Urban Acupuncture housing model
Attached / basement ADU
1 new home inside the existing house, main home kept
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Turn part of your existing house into a complete home for family or a renter, with its own kitchen, bathroom, and entrance. This model covers interior conversion; an addition needs a separate design and budget.
- Homes
- 2
- Building type
- Main home plus one interior accessory dwelling unit
- Existing house
- Keep + convert
Keep the main home; convert a basement or other interior space into one additional home
Your role: Owner commissioning the work; landlord if rented, or host for family housing.
+1 net new home / market-rate model
Urban Acupuncture housing model
Low-cost backyard cottage
1 new home, existing house kept
A compact one-story cottage in the back yard — a rental, a home for family, or future flexibility. Modeled on simple, repeatable DADU plans and current backyard-cottage cost benchmarks.
- Homes
- 2
- Building type
- One 480 square foot, one-story backyard cottage
- Existing house
- Keep as-is
- Typical new footprint
- 16 × 30 ft
Keep the house; add a simple 16 × 30 foot detached home
Your role: Owner commissioning the work; landlord if rented, or host for family housing.
+1 net new home / market-rate model
Urban Acupuncture housing model
Big-house conversion
3 homes, no new backyard building
A large existing house is converted into three rental flats without adding a new detached building.
- Homes
- 3
- Building type
- Three flats inside one existing house
- Existing house
- Keep + convert
Keep the structure; divide the interior without a backyard building
Your role: Owner commissioning the work; landlord if rented, or host for family housing.
+2 net new homes / market-rate model
Urban Acupuncture housing model
Backyard quad behind house
5 homes, existing house kept
The existing house stays as-is, with four compact townhomes placed in the rear yard.
- Homes
- 5
- Building type
- Four three-story townhomes behind a retained house
- Existing house
- Keep as-is
- Typical new footprint
- 39 × 39 ft
Keep the existing home; add a compact 39 × 39 foot rear-yard quad
Your role: Keep the existing home while developing the additional homes; confirm construction disruption and access. Choose between seller, development partner, or owner commissioning the build.
+4 net new homes / market-rate model
Urban Acupuncture housing model
Flats + backyard quad
6 homes, 2 income-restricted, existing house kept
Existing house converts to 2 affordable flats, with room for 4 townhomes behind. Nothing demolished.
- Homes
- 6
- Building type
- Two flats in the retained house plus four rear townhomes
- Existing house
- Keep + convert
- Typical new footprint
- 39 × 39 ft
Convert the house; add a compact 39 × 39 foot backyard quad
Your role: The existing house becomes two income-restricted flats. Staying means taking a new rear townhome under negotiated deal terms; arrange temporary housing during conversion. Choose between seller, development partner, or owner commissioning the build.
+5 net new homes / 2 income-restricted