Austin KlarVanguard Properties · Lawyer Turned Real Estate Agent

You Won't Believe This New Housing Phenomenon in San Francisco

Name: You Won't Believe This New Housing Phenomenon in San Francisco
Uploaded: 2024-11-18T01:15:04+00:00
Duration: 43 s
Channel: Austin Klar
Description: In this YouTube monologue, Austin Klar introduces a new housing model by Brownstone Shared Housing, which has received approval to install 30 sleeping…

18 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube monologue, Austin Klar introduces a new housing model by Brownstone Shared Housing, which has received approval to install 30 sleeping pods in the historic 12 Mint Plaza building in downtown San Francisco. Each pod measures roughly 3.5 ft wide by 4 ft high, accommodates a twin mattress, and includes individual temperature controls and lighting. Residents will share communal kitchens, storage areas, and workspaces, allowing the conversion of a commercial building into residential use without the cost of full private units. The pods will rent for $700 per month. Klar notes that the company plans a second location with about five times as many pods. He expresses personal skepticism about living in such a space but invites viewers to share their opinions.

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Would you pay $700 a month to rent a sleeping pod like this in an old bank building in downtown San Francisco? A startup called Brownstone Shared Housing recently received approval for 30 of these sleeping pods at 12 Mint Plaza, and they're gonna be renting them out for $700 a month. The pods are 3.5 feet wide and 4 feet high, can fit twin mattresses, and they'll have their own temperature controls and lighting. The areas are gonna have communal kitchens, storage, workspaces. A lot less expensive to convert commercial buildings to residential by creating these communal spaces instead of individual units, each with their own plumbing and electrical for their own kitchens and bathrooms, et cetera. And apparently this company's trying to open another building with 5 times as many sleep pods also in San Francisco. Interesting concept. I don't think I could do it, but let me know what you think in the comments. Good morning.