Generational Living
Close together, still private.
Small-Lot Housing
Bungalow Courts
Small detached homes arranged around a shared garden court. A Pasadena-born housing type that can still fit Altadena when the lot, access, and approvals make sense.
Best For
Families, multigenerational living, rental income, or owners studying whether one lot can support several small homes.
Typical Path
Feasibility, site planning, utility strategy, pricing, phased construction, closeout
TRC Role
Construction pricing, coordination, and field management.
Pasadena-Born Housing
Low-rise homes around a shared garden court.
Born in Pasadena, bungalow courts place small detached homes around a shared garden. The result can feel residential and low-rise while creating room for family, rental income, or long-term land value.
- 3-5
- small homes, when the lot and rules allow it
- 1-1.5
- story scale keeps the court feeling residential
- 1909
- Pasadena origin, reworked for modern living
How The Lot Works
The court is the organizing idea.
The shared court sets the privacy, entries, landscape, utilities, and build sequence.
Why Owners Explore It
A flexible way to hold land, family, and value.
Rental Income
Separate homes, separate doors.
Land Appreciation
Better use of the lot.
What TRC Handles
Bungalow court feasibility.
- Lot access, staging, and construction logistics review
- Utility, drainage, fire access, parking, and trade-sequencing coordination
- Budgeting for repeatable assemblies and shared site costs
- Material standards that keep multiple homes cohesive without overcomplicating procurement
- Phased construction planning across several standalone homes
- Inspection, punch, closeout, and warranty coordination by unit
real field work first
Ready to test the lot?
Have a lot that might work?
Send the address, survey, target home count, and any early planning notes. TRC can help test the build path.