What is shipping container office space?
If you are currently looking for office space for rent, you already know that prices are, shall we say, a bit prohibitive for anyone not named Elon Musk. That being said, we have a suggestion, namely shipping container office space, which might be exactly what you are looking for at a price you can afford. In this article we will address the pros and cons of shipping container office space.
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Let’s talk about shipping containers, the pros.
Any discussion about the pros of renting shipping container office space must begin with the cost. Because the construction/refitting of a container costs so much less than traditional construction, that savings is passed on to you, the renter. For example, our office space at Box Office Warehouse Suites costs, as of 2024, roughly $1000 per month for a 320-square foot office space. That is slightly more than $3 per square foot, an outstanding value for office space in the Fort Worth Metro area. An office space for rent, made with post-and-beam construction, would cost you two-to-three thousand in a similar location.
Another pro is this: shipping containers are designed to attach together easily. We have all seen them stacked on top of each other on cargo ships; that same ease of stacking means they can easily be retrofitted to stack together in a business park. In other words, expansion of your office space is a very easy process, meaning you could double your office business space when needed, simply by adding another container.
Bottom line: anything you find in a traditional office can be found in a shipping container office, but at a much lower cost.
Shipping containers, the cons.
We are hard-pressed to say something negative about shipping container office space. The most common negative statement we hear is always from the traditionalists, and that is the appearance of a shipping container. At Box Office Warehouse Suites we solved that issue by painting the containers bright colors and decorating many of them with award-winning street art. We like to think of the containers, which not only hold offices, but also a warehouse for rent, retail space for lease, etc., as funky in a very cool way.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when you are saving thousands of dollars in rent, there is a great amount of beauty in a professionally designed shipping container.
A word about Box Office Warehouse Suites.
Box Office Warehouse Suites is one-third of the Fort Worth Design District, joining Paddock Place Office Suites and the Golden Triangle Business Park. Everything you could want in quality and affordable industrial space and commercial property for rent can be found in the Fort Worth Design District. We blend funky and traditional and, did we mention, we also have a dog park because, well, who doesn’t love dogs?
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