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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 �y <br /> before moving in, Brom was laid off from her job. • <br /> REAL LIFE:The$3,000 a month Brom receives in <br /> rent for the main house (which is occupied by a <br /> three-generation family) provides a needed income. <br /> "Being laid off has made this arrangement a l r*p. <br /> lifesaver,"Brom says. If the stairs in the cottage <br /> ever become too hard to navigate,she can move <br /> back into her original one-story house and rent out <br /> the cottage instead."Now I have options,"she says. "°'i :z -A *- <br /> MIN <br /> ,g,,,, ♦ There's a powder <br /> �+r -(t <br /> room,open kitchen and <br /> living room on the first <br /> floor,with a bedroom <br /> 2 STORY 800SF DADU „,u and bathroom upstairs. <br /> .uu EXISTING *Y Although Brom's <br /> SINGLE FAMILY property is only 0.13 <br /> RESIDENCE i acres,it's large enough <br /> to accommodate two <br /> ' homes,a patio,a lawn <br /> DUSTING ,,, and a garage.A slatted <br /> GARAGE wood fence with a gate <br /> divides the space <br /> b ------$ between the two houses <br /> MUM <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 I Article adapted from Where We Live:Communities for All Ages(AARP 2018) <br /> 12 AARP I The ABCs of ADUs <br />