$700 for a bed? San Francisco startup plots ‘sleeping pod’ expansion
Brownstone firm buys building with plan for 400 pods in city where median apartment rent tops $3,000 a monthCan’t afford to rent an apartment in San Francisco? No problem. Now you can rent a bed.Brownstone Shared Housing, a Bay-Area based “sleeping pod” startup, recently bought a six-level...
<p>Brownstone firm buys building with plan for 400 pods in city where median apartment rent tops $3,000 a month</p><p>Can’t afford to rent an apartment in San Francisco? No problem. Now you can rent a bed.</p><p><a href="https://brownstone.live">Brownstone Shared Housing</a>, a Bay-Area based “sleeping pod” startup, recently bought a six-level building in downtown San Francisco with the intention of housing up to 400 pods. The deal, first reported by the <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/sleeping-pod-san-francisco-21219257.php">San Francisco Chronicle</a>, represents a huge expansion for the company, which is currently operating about two dozen sleeping pods at a much smaller location in the city.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/san-francisco-sleeping-pods-rent">Continue reading...</a>
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