April 16, 2026   FEATURED, PROMOTED

Not-for-Profit opens shipping container housing for homeless seniors

LOS ANGELES: A newly opened project offers transitional housing made from shipping containers for older adults who are experiencing homelessness.

City officials and others gathered Wednesday morning for the opening of Senior Bridge, which provides 40 individual transitional housing units for homeless seniors at 28th and Van Buren streets.

Phase 1 has 40 units, each 160 square feet, equipped with beds, sinks, toilets, showers, microwaves and small refrigerators.

Senior Bridge is open to people 55 and older who are experiencing homelessness and meet several other criteria, including that they’re able to care for themselves.

  • There’s no set time for how long residents stay, but Huynh said people will ideally move on within 90 days.
  • Each resident is paired with a case manager, and Mercy House will help connect them with services like health care, nutrition support and community engagement, which can continue after they move out.
  • Senior Bridge already has its first resident and could fill up in a few weeks, Huynh said.

“We are creating a model that centers dignity while delivering results,” Phoenix Vice Mayor Kesha Hodge Washington said at the ribbon cutting event.

Phase 2 will have 54 permanent supportive apartments of about 750 square feet.

  • Residents will pay affordable rent but no power bills, Kathleen Santin with builder Steel and Spark told Axios.
  • Construction of the shipping container apartments is underway and residents are expected to start moving in around early December.