The end result is pretty cute.
6-Foot-Wide 'Skinny Home' Hits the Market for Under $600K in Washington, D.C.: Look Inside (Exclusive)
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When contractor Nady Samnang first purchased the small lot at 1738 Glick Ct. NW in Washington, D.C's trendy Shaw neighborhood, he and his brother had planned on building a four-level, 15-foot-wide single-family home.
Samnang, CEO of Virginia contractor Omnifics, said the plans for the home were even approved by the district. But when ground-breaking began, they were promptly issued a stop work order.
"Unbeknownst to us, the city made changes to the zoning laws after we purchased the lot," Samnang tells PEOPLE.
Those changes meant that the brothers were confronted with a major setback: "The zoning laws only allowed for a six-foot blueprint of a house."