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When gazing at her tiny new home, Cheri Robbins sees a future for herself, not just a place to comfortably spend her golden years. The 538-square foot home in her son’s backyard in Essex was designed by Petite Homes to ensure the 73-year-old Robbins, who is battling advancing rheumatoid arthritis, will be able to manoeuvre… Continue reading Essex ‘tiny’ home seen as part of solution to housing shortage

Essex centre’s first “petite” house is now a home. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday following construction of this tiny home — with most of the features and benefits of a full sized home but on a smaller scale. The house is designed to offer an alternative solution for those looking for a more… Continue reading The first official ‘tiny home’ build unveiled in Essex

Petite Homes was featured recently by Tiny Homes in Canada as of of “14 unique ideas designed by Canadian tiny home builders.”  Our Essex build is a great example of our client-first mindset in ADU design and construction. “Our client had long desired to live with her family and needed an elegant solution. After consulting… Continue reading Petite Homes listed as 1 of “14 unique ideas designed by Canadian tiny home builders”

Petite Homes was recently featured on the Whats Up Windsor Podcast! Petite Homes’ interior designer Andalieb Abu-Zahra and co-founder Arthur Barbut discuss everything you need to know about building an ADU in your backyard. They’ll explore the local market, share insights on upcoming events in Windsor, and more!  Watch the Podcast

CTV News The province has set an ambitious target of building 1.5 million homes in the next decade and that includes 13,000 homes in Windsor alone. A Windsor city councillor believes one way to help achieve that target is by giving homeowners incentives to build additional dwelling units (ADUs). “That is a very ambitious target.… Continue reading Windsor councillor to pitch ADU incentive program

Government overhauls housing policy to get new homes quickly constructed Cheri Robbins is pictured in her son’s backyard in the Town of Essex where the construction of her tiny home is taking place, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. PHOTO BY DAX MELMER /Windsor Star From windsorstar.ca Despite doing all the research possible and feeling comfortable… Continue reading Government overhauls housing policy to get new homes quickly constructed

How to create a Bay Area feel in Windsor, Ontario? This ADU builder thinks it starts with organic communities  San Francisco. Photo by Brandon Nelson on Unsplash From tinyhomesincanada.ca  The CEO of Petite Homes, an ADU (additional dwelling unit) builder based in Windsor, Ontario, is inspired by the tiny homes he sees in San Francisco. Michael… Continue reading How to create a Bay Area feel in Windsor, Ontario? This ADU builder thinks it starts with organic communities

Petite Homes AM800 Radio Interview – The Dan MacDonald Show Following our participation in the recent Windsor Housing Summit, Petite Homes CEO Michael Hoppe was interviewed on The Dan MacDonald Show on Windsor’s AM800.

Windsor summit hears of tiny homes, big dreams to end housing ‘crisis’ Sarah Cipkar poses next to her tiny home in Windsor on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Cipkar will be participating in a study on the impact of tiny homes in the area. PHOTO BY DAN JANISSE /Windsor Star By Doug Schmidt, The Windsor Star… Continue reading Windsor summit hears of tiny homes, big dreams to end housing ‘crisis’

Petite Homes providing small solutions to housing shortage Originally published in The Windsor Star Stuart Miller, an architect with MMA Architect Inc. is shown at his Windsor office on Monday, August 30, 2021. PHOTO BY DAN JANISSE /Windsor Star A Windsor firm is proposing small solutions to solve the big problem of finding affordable housing… Continue reading Petite Homes providing small solutions to housing shortage