Full article by Ken Magri available at Sacramento News & Review
Surreal Estates sounds like a good name for an artsy theme park or miniature golf course, but it was the actual name that a group of Sacramento creatives picked for a city block where they successfully built a tiny housing community for themselves years ago.
By leveraging subsidies from city, state and non-profit organizations – and by adding their own sweat equity during the construction process – these determined artists purchased a run-down block in Old North Sacramento and turned it into an ensemble of 11 homes and 11 adjoining studios. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the idea that would become Surreal Estates.