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Project · Magnolia, Seattle · 2026
A new detached ADU on a Magnolia lot. We are currently in the finish phase. Cabinets, bath, and Murphy bed are going in. Final handover photos will replace the placeholders below in the next week or two.
DADU (New build)
Magnolia, Seattle
In Progress
Design + permit + build
Magnolia is one of Seattle's most desirable residential neighborhoods. The lots are tight, the trees are mature, and the design expectations are high. A DADU on a Magnolia lot has to thread the needle between code-required setbacks, neighborhood character, and the homeowner's design vision.
This Magnolia DADU is now in the finish phase. The structure is up, sided, roofed, and dried in. Inside, drywall is hung and mudded. The remaining work is cabinets, the full bathroom, the Murphy bed, and the final paint and trim. We expect handover and final reveal photography in about one to two weeks.
Construction sequencing followed the standard MNBE phases: foundation engineered to the lot's specific soils, two-by-six framing with continuous exterior insulation, mini-split heat pump for heating and cooling, full kitchen and bath, and a clean handover when finished.
The reveal section below uses placeholders. Real finished photos will replace them once the project is closed out.
New foundation engineered to lot soils
Wood framing, two-by-six exterior walls
Standing-seam metal roof with skylights
Fiber-cement siding with clerestory band
Standard windows and exterior doors
Full kitchen with cabinets and appliances
Code-compliant bathroom
Built-in Murphy bed
Mini-split HVAC system
Heat-pump water heater
Dedicated electrical subpanel
Seattle SDCI permits + inspections
The Reveal
The exterior is complete. Interior finished photos are coming soon. Kitchen, bath, and Murphy bed reveal once the cabinets and trim are wrapped.
Coming Soon
Photo arrives once the finish phase wraps.
Coming Soon
Photo arrives once the finish phase wraps.
Coming Soon
Photo arrives once the finish phase wraps.
Every photo from the actual job site. Currently mid-finish: drywall is up, cabinets and trim next.
Concrete pump truck pouring the perimeter footings into a steel-reinforced trench, kicking off the foundation work on a tight Magnolia lot.
Crew tying the rebar grid over rigid-foam slab insulation, prepping the floor for the pour.
Clean slab and stem walls with anchor bolts standing up, ready for framing.
First exterior walls going vertical on top of the foundation, studs raised against the slope.
Roof rafters fanning out over the partially sheathed walls, defining the shed-roof shape.
OSB sheathing wrapped around the structure, two carpenters working the roof edge to dry it in.
Standing-seam metal roof installed with a skylight set into the panel pattern.
Red fiber-cement siding, windows, glass overhead garage door, and clerestory band all in place. Exterior reads as nearly complete.
Inside the DADU now: drywall hung, taped, and mudded with the ceiling complete and finish work underway. Cabinets, bath, and Murphy bed coming next.
From the founder
Aaron Elisha
Founder, MNBE Construction & Development
Magnolia is a detail-heavy neighborhood. Tight lots, mature trees, and a high bar on design. We are in the finish phase right now. Cabinets, the full bathroom, the Murphy bed, and final trim. The reveal photos go up the moment we hand over.
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