Capsule living: a 'cheap' option for young people flocking to LA

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[LOS ANGELES] Kay Wilson packed up her life in a hurry and moved to Los Angeles... only to find that what she paid in Pennsylvania for a nice studio apartment would only get her a 2.9-square-meter box in California. Read more at The Business Times.

Jeremiah Adler, founder of UPART, said each capsule costs roughly half the rent of a studio in Los Angeles -- the US entertainment capital, and one of its most expensive cities.

"We basically need to be developing a huge range of options for the kinds of housing that are available," she said."To me, co-living pods... are symptoms of this deep need for a much greater range of housing alternatives."It's taco night, and around 50 people are eating together in one of the four-building complex's communal areas.

He moved into an UPART capsule eight months ago, attracted by the recording studio, and is happy with his choice.

 

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