Am Hiểu Địa Phương
Garage conversions built around Atherton's estate-lot character
Atherton's lots run larger than almost anywhere else in the Bay Area, and the town's design review process reflects that scale — exterior changes on a property here are typically reviewed with an eye toward preserving the estate character of the surrounding neighborhood, even on a project as contained as a garage conversion. Many Atherton garages are also substantial structures in their own right, built to match the scale of the main house, which can make a full ADU conversion more straightforward from a square-footage standpoint than in a denser suburban city. We plan every Atherton project around the town's design review expectations from the outset rather than assuming a standard suburban process.
