Plus One ADU Home Program Receives Over 70 Applications

In Fall 2023, the County partnered with RUPCO and the City of Kingston to launch the Plus One Home Program to assist Ulster County low-moderate income property owners with grants of up to $125,000 to construct or rehab code-compliant Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The program received over 70 applications and 14 households have been initially awarded to receive grants based on high application scores and household need.

In conjunction with the grant program, Ulster County and the City of Kingston held the Say Yes to ADUs! Accessory Dwelling Design Competition. After receiving almost 30 design proposals, an evaluation committee composed of local design professionals selected the DEMO Architecture team’s design as the winner and Plus One by Andrade Architecture as the runner-up. The winning design has been awarded $25,000 to produce permit-ready construction documents, which Ulster County homeowners can use for free to obtain building permits to construct new, detached ADUs.

Learn more and see all the ADU design proposals.