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Juniper

2 bed • 1 bath

Larch

2 bed • 1 bath

Spruce

2 bed • 1 bath

Junco

1 bed • 1 bath

Lark

Studio with loft

Sparrow

Studio with loft

House Your Future

We help owners create a more flexible, sociable, and financially secure future with backyard cottages.

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Choose From A Variety of Styles

Pick your color, or we can match your house!

Who's Your DADU?

Small, large, tall, short? Brown, blue, or match your home's weathered hue? No problem, the choice is all you.
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Hatch A Plan

A Hatchback Cottage is a powerful way to shape your future. How can we help you achieve your goals?

Increase Value Today

Increase your monthly cash flow from day one while growing equity and increasing appreciation.

Maximize Flexibility

Balance short-term rental income with other uses like hosting grandma to look after the kids.

Plan For Tomorrow

Use your cottage to keep your loved ones close or stay put through
your retirement.

All Of the Above? Let's Talk.

Contact us for a guided a personalized plan based on your finances and goals.
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Why Hatchback

Beyond turn-key

We do more than manage the end-to-end construction process. We help you figure out how to get the most out of your property given your specific goals and financial context, all while offering loan assistance and a variety of design options.

Personalized
Real Estate Guidance

Hatchback uses industry-leading data and nerdy real estate analytics to create a custom economic outlook. We forecast your potential returns and match you with the best cottage options given your individual goals.

Choice of
Design Style

Choose from our tasteful collection of styles and sizes, proportioned to compliment Seattle's neighborhood architecture. Unique roof
lines, siding materials, and interiors all designed by award winning architects.

Financing
Resources

Need financing? We maintain a list of active lenders with competitive rates, eager for your business. And we'll be a resource to you as you navigate your loan application, making the financing process as painless as possible.

Total Project
Delivery

Permits, surveys, utility hook-ups, inspections...We manage the whole construction process. With our partnering General Contractor, we deliver a healthy 75-year-building, built using leading sustainability best practices.
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Award-Winning Designers

Our cottages incorporate a range of elegant, contemporary styles.

Robert Hutchison

Architect
Robert Hutchison specializes in the design of contemporary homes that balance beautiful, inspiring spaces with economic, pragmatic solutions. At the core, he creates architecture that balance the elegant ephemeral with a strong sense of place.

Alexandra Loew

Interior Designer
Alexandra’s celebrated work and thoughtful approach are informed by an early career as filmmaker, and later as scholar of decor. She brings a fresh and cinematic eye to each project, culminating in spaces that are daring, refined, and unexpected.
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"We love our backyard cottage for all the reasons Hatchback offers - the flexibility, supplemental income, and sense of community we're creating for our family."

- Emily Hines, homeowner & former elementary school teacher

"Backyard cottages are a fantastic way to increase property values. Hatchback understands this and helps owners realize their full potential with tasteful designs
and a full service approach."

- Rachel Schindler, Managing Broker at Realogics Sotheby's International

"Hatchback is the only company that helps the homeowner think through the economics of their property and make the right choice based on their individualized goals."

- Peter Orser, Former Chair, UW Runstad Dept of Real Estate
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