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WorseBeforeBetter

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7. What's "odd" about offering more housing choices?

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 02:44 PM

Nov 2012

From my understanding, salvageable homes *are* being bought cheap, but renovations are very costly. Not everyone can afford that. And not everyone wants to maintain a house/yard... let all that be done via condo fees. And why not put these containers to good use?

Detroit was featured in this "Designing Healthy Communities" show on PBS:

http://designinghealthycommunities.org/

And, no, it doesn't only benefit "affluent hipsters," who were mentioned elsewhere in this thread. I imagine those behind the shipping containers are working in tandem with those building community gardens, walkable neighborhoods, local businesses, etc. And those are *good* things...

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Shipping Containers to Become Condos in Detroit [View all] dkf Nov 2012 OP

The cost of renovating empty houses Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #1

that's what I was thinking, too Momgonepostal Nov 2012 #2

This Wiki article suggests it is cheaper Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #3

Article quotes the 'inventor' as saying ... GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #4

But they are also 4 times more energy efficient. Kaleva Nov 2012 #11

not all vacant housing in detroit needs extensive renovation. i read something HiPointDem Nov 2012 #12

Why would they be needed in a city with half of the housing unoccupied? 1-Old-Man Nov 2012 #5

Many of those homes are not fit to live in Kaleva Nov 2012 #8

I use two 40 foot containers oldbanjo Nov 2012 #6

What's "odd" about offering more housing choices? WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2012 #7

I think that they did this in part of New Zealand after the big earthquake down there dlwickham Nov 2012 #9

saw a couple examples on the internet a bit ago--al jazera america or some such dembotoz Nov 2012 #10

on yahoo today is a chinese company that is going to build the tallest building in the world dembotoz Nov 2012 #13