$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techies Are Renting Them

Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by strangesmells02 on Sunday September 24, 2023 @09:38PM (#37638795)

Also parking for vans. A van is an awesome way to live if you can get parking. If you make the rent like 1000 a month for the space, it will keep the riff raff out. Put up a workspace and a some showers.

If something like that happened it would start a movement.

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Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by rm2040 on Sunday September 24, 2023 @09:53PM (#37638895)

Like this?

https://www.kift.com

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Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by strangesmells02 on Sunday September 24, 2023 @10:02PM (#37638939)

Exactly like that! Ive spoken with them and that is a great group of folks!

Im in their discord and I think theyre onto something huge.

Theyre more targeted for remote though. I was thinking more along the lines of somewhere in the suburbs for people who need to go into the office.

You could have 5000 square foot property and rent 10 van spaces at 1000 a month each. OR have a duplex at 3000 a month each for 6000 total.

Plus for the landlord theres minimal maintenance.as vans are pretty off the grid.

You could credit screen and do background checks...etc.to help keep the riff raff out.

If the zoning would allow it I think it could be a real solution to housing.

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Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by rm2040 on Sunday September 24, 2023 @10:08PM (#37638969)

Gotcha. The other day I saw some RVs here by google: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZaPAEhWhnfW4Bn6XA

I don't know the legal set up is but it's close to what you describe.

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Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by strangesmells02 on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:46AM (#37643726)

Yeah, I'm assuming that's either some sort of city sponsored safe parking program or the cops get rid of them every now and then.

I want a more upscale van life experience where it's working people and nice facilities.

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Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by kilolima on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:16AM (#37640184)

Warning : website links to NFT advert. Shame the actual information about this "community" is buried under this crap.

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Re:$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized “Pod” in Downtown SF? Techie... by ptman on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:49AM (#37639769)

Van parking is a flat lot. This can be built in multiple floors. Suburbs are a problem, more density is a solution

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