For the past few years, I’ve found myself wondering whether a recently rehabbed (but still uninhabitable), 650-square-foot workshop on my property could become something more: a small apartment that might, in some modest way, help ease the region’s chronic shortage of affordable housing. Two builders have since confirmed that the conversion is not only feasible but full of genuine promise, walking me through different visions of transforming the raw space into something pretty wonderful.
It’s a timely consideration given the growing momentum behind the push for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a solution to the state’s housing crisis. For years, cities and towns largely set their own rules around ADUs, determining whether they were allowed and, if so, under what restrictions. But under the Affordable Homes Act signed by Governor Maura Healey…
