"The listing agent Jennifer Young told Business Insider in 2024 that zoning laws changed shortly after the developer purchased the lot, so a new floorplan was necessary. "It literally came down to sometimes a centimeter of getting the exact measurements right to both comply with DC zoning and build a really nice home that was functional," Young told Business Insider in 2024."
"Nady Samnang, the developer, bought the property in 2021 for $200,000, according to the Zillow listing, and was tasked with figuring out how to build a narrow home on a driveway in between two alleys. He told The Washington Post that the design went through many iterations and took nearly seven months to get approved by the city's permit office. "I wanted to quit so many times," he told the Post."
"Young said the home received a lot of interest throughout the area and beyond. "It's one of the most-viewed homes on Zillow that I've ever seen in my career," Young said. "We do have quite a bit of looky-loos, but we have a lot of first-time buyers looking and investors - people that want to Airbnb it or rent it to college kids.""
A developer in Washington, DC built a very narrow one-bedroom, one-bath home on a 0.02-acre lot after zoning changes required a new floorplan. The property measures as narrow as six feet and as wide as 10 feet, totaling about 600 square feet. The developer bought the lot for $200,000 in 2021 and spent nearly seven months and numerous design iterations to obtain permits. The home listed for $799,900 in July 2023, attracted heavy online interest and was briefly marketed as a rental. The asking price fell over a year and the home ultimately sold for $484,000.
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