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Accessory dwelling unit designed and built by Forward, Ann Arbor

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

Could the answer be a second home on your own lot?

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Maybe a parent needs to be closer. Maybe an adult child is coming back for a while. Maybe you want the flexibility without leaving the neighborhood. An accessory dwelling unit is a separate, smaller home on the property you already own, and whether one works on your lot comes down to setbacks, utilities, and what your zoning allows. We have built four of them, so we can tell you early whether yours is possible.

The ADU feasibility check.

Share your address and your lot, and you get an honest read on whether an ADU works there and roughly what it takes. No design agreement, no commitment. Just an early answer. If your lot will never work, we will tell you that too.

Questions homeowners ask us

Can I build an ADU in Ann Arbor? How much does an ADU cost? How long does it take to build? Can I rent it out? Does it need its own utilities? Should I remodel instead, or tear down and rebuild? The rules and the answers depend on your specific lot, and that is exactly what the feasibility check settles.

PROOF

ADUs and garage retreats we have built.

Downtown Golf Hangout & Screen Porch Addition

TRANSFORMATIONAL REMODELING

A Two-Story Garage Retreat and Three-Season Porch in Ann Arbor

Burns Park Garage ADU

CUSTOM HOME

Creating Additional Space for Quality Time

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Get an early, honest answer about your lot.

Share your address and we will tell you whether an ADU is possible there, before you commit to anything.

ready when you are

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