For the last year and a half, we’ve been keeping up with a few small businesses in Altadena as they find a way forward after the Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,000 homes and structures last January in California. Usually, that means rebuilding or finding a new lease. But last week, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal got an inside look at a different path forward on the residential side of things: house relocation. Ryssdal met with Morgan Sykes Jaybush, creative director at the architecture firm Omgivning and founder of its Historic House Relocation Project. The two met outside a home built in 1911 that Jaybush and his team moved from Hollywood, where it was slated for demolition, to Altadena, where the home previously on the lot had burned down. “We would have loved to leave the house where it was, but someone was going to tear it down,” Jaybush said. “There were three big craftsman houses all in a row, and somebody bought all three to build a 150-unit apartment building.” Jaybush said the owner of the home agreed to sell the house for $1 since they were planning on tearing it down anyway. “It’s addressing the fire problem, and it’s also addressing the problem of demolition that we have in the city,” Jaybush said on house relocation. “This is also a way to keep character within our city, keep things out of the landfill, and it could be a more affordable way for people to build.” Jaybush showing Ryssdal where the home had been cut for the move and put back together.Andie Corban/MarketplaceHis company has moved four houses so far, with eight more scheduled for relocation for fire victims. They have nearly 200 more families interested in house relocation, and they’re keeping track of other homes slated for demolition across the Los Angeles area. Jaybush estimated the Altadena craftsman Ryssdal toured will be move-in ready this August. His team relocated the home — which they had to divide into several pieces — via flatbed trucks last August. “It’s quicker and cheaper, but it still costs money and takes time,” Jaybush said about the relocation process. He said they’re averaging about $350 a square foot on the relocations. That’s compared to $450 to $650 per square foot for a basic new build, according to Jaybush. For a home like this one — which has built-in crown molding and paneling — he estimated new construction would cost around $1,000 per square foot.“I think people are excited about it, “Jaybush said. “It’s for people that miss their old house, that want this old feeling back.” Click the audio player above to hear the full story.