Chinese steel modules make apartment block in four days
Its developer claims it is the first such use of Chinese modules for building in the US, but said the approach did not save as much money as expected.
The 22-unit building will be leased to graduate students attending the University of California, Berkeley, in a deal that sees developer Patrick Kennedy’s company provide maintenance and cleaning.
Completed at the end of July, the building is squeezed into a narrow lot measuring just 5,200 square feet at 2711 Shattuck Avenue, near the city’s downtown.
Having arrived fitted out, the apartments will be open to students in time for the autumn semester.
