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CA Housing Reform

The new math on California housing.

SB 1211, SB 684/1123, SB 79, SB 543 — a decade of YIMBY wins compressed into 18 months. We build the units that make them pencil.

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Case studies

Real projects. Real numbers.

A growing library of Clever Builds projects across California. Phase 1 examples are illustrative sample projects, clearly labeled — we'll replace them with named, real projects as operators consent.

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Type
All SB 1211 Multifamily Homeowner Agency Hospitality
Region
All SoCal Bay Area San Diego County Central Coast Inland Empire
Sonoma County — 4-unit SB 1211 ADU addition
Sample · illustrative
SB 1211 Bay Area · Sonoma County

Sonoma County — 4-unit SB 1211 ADU addition

An existing fourplex owner used SB 1211 to convert a surface lot into 4 detached 1BR ADUs. Construction-to-perm refi unlocked the project; mature lease-up projected at 95% in 8 weeks.

Units
4 ADUs
Installed
$1.2M
Timeline
7 months
Rent
$2,850 / unit / mo
East Bay — 6-unit missing middle infill
Sample · illustrative
Multifamily Bay Area · Oakland

East Bay — 6-unit missing middle infill

Two adjacent vacant parcels combined into a six-unit missing-middle project. Clever Elements Block A+B+A configuration on each parcel.

Units
6 ADUs
Installed
$1.8M
Timeline
8 months
Rent
$3,100 / unit / mo
Inland Empire — agency workforce housing
Sample · illustrative
Agency Inland Empire · Riverside

Inland Empire — agency workforce housing

A municipal housing authority added 12 below-market workforce units to existing public-housing-managed land. Prevailing-wage install via our CA partner network.

Units
12 ADUs
Installed
$3.4M
Timeline
9 months
Rent
Below-market · agency funded
North Coast — single-family ADU
Sample · illustrative
Homeowner Bay Area · Marin County

North Coast — single-family ADU

A homeowner added a Clever 1 Modular ADU for aging parents. Built in 12 weeks, installed in a single afternoon.

Units
1 ADU
Installed
$285K
Timeline
5 months
Rent
Owner-occupied / aging parents
Central Coast — hospitality cabins
Sample · illustrative
Hospitality Central Coast · Santa Cruz County

Central Coast — hospitality cabins

A glamping operator converted three soft-sided tent sites into permanent Clever Hospitality cabins. ADR up 2.4×, year-round operation enabled.

Units
3 cabins
Installed
$845K
Timeline
6 months
Rent
$315 ADR / 70% occupancy
San Diego — SB 1211 8-unit addition
Sample · illustrative
SB 1211 San Diego County

San Diego — SB 1211 8-unit addition

Largest SB 1211 project to date — a sixplex owner adding the full 8-unit count. All-cash equity refi + DSCR underwriting on projected new rents.

Units
8 ADUs
Installed
$2.3M
Timeline
8 months
Rent
$2,650 / unit / mo

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