The Guadalupe Emergency Interim Housing provides housing for people without shelter in San Jose.
Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/BloombergSilicon Valley City Wants to Ease Housing Crisis With $150,000 Cargo Containers
San Jose is betting on ‘quick-build’ dwellings as a salve for homelessness. Critics say a longer-term plan is needed.
In the US’s most expensive metro area for housing, city streets are getting tiny homes made out of repurposed shipping containers.
The new quick-build dwellings in San Jose, California, cover 80 square feet – enough for a bed, desk, mini fridge and coveted private bathroom. They also offer a chance for stability to people such as Steven Dotson, who often lived on the street during a four-decade struggle with alcoholism. Having moved into the transitional housing in July, he’s getting help with his drinking and looking for a job.