If Zad Roumaya has his way, the Cedars in south Dallas, Texas will be the site of a complex of 320 square-foot modular container homes in an area currently undergoing a transformation, according to dallasobserver. Once an area known for its stately Victorian homes, in the 1960s many of the homes were demolished to make way for highways, but in the last 20 years MHProNews learned it has become a haven for artists and musicians, urban dwellers and light industry. More recently new town homes, renovated warehouse lofts, apartments and commercial development have moved in, including food and entertainment venues.

Roumaya says he is targeting millennials and has already received responses from a Craigslist ad for the $880 a month rentals that will include kitchenettes and skyline views as well as a dog-friendly space, laundromat, outdoor grilles, bicycle parking and available storage units. He is now taking reservations for the first 24 modular units out of a possible top end of 100.

He says in the ad, “If you love travel, understand minimalist and spare (non-material) living, if you are DONE with the mortgage and the nightmare of housing upkeep, then bring it. Millenials – you get it, spread the word, because you have it right! Or, you could go to uptown and pay $1800 – 2500 per month in some huge 400 unit apartment complex, and may you not lose your soul.”

The first residents could move in as early as December. ##

(Image credit: huffingtonpost/zigloo–stacked modular units)

Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily business News-MHProNews.