In Downtown San Francisco you can get a sleeping ‘pod’ for $700 bucks a month and people are actually going for it

Pods-to-rent-San-Francisco The bunkbed-style ‘pods’ measure 3.5ft-by-4ft-by-6.5ft, large enough to fit a twin mattress. Photograph: Christina Lennox/Brownstone Shared Housing

Important Takeaways:

  • A company that rents “sleeping pods” in downtown San Francisco for $700 a month has had 300 people apply for its remaining 17 beds, the company’s CEO said.
  • Brownstone Shared Housing describes its mission as “providing low cost housing in the most expensive cities”. Its bunkbed-style “pods” measure approximately 3.5ft-by-4ft-by-6.5ft, large enough to fit a twin mattress. The pods come with privacy curtains, inside lighting and charging ports.
  • The company also offers sleeping pods in Palo Alto, where a sleeping pod near Stanford University goes for $800 a month, including utilities. The rent also includes internet, utilities and access to shared bathrooms, storage and a shared kitchen.

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