What is this odd but neat style of subdivision house called exactly.

[JavierH19]

I've never seen houses built particularly like this until yesterday where they're long and narrow on a rectangular plot with the garages only in the back and a long narrow back yard on one side with garages facing garages and fronts facing fronts. I'm not against it in fact I think it's clever and clean looking. Has anyone here lived in one before or has one currently? if so how is it.

I don't see one with a pool but it looks possible. If I was getting one of these I'd try to get one with a back yard to the right so that as soon I step out of my truck I can go straight towards the backyard door and open it like in a fairytale movie as I'm presented with the magical sight of my favorite oversized dsg folding chair and a cooler full of ice cold miller highlifes and dos equis under the shade.

 

[AZjeff]

This should be interesting.....

I think in general it's called high density residential housing, the alley with the garages in the back is OLD style. There's at least one development like that here and it's tight in that alley. I'll bet they don't allow parking on the street. And notice the houses on the right don't have a street in front.

 

[Leo99]

I call it high density tract housing.

 

[02SE]

Sardines?

 

[ripcord]

The name I'm thinking of is an implement used to make what are called "biscuits" in the UK.

 

[mrsilv04]

Whatever it is... no thanks!

 

[JavierH19]

Whatever it is... no thanks!

I agree but if I didn't have a lot to spend and only had 1 or 2 kids I think this is decent.

 

[PF52]

Lots of city neighborhoods are like that; narrow lots, alley (and garage) in back.

 

[Variant_S]

Lots of city neighborhoods are like that; narrow lots, alley (and garage) in back.

Yes.

The first house that I owned was like this. It's on the NW side of Chicago and was built in 1917.

 

[wwillson]

In Chicagoland they call that type of house a bungalow. My wife grew up on this block, it looks the same as it did in 1965.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GxFdqrwVap5avYFo7

 

[ctechbob]

I agree but if I didn't have a lot to spend and only had 1 or 2 kids I think this is decent.

Around here they're just as if not more expensive than living a little further out in the country.

 

[Variant_S]

In Chicagoland they call that type of house a bungalow. My wife grew up on this block, it looks the same as it did in 1965.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GxFdqrwVap5avYFo7

Small world. My wife lived in the 1600 block of Elmwood.

 

[SC Maintenance]

They still build them like that around here. These are fairly new - last 15 years.

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.889...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

 

[Passport1]

Chicago? Yeah I grew up there. I know where Sage Way is. The street just north is Segue where everybody aspires to live and there are just a couple like this on it.

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Edit; I am mistaken, that housing development is in Texas not a Chicago suburb as I thought.

 

[PF52]

Chicago? Yeah I grew up there. I know where Sage Way is. The street just north is Segue where everybody aspires to live and there are just a couple like this on it.

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The Sage Way in the first post is in Texas. Not Chicago.

 

[gfh77665]

Not for everyone, but its probably a fit for a lot of folks. Minimal maintenance.

 

[Egg_Head]

Living in tract housing like that I always wondered how often someone comes home late from the bar and goes into the wrong house.

 

[DBMaster]

One term I know for that configuration is "zero lot line." I'm sitting in a house right now in a subdivision just like that in Frisco, TX. The name refers to having the structure right at the property line. In this neighborhood it creates a condition in which the yards are mostly shaded so grass doesn't do too well. Many around here have either gone with artificial turf or a more elaborate setup with pools, patios, outdoor kitchens, etc.

 

[JunkdrawerDog]

a cooler full of ice cold miller highlifes

The Champagne of Beers! They just built a neighborhood like this near me. They have a community pool and fitness center. The homes and neighborhood look quite nice. It's all high density housing where I live and this is another adaptation that's becoming popular.

 

[Pablo]

Called oh hell no housing.