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Video: Step Inside The Williamsburg Apartment Made Of Shipping Containers
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 10, 2014
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You may recall pioneering couple David Boyle and Michele Bertomen, who popped up on our radar after they converted a small plot of land at 351 Keap Street in Williamsburg into a house...made of five shipping containers. Their adventures building a 1,600-square-foot architectural anomaly has inspired others to embrace the boxed life. The cute couple has opened up about the difficulties of building their home (banks wouldn't give them a loan). Take a look inside their house in the video below—and lest you think living in shipping containers is weird, they'll get the last laugh next time there is an earthquake.
If the video above isn't working, you can see the full footage here.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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