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ADUs Are Age -Friendly Housing <br />New -construction ADUs can be created with "universal design" features <br />An "age -friendly" home has a zero -step entrance and includes doorways, hallways and bathrooms that are <br />accessible for people with mobility differences. Converted garages (such as the one pictured on page 2) are <br />among the easiest and least expensive ADU solutions for aging in place since they're preexisting structures and <br />generally have no -step entries. To learn more about making a home aging -friendly, download or order the <br />AARP HomeFit Guide at AARP.org/HomeFit. <br />HOME VISIT #7 <br />Detached ADU Two -Story <br />Seattle, Washington <br />Size: 800 square feet <br />Evelyn Brom's plan was to build a backyard cottage <br />and rent it out. She would keep living in her two - <br />bedroom home. <br />AH-HA MOMENT: As the design developed, Brom <br />realized that she wanted to live in the stunning <br />wood -and -glass ADU. It was a good decision. A week <br />before moving in, Brom was laid off from her job. <br />REAL LIFE: The $3,000 a month Brom receives in <br />rent for the main house (which is occupied by a <br />three -generation family) provides a needed income. <br />"Being laid off has made this arrangement a <br />lifesaver," Brom says. If the stairs in the cottage <br />ever become too hard to navigate, she can move <br />back into her original one-story house and rent out <br />the cottage instead. "Now I have options," she says. <br />------------- <br />2 STORY 800SF DADU <br />�6 <br />There's a powder <br />room, open kitchen and <br />living room on the first <br />,I <br />floor, with a bedroom <br />and bathroom upstairs. <br />EXISTING I' <br />� <br />Although Brom's <br />SINGLE FAMILY I <br />property is only 0.13 <br />P P Y Y <br />RESIDENCE <br />acres, it's large enough <br />to accommodate two <br />homes, a patio, a lawn <br />and a garage. A slatted <br />wood fence with a gate <br />fdivides <br />the space <br />--- - ---$ <br />between the two houses <br />NEXHIM <br />and provides privacy. <br />Design: Chrystine Kim, NEST Architecture & Design I Builder. Ian Jones, Treebird Construction I Photo by Alex Hayden <br />Cost to build: $250,000 in 2074 1 Article adapted from Where We Live: Communities for All Ages (AARP 2018) <br />12 AARP The ABCs of ADUs <br />