$1K a month to live in a shipping container: SLC’s cautionary tale of making homes out of cargo boxes
Project to create a six-story apartment complex out of recycled metal boxes has faced years of obstacles and delays — but is getting close, developer says.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rod Newman, owner of Eco Box Fabricators, walks through Box 500, a six-story apartment complex made of shipping containers that is nearing completion in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.
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