Tiny House Villages, Seattle

[MikeH]

The non profit that does this is LIHI, Low Income Housing Institute. Julie Combs hosted a presentation i just attended.

The essentials of how they operate are this: Put about 30 "tiny homes" in a cluster. They have no plumbing, just electric for a light and heat. There is a community building with a regular kitchen, washing machines and flush toilets. No porta potties used. Each "home" only costs about $2,800 but is only 8 feet by 12 feet, and comes in a broken down pallet form, easy to assemble. Plywood and 2 by 4's with insulation for the walls. Insulated ceiling, metal roof, regular door and 2 windows. They can be moved with a forklift or flatbed truck.

These are not the regular $75,000 - plus "tiny house" that come on dual axle trailers.

The main thing, is that in Seattle they get the city to donate city owned land for this use, like a lot in a commercial/industrial area. And they have also had a church donate land for this. They do not buy lots in residential areas.

In case anyone is interested in this.



https://lihi.org/