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The Situation

by knut graf — posted on 08-04-2007 20:16 — last modified 08-04-2007 20:16

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How we got started

I own a duplex in Austin, which really consisted of a 1950s ranch house and an attached garage apartment. The main house is in great shape, with solid construction. The garage apartment was livable, since I had renovated it after buying the place 3 years ago, but was not pretty and its foundations were sinking.


So I divided the lot and had the garage apartment torn down, which got me a construction lot for "free" minus the costs of the subdivision and teardown. The subdivision turned out to be fairly expensive, but cheaper then buying a lot in central Austin.


My Architect, Jonathan Chertok of Universal Joint, has prepared some great plans with a lot of attention to detail and he walked me through the subdivision process. He successfully navigated the obstacles posed by Austins McMansion ordinance.

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cool

Posted by Robert M. Carnochan at 08-06-2007 19:12
Hey - from a fellow austinite - I can't wait to see progress . . . do you have plans to share?

Rob


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