Northside Home Built With Radically New Housing Model
Local company LUSH makes affordable homes using environmentally-friendly methods.
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Love the prototype and hope the live-in experience for a year (through all 4 seasons) exceeds the expectations of both the resident and the builder. My concern is the high vaulted ceilings without ceiling fans, which makes me think that winter heating may be a challenge. Wishing you success in spreading this concept in Milwaukee!
“The structure includes a fully finished, 1,300-square-foot basement with kitchen and an an attached 610-square-foot, two-car garage. It was built as a demonstration that the home type could be converted to a duplex.
From start to finish, Lange thinks he could build the same sized house in six months, less than half the normal time, for $350,000”.
I don’t see how this example in any way addresses the problem of affordable housing. My parents bought a MKE duplex in 1964 for $10,000. A typical inflation calculator figures that as $102,000 in today’s dollars. That seems affordable, certainly more so than $350,000. But truthfully most people today would snub their nose at living in the house my mom still lives in 60 years later. They would prefer the house illustrated in this article.
This home is very attractive physically, but at a one-off scale, what problem is it solving? It was listed for sale for $299,000 when initially listed. The price was dropped to $295,000. Then, after it didn’t sell, the home was listed for rent, for $2,750/month. After being offered for rent, it was taken off the market two days later. The home was built for $350,000. It’s assessed by the City of Milwaukee for $120,000. What problem has it solved?