A year after San José became the first California city to adopt laws allowing accessory dwelling units to be sold separately from the homes they abut, the city announced the completion of its first ADU condominium.

The condominium, located near downtown San José, is expected to be the first ADU in California that can be sold separately from the property’s main house, according to a press release issued Thursday by the city of San José .

“ADUs are affordable by design and growing in popularity across the state, and now they can offer the most accessible form of home ownership, too,” Mayor Matt Mahan said in a statement. He added that he hoped other California cities would follow San José‘s lead.

Amid California’s ADU boom , San José has seen its construction permits double in the l

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