The cost of owning or even leasing a shop can be expensive, but we have a solution for you: the storage container shop, a great alternative to traditional industrial space, and one we are going to tell you about in this article by Box Office Warehouse Suites, serving the North Fort Worth/Alliance Area with affordable alternatives in industrial property for lease and commercial property for rent. Call us at 817-439-3224 for more information about this exciting opportunity, found in the Fort Worth Design District.
What is a storage container shop?
Whether you call it a container garage, shipping container shop, or something else, they’re all the same thing. These structures are repurposed shipping containers. People typically use them to haul goods across land or sea, but in recent years they have gained popularity as an inexpensive alternative to traditional construction projects.
For years now, retrofitted and refurbished storage container buildings have been used as on-site offices for construction projects; many have been used as portable classrooms at schools. Why not, then, an inexpensive warehouse for rent, office space for lease, retail space for lease, or shipping container shop?
The advantages are many.
A shipping container is practically indestructible, capable of withstanding hurricane-force winds or tornadoes. Reinforced steel does not bend or break, period! They do not leak. They are very mobile and easy to transport to another location. And, the cost of retrofitting them (cutting out windows, doors, insulation, wiring, etc) is considerably less then traditional construction.
For a disciple of DIY philosophy, it is certainly within the realm of possibility to purchase a used shipping container and refurbish it for under ten grand. And if you simply want to rent an already-refurbished container shop? You can do that for much less per month than traditional industrial space leasing.
What would a 320-square-foot traditional shop rent for? Depending upon the city, of course, but it is easy to imagine such a shop renting for $3000 or more per month. But renting a container shop? Considerably less per month simply because the initial “construction” costs were much less, and that savings is passed on to the renter.
What if you need more room?
This is generally the first objection to shipping containers, but thinking logically you will quickly dispel this objection. Shipping containers are designed to attach to each other for shipping purposes. Think about it: when you see them on container ships, or stacked in shipping yards, they are connected to each other for stabilization. It is just that simple to expand your shop to include another container. Simply attach the two, cut out a connecting doorway or stairway to the upstairs unit, and you have easily doubled the size of your shop, or added an office loft to your shop.
A final word about Box Office Warehouse Suites.
Box Office Warehouse Suites is not your traditional business park. We are a business park made up of shipping container units, brightly painted, professionally designed, refurbished, insulated, tailored to suit your needs. Any industrial space or commercial property need you might have, we have a shipping container unit to meet that need. Call us today to arrange for a tour of this funky, creative business park in the Alliance Area of North Fort Worth.
