NEW YORK: Twenty shipping containers are to be turned into small living studios in an innovative bid to help seniors.
The units are being offered out to people who are not homeless, but will struggle to pay the high rent cost in the area.
The MyPads were completed at the end of June. Each unit has a bed, storage space, cooking and ensuite facilities. Residents will be able to live in a MyPad for a maximum of one year. The scheme has been praised for its ‘innovation’.
The first units were built for YMCA residents, but the emphasis is now on seniors…
