Affordable Housing: Pod Living in Shared Home

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The 1rent for a three bedroom, two bath house like this in Palo Alto could easily run $6000 to $8000. The residents are paying just $800 per month. While they 2share the kitchen and other spaces, the 14 residents sleep in 3pods a bit larger than a twin bed.

¡°Our pods are actually eight feet tall, so it gives enough room for like bigger people and like also some 4wiggle room, so they¡¯re not like the Japanese capsules. They¡¯re a little bit larger.¡±

She and co-founder James Stallworth wanted to address the need for 5affordable housing. They tried to do this in New York but 6ran into objections. Palo Alto doesn¡¯t 7set a limit on renters in a 8single-family house. They also found a 9cooperative 10landlord.

¡°We told them about our concept and the benefits of it and how it would help people, and the landlord was interested.¡±

Residents are all in their 20¡¯s, getting started or doing internships. Luis Alsonso from Peru loves access to the kitchen. Sleeping in a pod is fine.

¡°For me, it¡¯s like¡¦ I don¡¯t need like a bigger space. It¡¯s also, I can every night, like when I go to sleep, it¡¯s like I need just one bed.¡±

In a year, the idea went from a concept to affordable housing for 20 at two sites... financed mostly by savings and family.

¡°I don¡¯t mind 11depleting my savings like this as long as I¡¯m able to bring this to the world. That¡¯s all I really care about.¡±

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