{"id":446094,"date":"2022-05-13T01:28:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T22:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bay-area-home-offers-bunk-bed-pods-for-800-a-month\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T01:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T22:28:47","slug":"bay-area-home-offers-bunk-bed-pods-for-800-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bay-area-home-offers-bunk-bed-pods-for-800-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bay Area home offers &#8216;bunk bed pods&#8217; for $800 a month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c807cd27f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c807cd27f0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bay-area-home-offers-bunk-bed-pods-for-800-a-month\/#%E2%80%9CBay_Area_home_offers_%E2%80%98bunk_bed_pods_for_800_a_month%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bay Area home offers &#8216;bunk bed pods&#8217; for $800 a month&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBay_Area_home_offers_%E2%80%98bunk_bed_pods_for_800_a_month%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bay Area home offers &#8216;bunk bed pods&#8217; for $800 a month&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area has gotten so bad that one startup is now offering renters the chance to live in a \u201cbunk bed pod\u201d with 13 other people for just $800 a month.<\/p>\n<p>Brownstone Shared Housing posted an ad for anyone looking to live in Palo Alto, the birthplace of Silicon Valley and the home of Stanford University.<\/p>\n<p>Tenants are given the opportunity to shack up in a house with 13 other people. They sleep in a \u201cbunk bed pod\u201d while sharing two bathrooms. <\/p>\n<p>The pods are \u201cfully equipped\u201d with electrical outlets, shelves for books, a rack from which one can hang clothes and laundry, hooks to hang plants and other decorations, and black curtains at the end of each pod for privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, the three-bedroom home would house a single family.<\/p>\n<p>The startup is also advertising \u201cco-living\u201d spaces in another home \u2014 this one in Bakersfield. The home offers a pod for $500 a month alongside five other residents.<\/p>\n<p>Brownstone Shared Housing, like another California-based company PodShare, offers \u201cflexible month-to-month leases\u201d with no security deposit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-10.jpeg?w=768\" alt=\"The pods come equipped with electrical outlets, racks to hang coats and other items, and book shelves.\" class=\"wp-image-22249538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-10.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-10.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-10.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-10.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-10.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>The pods come equipped with electrical outlets, racks to hang coats and other items, and book shelves.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brownstone Shared Housing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christina Lennon, who co-founded the startup, lived in a similar pod herself for the past year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wood kind of allows for relaxation, rather than like going inside of this futuristic-looking plastic object,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/photos-inside-compact-sleep-pod-in-co-living-house-2022-5#there-are-currently-two-active-houses-with-the-pods-in-california-one-in-palo-alto-that-houses-14-while-the-second-sleeps-six-in-central-bakersfield-3\">she told Business Insider<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has, like, definitely a different feel \u2014 I would say that it\u2019s more calming and soothing for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Stallworth, the CEO of the company, told SFGATE that there are plans to expand operations in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-05.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"The home in Palo Alto is a three-bedroom residence for a single family.\" class=\"wp-image-22249533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The home in Palo Alto is a three-bedroom residence for a single family.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brownstone Shared Housing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of need for housing in the Bay Area, and we\u2019ve had a lot of interested residents and landlords reach out to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Internet users reacted negatively to posts shared about the pods. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/antiwork\/comments\/uhie3o\/the_dystopian_future_weve_all_been_asking_for_is\/\">One Reddit user<\/a> called it a \u201cdystopian future we\u2019ve all been asking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> user commented: \u201cI\u2019ve lived like that\u2026.on a warship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palo Alto has become one of America\u2019s most expensive cities to live in. According to the site <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/average-rent-market-trends\/us\/ca\/santa-clara-county\/palo-alto\/\">RentCafe<\/a>, the average cost of renting an 881-square-foot apartment in the city was $3,468 a month as of February.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-13.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Like much of the Bay Area, Palo Alto has become prohibitively expensive for most Americans.\" class=\"wp-image-22249541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-13.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-13.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bunk-bed-bay-area-13.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Like much of the Bay Area, Palo Alto has become prohibitively expensive for most Americans.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brownstone Shared Housing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s well above the national average of $1,628 a month.<\/p>\n<p>California is suffering from a severe housing shortage caused by zoning laws that prevent municipalities from building a sufficient number of high-density residences like duplexes or apartment buildings.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the University of California, Berkeley, announced that it would cap student enrollment after irate neighbors filed a lawsuit preventing the school from building campus housing to accommodate incoming freshmen.<\/p>\n<p>The statewide housing crisis in California has also led to a surge in the number of homeless people living on the streets.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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