This location will support SROs (Single Room Occupancy). These are basically sleeping rooms, and not much more than that. All of the rooms will have the same floor plan, and intended to make the most of the limited space provided to the tenant. SROs are not qualified for Section-8. Each unit will have a rent of $750, and there will be 30 units in this building. 5 will be in the basement, 10 will be on floor 1, and 15 on floor 2. The reason for fewer units on the first floor is for the entry point, and mailboxes.
The back side will have the basement to support more SROs on a ground level since the side of the building sits on a hill. The will allow for another 5 units. This floor is also where the laundry facilities will be located. There will have to be a restricted space that the tenants will not have access to, this is understandable as there are resources that the tenant do not need to go. And even though there are SROs on ground floors, it does not mean they will have a door to go outside. Instead, they will go through the regular unit’s door to exit their SRO, and do what needs to be done.
Each SRO would have a ¾ bathroom, and pretty tight as well. There will be a toilet, sink, and a small shower stall big enough for one person. There will be a bath closet for storing hygiene items, and towels. Once you go down the hall (adjacent to the bathroom), you would be greeted with a single room. Up against the wall will be a dormitory refrigerator. Simply put, there is not enough space for a full size refrigerator, and there will be no stove.
Next to the dormitory refrigerator will be a sleeper sofa. The sofa will unfold into a bed that would take most of the width of the room’s space. Across from the sleeper sofa will be a 40″ television set to provide for OTA (Over The Air) antenna channels. Next to the TV will be a corner desk to where the tenant can have a home base for his notebook PC. On the other side of the sleeper sofa, there will be a stand where one could place a printer on it. There will be shelf above the stand for using a wifi router that the tenant will be responsible for acquiring.
There will be a coaxial jack, electrical outlets, and 4 RJ45 jacks. The jacks will have a line that would run under the floor to connect to where the WAN jack will be. The tenant can use the jacks, or not, and since most routers has only 4 LAN ports, this will be enough for their needs. An example configuration might include the TV, OTA DVR, and NAS which will sit under or next to the TV. These lines will run from behind the TV to the router’s LAN ports. The tenant will be responsible for their own ethernet lines. One could buy a good quality 1′ cable for $10. Most devices with an RJ45 connection will also have a cable to plug into the wall.
Rent will include electricity, internet, trash, and water/sewage. The tenant is responsible for telephone service, and there will be no option for premium television beyond IPTV services such as Sling TV. Rent will be $750/month. Even someone living below the poverty line (just by a little) will be able to afford this unit if the alternative was homelessness. Those living below the poverty line should be able to qualify for additional government programs especially if they are disabled.