Check out the new storage container housing in downtown Phoenix

A new housing complex made out of shipping containers is open for business in downtown Phoenix. Jen Wahl has more on this story.

[@12NewsAZ]

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[@KMF3]

I think we need long-term rentals and not short-term rentals

[@nairsheasterling9457]

@@danielsanchez1271 There are more empty homes than homeless in America.

[@nairsheasterling9457]

@@danielsanchez1271 Does not change the fact there are more houses alone than homeless, and even more unused homes. Perhaps we should strip excess housing from those who merely accumulate it for investment and give it to the people who most need it. If we can bulldoze poor neighborhoods for highways and malls, we can take extra housing from the rich and distribute it through existing HUD home ownership and loan programs. Edit, for clarity: By excess, I mean more than a regular home, and one vacation home, max. Apartment landlords should be required by law to set aside 1 in 10 units for vouchers and/or cannot discriminate based on source of income, including vouchers. If they want to play monopoly man with apartment housing, they need to actually contribute to society in a meaningful way.

[@catsnfashion80s]

Yep!

[@Pureignition58]

I purposed this to the city of Phoenix 30 years ago for homeless housing and was told that it would make the city look like a junk yard and couldn't gain support.

[@celestialbeing5291]

They started building tiny house communities for the homeless that they terminated. They really don't intend on helping create affordable housing here. Nor do they intend on REMOVING the homeless from here.

[@KILLEMALLTWICE]

It's new, and it already looks like a junk yard. Imagine what it will look like 2 years from now... Single moms, junkies, criminals on the run

[@celestialbeing5291]

@@KILLEMALLTWICE Check out local foam housing developments. When you look at that and this, it appears that they're looking for the cheapest way to build housing, though charging renters the same high prices as their competitors.

[@sharontrotter8198]

I think you should now go back to those offices and ask them why you were denied permission to do the same thing and try to begin it now. People need you!!

[@catsnfashion80s]

It does look like a junk yard.

[@Rfox-]

Don't need short term rental need affordable long term rentals we have enough airbnb

[@crxk20r59]

They fkd up by not having parking available.

[@juliepiemonte1281]

Kate Gallego doesn't believe in cars. They're evil.

[@A_Fairy007]

Listening for affordable housing but don't hear it. Fun.

[@anthonydunn8199]

So how much per month, for short term lease? Wana bet this isn't practical

[@CyFi6]

@enfant terrible How do you propose someone does this? The only way to drive the cost of housing down is to build more, a lot more. You could build a bare bones apartment that barely meets safety requirements and it will still not be affordable to the ordinary working people. A lot of people want to live here which means they are willing to pay more to secure themselves a spot.

[@DesertCoatings]

We did the floors in this building. They were old plywood that we sanded, patched and coated with epoxy and polyurethane.

[@livinincalifornia]

That's hot as heck. Metal walls in the desert? lol what the heck.

[@lookItsJayden]

No parking 🤣

[@catsnfashion80s]

But are they walkable/bikeable/hikeablerideable/sustainable/&green$$$$? Maybe the tenants use jet packs. 😂

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

Signing up to live in a metal box in the desert?? So not me!!😂🤣💯

[@kevinflaherty6028]

Cool,love it,but I'll bet prices to rent through ceiling, a shame Phoenix has become another high priced to live west coast city.

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

West Coast? We're in a desert here..lol.

[@kevinflaherty6028]

@@margueritemazzeo2904 I guess I should have said western city's, which this is considered western United States.

[@randyfarr844]

Supply chain issues = shipping container shortages?

[@TheDudeInTheWild007]

Price of build: $5,000 Price of sale: $500,000

[@catsnfashion80s]

Oh yay!! Lol

[@nursej51]

I wonder if the builder has a car and is Able to park it or if he rides his bike to work 💪

[@juliepiemonte1281]

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego's paradise.

[@nursej51]

@@juliepiemonte1281 she's a gem lol

[@chucksucks8640]

A lot of people don't realize how regulated the housing industry is. If you wanted to build a home or apartement you have to use brick and mortar. The result is a kind of monopoly on building materials because everyone has to use traditional building materials. Kudos to this man for attempting to introduce different ways to build homes .

[@gayle9428]

Still waiting for the originally- touted, low-cost 3D printed housing now, since it was first intoduced a few years ago.

[@MD-gt6xw]

Better solution is to start building underground housing. Much easier to keep cool in the summer. Though the ground is like concrete (and doesn't absorb water) so not easy to excavate but to keep cooling costs down it makes sense.

[@brycecooley7017]

I want sunlight though. I don't want to be inside a dark basement in sunny Phoenix. Sunlight is the ultimate vitamin D medicine.

[@sharontrotter8198]

Fantastic!! Why not expand that idea outward to several different areas? People need help and we need to put more of those containers to use that are just sitting and rusting!! WOW!

[@catsnfashion80s]

Rusting

[@espoespo3557]

There's a town in France that does the same thing but it's for more long term housing arrangement, not for short term lease. They put them on the beach to go around the laws there forbidding the construction of houses there. They just told the authorities, as you can see with your own eyes, these are not houses, they're containers. Case closed. They beat the government just like that.😂😂

[@rllr1117]

Great, they've built a garbage dump looking housing facility.......that will add value

[@chucksucks8640]

I think it looks nice.

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

Lol..😂🤣

[@juliepiemonte1281]

Kate Gallego's ovens. I'll bet it's not "cool."

[@chaseiphone6552]

ARE THEY WELCOMING THE HOMELESS 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@chucksucks8640]

It is better to have paying renters in there. Freeloaders will just destroy the place.

[@galacthicc693]

@@chucksucks8640 except not all homeless are freeloaders

[@hurleywilson7246]

Square footage? How much?

