What was once an empty residual lot used as a garden by a neighbor is now a 1,547-square-foot home in Jacksonville Beach, Florida — only 10 feet wide.
The two-story house sits on a 25-foot wide lot (with a lot of depth) and even has space for a garage.
The listing agent, Ryan Wetherhold of Oceanside Real Estate, and builder, John Atkins, regularly build on these leftover lots and anticipated having a little more space for a home.
"What you can do on these smaller lots is you can go in front of a board of adjustment, and they'll allow you to build more than the building code is allowed," Wetherhold told Business Insider.
If the neighborhood had its way, there wouldn't be a house there at all. The neighborhood attended the public hearing voicing concerns — mainly from a next-door neighbor who used the untouched lot as a garden — and persuaded the board to disallow any adjustments.
"And to be honest, the builder almost built this out of spite just because of that fact, 'Oh, you don't think we can build, hold my beer,'" Wetherhold said.
They were stuck building a 10-foot-wide home instead of a 15-foot-wide home, but they still managed to attract buyers. Take a look inside.