Perpetual Homes is leading the way as Californians turn to ADUs amid housing crisis
In response to the housing challenges faced by Californians due to low inventory, high prices and increasing interest rates, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have emerged as a creative solution. Leading the way in providing sustainable turnkey backyard homes is Danville-based Perpetual Homes, a company committed to enhancing property values and addressing the demand for housing solutions.
Since 2019, Perpetual Homes — consisting of a team of real estate experts, homebuilders, civil engineers, architects and founders with over four decades of experience — has been actively involved in delivering eco-friendly and sustainable ADUs throughout the Bay Area. From initial site inspection and permits to construction, utility connections, site cleanup, and final inspections, the company manages every aspect of the project.
Founder and President Katherine Anderson’s vision revolves around factory-built, award-winning designs using sustainable materials. Recognizing the housing shortage issue, Anderson emphasizes that California metropolitan areas are lacking 873,230 units, contributing to the overall national deficit of around 6 million homes. The Bay Area’s low inventory has led to a stressed environment, allowing sellers to maintain the upper hand, exacerbating the
housing crisis. More households have been formed than homes built over the past decade.
To counter this, state regulators are aiming to add more than 441,000 new housing units by 2031. The underbuilding trend in the past decade, coupled with factors such as construction costs, housing demand, financing interest rates and limited land, has
prompted the need for innovative housing solutions like ADUs.
California’s new ADU laws aim to address the housing deficit by allowing the construction of units up to 1,000 to 1,200 square feet, reducing setbacks to 4 feet, waiving certain permitting requirements, eliminating owner occupancy restrictions, reduced development fees for
units under 750 square feet, and implementing a streamlined 60-day review and approval process. Multifamily properties are also eligible for up to two ADUs.
Perpetual Homes offers a very desirable solution; prefab 1,200-square-foot ADUs at a mid-project cost of $300,000, providing an affordable alternative to the high prices of
newly built townhomes in the region, which can exceed $900,000. These ADUs not only contribute to the vision of affordable living in the Bay Area but also enable families to access toprated schools. Perpetual Homes also offers entrylevel ADU starting home sizes — the 500-squarefoot Piedmont plan — which provides for multigenerational living,
starting in the mid$200,000s “all-in.”
The company manages all aspects of the ADU project, from budget creation and contracts to plans, permitting, prefab home manufacturing, on-site construction coordination, utility connections, and turnkey move-in services. The