[Newsbot]

Title: Shipping containers could become condos in Detroit
Category: Uncle Sam
Posted By: snookums
Date: 2008-05-13 06:10:05

[Streaker]

An interesting idea that might take flight as low cost housing. More cities need to encourage this kind of development.

[commanderkai]

I guarantee this will look fucking retarded. They should restore the old train station before building a Lego condo

[Streaker]

It might look weird, but not necessarily in a bad way.

This outfit has some cool concepts:

http://www.lot-ek.com/

[Sherminator333]

Just got to be hot in the summer I think, still you could fry eggs on the floor maybe.

[QBall]

Streaker Streaker:

An interesting idea that might take flight as low cost housing. More cities need to encourage this kind of development.

I actually thought this story was about a low cost housing solution until I read this:

$1:

Prices will range from about $100,000 to about $190,000.

Who would pay $100 thou to live in a used shipping container? Consider housing prices are dropping in the U.S. like a call girl's knickers on pay day, especially in slumping Michigan.

[commanderkai]

Streaker Streaker:

It might look weird, but not necessarily in a bad way.

This outfit has some cool concepts:

http://www.lot-ek.com/

You live anywhere near Detroit? There are hundreds of buildings they can restore to make condos. Used Shipping containers will make it look the storage units in I, Robot.

[Streaker]

QBall QBall:

Streaker Streaker:

An interesting idea that might take flight as low cost housing. More cities need to encourage this kind of development.

I actually thought this story was about a low cost housing solution until I read this:

$1:

Prices will range from about $100,000 to about $190,000.

Who would pay $100 thou to live in a used shipping container? Consider housing prices are dropping in the U.S. like a call girl's knickers on pay day, especially in slumping Michigan.

190 grand for 180 square metres sounds like a nice deal to me, and although Detroit is just about the last place I'd want to live, there's no reason homes made from containers can't make good dwellings.

[Streaker]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Streaker Streaker:

It might look weird, but not necessarily in a bad way.

This outfit has some cool concepts:

http://www.lot-ek.com/

You live anywhere near Detroit? There are hundreds of buildings they can restore to make condos. Used Shipping containers will make it look the storage units in I, Robot.

They don't have to be ugly, and at any rate beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This guy made a nice home out of containers in Victoria:

http://www.zigloo.ca/index/projects/final_photo_gallery_modern_concept_design_Keith_Dewey

[commanderkai]

Streaker Streaker:

commanderkai commanderkai:

Streaker Streaker:

It might look weird, but not necessarily in a bad way.

This outfit has some cool concepts:

http://www.lot-ek.com/

You live anywhere near Detroit? There are hundreds of buildings they can restore to make condos. Used Shipping containers will make it look the storage units in I, Robot.

They don't have to be ugly, and at any rate beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This guy made a nice home out of containers in Victoria:

http://www.zigloo.ca/index/projects/final_photo_gallery_modern_concept_design_Keith_Dewey

He looks like he's living in an updated slum dwelling.

Listen. There's a massive old train station built on 1920s and 30s architecture right near downtown. Beautiful building that the city let it run down. The city would look alot better restoring the older buildings, than building container buildings that, once again, would look out of place. Detroit, and Windsor along with it, should keep to its roots.

Oh and btw, 1900 square feet for 100,000 in or around Detroit is a joke. There are homes here that are going for much less.

If you don't even live near Detroit, nor would want to, do not start arguing what is best for the city, this isn't it.

[Streaker]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Streaker Streaker:

commanderkai commanderkai:

You live anywhere near Detroit? There are hundreds of buildings they can restore to make condos. Used Shipping containers will make it look the storage units in I, Robot.

They don't have to be ugly, and at any rate beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This guy made a nice home out of containers in Victoria:

http://www.zigloo.ca/index/projects/final_photo_gallery_modern_concept_design_Keith_Dewey

He looks like he's living in an updated slum dwelling.

Listen. There's a massive old train station built on 1920s and 30s architecture right near downtown. Beautiful building that the city let it run down. The city would look alot better restoring the older buildings, than building container buildings that, once again, would look out of place. Detroit, and Windsor along with it, should keep to its roots.

Oh and btw, 1900 square feet for 100,000 in or around Detroit is a joke. There are homes here that are going for much less.

If you don't even live near Detroit, nor would want to, do not start arguing what is best for the city, this isn't it.

You stupid little twit. Detroiters will make the call, obviously. Do you live in Detroit?

Restoring old buildings is a fine idea, but why not allow people who want something different the choice?

[commanderkai]

Streaker Streaker:

You stupid little twit. Detroiters will make the call, obviously. Do you live in Detroit?

Restoring old buildings is a fine idea, but why not allow people who want something different the choice?

Yes I do you fucking dumbass. I go to school at the University of Windsor while I live in Detroit. So shut the fuck up before you pretend to know how things are in a city you wouldn't even want to live in.

There IS NO MARKET for this. Detroit is OVER SATURATED with housing, and there is much better housing in the suburbs of Oakland county that you can probably get for the same price. About a fourth of all the houses in my neighbourhood are for sale, and the condos that already ARE in Detroit are mostly vacant.

[RUEZ]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Streaker Streaker:

You stupid little twit. Detroiters will make the call, obviously. Do you live in Detroit?

Restoring old buildings is a fine idea, but why not allow people who want something different the choice?

Yes I do you fucking dumbass. I go to school at the University of Windsor while I live in Detroit.

Nice.

[Lavics]

I think someone has just been handed a nice big warm cup of shut the fuck up

[Streaker]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Streaker Streaker:

You stupid little twit. Detroiters will make the call, obviously. Do you live in Detroit?

Restoring old buildings is a fine idea, but why not allow people who want something different the choice?

Yes I do you fucking dumbass. I go to school at the University of Windsor while I live in Detroit. So shut the fuck up before you pretend to know how things are in a city you wouldn't even want to live in.

There IS NO MARKET for this. Detroit is OVER SATURATED with housing, and there is much better housing in the suburbs of Oakland county that you can probably get for the same price. About a fourth of all the houses in my neighbourhood are for sale, and the condos that already ARE in Detroit are mostly vacant.

LMAO! No wonder you're such a grumpy one.

A developer wants to go ahead with this project - presumably he knows what he's doing. Maybe he sees a market where you can't.

Anyhow, if some people want to live in this kind of home, why do you wish to deny them that choice?