can be aesthetically appealing and highly marketable... smaller-scale homes are more livable, enjoyable, and socially more responsible...The greatest resistance...often comes from neighbors, who are concerned that cottage-style housing will lessen the value of their larger single-family homes... Cottages of less than 1,000 square feet offer an appealing alternative to today's bigger homes."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research