There is a lot of talk these days about metal shipping container homes and businesses. As the price of commercial and residential properties rises, people are looking for a viable alternative, one which gives them an affordable opportunity.
Metal shipping container homes and businesses is one sch affordable opportunity, and in this article, we will tell you the basics about the metal shipping container, the pros AND the cons, so that you can make an informed decision regarding them.
We are Box Office Warehouse Suites, offering affordable commercial and industrial properties in North Fort Worth. Call us at 817-439-3224 for more information and to arrange for a tour of our properties.
What are metal shipping container homes and businesses?
We don’t feel the need to explain what a shipping container is. We have all seen them during our lifetimes, if not down at the docks, awaiting loading onto ships, then at building sites where used containers are utilized as construction offices.
It is a very small leap from a construction site office to a shipping container home, or a shipping container warehouse, or a shipping container retail shop. A rose by any other name is still a rose. The shipping container is still a shipping container. The only thing that changes is the way the container is retrofitted to meet the specific need.
One of the great things about shipping containers is their flexibility of design. They are all eight feet wide and forty feet long, 320-square-feet of floor space; but what you do with that floor space, well, is really a simple matter of partitioning and decorations.
The pros of shipping container buildings
The pros include the following:
- Very low construction cost
- Very flexible in design
- Very durable
- Eco-friendly
- Low maintenance costs
- Very easy to relocate should you need to do so
As traditional commercial and industrial space continues to rise in price, as available space continues to be less available, shipping containers are a viable solution/alternative. However, as with all innovations/changes, it takes time to shift the balance from traditional to unique.
The cons of a shipping container.
For sure, there are cons concerning shipping container buildings you need to be aware of:
- Insulation, or lack thereof, is an issue which needs to be addressed
- Location restrictions (not all locations allow shipping containers)
- Not terribly attractive unless money is spent on outside improvements.
- Completely non-traditional in design; there are obstacles with perception.
There is a very definite increase in the use of shipping containers in the residential, commercial, and industrial segments of society, and the need for it will continue to increase; however, seismic shifts in the marketplace do not happen overnight.
A final word about Box Office Warehouse Suites.
Box Office Warehouse Suites is a business park located in the Fort Worth Design District of North Fort Worth, and it is a business park comprised of retrofitted and professionally designed shipping containers. If you would like to see what the future looks like, call us and arrange for a tour of our shipping containers. We have what you need i.e. warehouse for rent, office space for lease, shop for rent, retail space for lease.