[@juliepiemonte1281]

2.

[@celestialbeing5291]

roughly 235 sq feet.

[@paulasinger3530]

What are they renting them out for 2000.00 a month for rich people shame on all you your all in big trouble

[@tinytattoomike7943]

No parking? 🤣🤣💀

[@calvinevans8305]

I want to build a house with containers some day.

[@juliepiemonte1281]

This is Kate's attempt at a "Smart City " for stupid people.

[@kevinflaherty6028]

Love to build one out by mountains.

[@daphnejones-robinson8514]

@@kevinflaherty6028 I just looked at some land on the mountains this weekend in NC and it was not for me. The view was beautiful but driving on unpaved roads with no guard rails up to the lot was scary. I’ll stay on the ground.

[@themamabearlife3339]

Why can't we do something like this to finish the border wall, and house the Border Patrol in them? Any leftover open units could be rented out at a reduced rate to people having trouble affording rent, and that income would bring money into the state.

[@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131]

Uhhhhh citizens first?????

[@jimreynolds5967]

again with the wall crap. what have these people done to you personally

[@chucksucks8640]

@@jimreynolds5967 They are here illegally.

[@themamabearlife3339]

@@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131 Are you talking to me? Because I was talking about housing the American citizens that are struggling to afford their rent.....

[@themamabearlife3339]

Jim, Open borders have increased sex-trafficking, increased drug- trafficking, and increased over-all crime. There is a reason why we have a protocol to become a citizen, or get a work visa. We must protect the safety of the American citizens.

[@madreep]

After the storage container border wall fell down I don't think I'd want to live in those lol

[@MarkAlanKing]

yeah mexicans started living in the storage container border wall

[@catsnfashion80s]

They people who say they do are the last ones who would.

[@cherylbailey6872]

That's very cool looking ❤

[@DM-lc2cf]

It's 150 degrees and there is no place to park, so find "alternative transportation" instead of using an air conditioned car...the could have put a car park under the building...When the weather is nice in the winter and spring great....

[@BROWNSUGTV]

This is so Cool

[@tahj677]

Can someone educate me on the downsides of living in these? Are they cheaper? Would you save or spend more on electricity? 🤔🤔

[@diankreczmer6595]

Excellent shipping containers apartments. . Bring them to tucson too. Whst is the rent. ? Please do not let an investor get them, because then the rents will go sky jigh

[@Eric-bh7jy]

A lot of places that will stay empty..

[@xavierxavier602]

This is hilarious

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

Good marketing. Greenwash, but good marketing. Using rainwater for irrigation hahahahahahaha....it rarely rains here. But sure the couple of days of the year it does rain, you save a couple days of irrigation. So maybe 1% savings? Hahaha what a joke...but really good marketing. Many people will pay extra for the story.

[@dianeredhouse1420]

Awesome! Nice

[@nursej51]

Yaaaaay I love that there is no parking forcing ppl with jobs to ride bikes

[@themamabearlife3339]

Considering they are short term rentals, like an air BNB, the people wouldn't be working... They'd be on vacation. Not having parking would be restrictive. They would have to get an Uber to go anywhere. It will be interesting to see how this plays out...

[@nursej51]

@@themamabearlife3339 oh yea I didn't consider that you are so smart thank you for 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😘

[@nursej51]

@@themamabearlife3339 its a good thing. Hopefully all uber drivers can afford electric 🚗 cars so we can wipe out those gasoline ⛽😎🙏😏. Can't wait to see how this all plays out. I'm with u sister🤩💜

[@kevinflaherty6028]

@@nursej51 60,000 and up ,I doubt a lot could afford.

[@nomdeguerre7265]

EVs actually increase emissions of ‘greenhouse’ gases at all points until the average life expectancy of the EV fleet exceeds 300,000 miles. Current figures will have to improve very substantially to achieve that figure. For the foreseeable future at least driving EVs will actually increase emissions, not decrease it.

[@sct4040]

So that’s where all the shipping containers went. 😊

[@pmsTriix]

Short term rental?

[@gayle9428]

The outside of it looks like something built in the 60s in a 3rd world country. But, better that nothing for low-rent but don't think these will be actually 'low" rent.

[@chucksucks8640]

This would be better if they just rented these out to people as cheap rentals for people.

[@pillbinladen434]

How much

[@grimreaper7363]

We need more home owners not renters that's the reason anybody from anywhere can come to az and buy a home why cause they got 100k+ when will the state work for there people and not against the amount of people working 2 or 3 jobs just to makes ends meet is amazing lotta hard working people in az who just want there work to be felt for it to pay off in the end alot of az people are working until retirement even with a degree what will happen if they lose hope

[@charlesleeray8512]

What an eyesore...

[@catsnfashion80s]

I was looking for a place to live, in Phoenix. THIS crap is what came up.

[@celestialbeing5291]

1:58 looks very cheaply designed. Has a military housing look to it. They should decorate it better. Mural painting on the sides and the hallways at 1:34 look low budget. This is the housing of Phoenix's future? Phoenix future isn't much.

[@trudichoate1950]

Great idea

[@bigfoot-id8bv]

Why pay rent when you can live free, gratis, nada! At Katieville, lots of government cheese to eat yum, clothing optional, go poopy anywhere.

[@marjoriereyes3254]

Cheap cheap housing material. What if. Nature disasters strike

[@davidparnell1637]

First

[@juliepiemonte1281]

How's your container, Dave?

[@timc8276]

Looks disgusting

[@hiimtoilet.iflushthings.2182]

Will work till the rent there skyrockets like other rental properties. Right now there's greedy developers figuring out how to make a big profit off of this.

[@CallingAllMadMen]

So not impressive. 🤏