In case, in this time of dire economic crsis—though I can’t say I’ve noticed any particular problems around here—you’ve lost site of how good you have it, take a gander at this little story from CNN.
A sharp-eyed business student visiting Tijuana caught sight of a shanty town out the window of a bus, and realized that shipping containers would make great modular homes for the area. Before you scoff, take a look inside the place; it’s not too shabby, even if you haven’t been living inside palates and tar paper your whole life.
While my ceilings may be higher, and my space better, the 320 sq. ft. of floor is right about the size of my own humble abode. And with a price tag of a mere $8,000, it would almost certainly be cheaper to find an oddly-sized, undeveloped lot somewhere in Boston and plunk one of these on top of it.
Of course, then you’d probably have the neighborhood association all over you for erecting such an ugly structure—and let’s be honest: no one wants that. So seeing as shipping containers are out, here are the next best things you can find in (or essentially in) the People’s Republic of Cambridge. The place on Park especially seems like an outstanding deal to me.
70 Park St #12
Somerville, MA 02143
1 bed, 1 bath
352 sq. ft.
$169,000
5 Haskell #46
Cambridge, MA 02140
1 bed, 1 bath
390 sq. ft.
$215,000
2 Arlington St #4
Cambridge, MA 02140
0 beds, 1 bath
340 sq. ft.
$229,000