Vinyasa also runs hostels in Redwood City and Sonoma County.
By Raif Karerat
Vinyasa is a “co-creative housing” project in San Francisco that is looking to skirt the high price of typical rental properties in the city by offering bunk beds and communal living at a drastically discounted rate.
“The Vinyasa Homes Project envisions its future as a vibrant network of loving, connected communities which empower members to come together in collaboration because we believe living in communities which resonate with gratitude, co-creation, and collective ownership will allow us all to lead more loving, fulfilling lives,” according to the ogranization’s website.
CBS affiliate KPIX 5 went undercover to investigate the Airbnb-listed housing outfit, and found that $1,800 a month bought membership in the community, which features a well stocked kitchen and three communal bathrooms for 30 people.
“You still have those typical roommate issues but times that times 30, because there’s 30 people sharing a house,” KPIX’s insider, Heidi, reported.
“So the four-person bunk room is pretty tight. I mean its small, the bunk beds are backed up to each other,” Heidi said. Even her two-person bunk room she says was tight. “It’s not like I would sit in my room and hang out. There’s a bunk bed and a desk, you know? And it’s small,” she continued.
While the tenants seemed happy, Chief housing inspector Rosemary Bosque said bedrooms have to be 170 square feet to accommodate four adults.
Bosque informed KPIX her inspectors can’t go in to measure unless there’s a complaint from inside. And so far there hasn’t been. “Whenever we do an inspection, it’s a consensual inspection,” she said.
In addition to its San Francisco facility, Vinyasa also runs hostels in Redwood City and Sonoma County, according to its website.
Legal or not, Heidi gave Vinyasa homes a thumbs up. “Personally for me it’s not really my cup of tea. But I could see how for other people who like that style of living that it would work,” she remarked.
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