Tucked between the interstate and the railroad tracks, woven into the industrial sprawl of Tampa’s eastern edge, 99 tiny white homes sit in a sunbaked lot.
These 64-square-foot structures, with fold-out beds and air conditioning, were assembled last April as transitional housing for the homeless. The city of Tampa provided $750,000 to get the project off the ground.
But the small cottages sat empty for a year.
This month a nonprofit began quietly moving the first residents in, the Tampa Bay Times has learned. Read more at www.tampabay.com.
