Exterior Rehab Photo Gallery

These houses exemplify ways post-World War II homes can be modernized to meet needs of current homeowners. Communities can consider making changes to building codes and zoning ordinances that will encourage and accommodate residential rehabilitation in first-ring suburbs.

Roll your mouse over the houses to see how they look after rehabilitation.

Mission, Kansas

This first-ring suburb of the Kansas City region is 95 percent developed and was primarily constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. Approximately 60 percent of single-family dwellings are non-conforming.

Good examples of reinvestment in older homes can be observed in areas where ordinances allow for expansion.

After rehabilitation
garage expansion, porch addition and façade improvement

After rehabilitation
room and attached garage addition

After rehabilitation
room addition and façade improvement

After rehabilitation
room addition and attached two-car garage addition

Burnsville, Minnesota

This Minneapolis/St. Paul suburb is 98 percent developed. Burnsville recently changed ordinances to allow for porches to encroach on front yards, subject to certain conditions.

After rehabilitation
porch addition