<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Y2Nef_17NuiNSq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Y2Nef_17NuiNSq00" width="1200" height="600" >GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A developer is looking to bring a trending style of home to Gulfport.Abandoned trailers along 28th Street in Gulfport will soon be replaced, with shipping container homes expected to take their place. “This is a concept that has not only gone into other parts of the country, but it’s here too, and it’s coming,” said attorney Malcolm Jones at the Gulfport council meeting Tuesday afternoon.Beau Wiltshire is the owner of the Cypress Bay Mobile Home Park property on 28th Street. He says the steel homes are safe from winds stronger than 160 miles an hour and provide a lower-cost, quality home for buyers and renters. “Being this close to the water, it made a lot of sense to us to see what the options were to get a higher wind rating or something a little more durable that close to the salty air,” said Wiltshire. ”This product meets all those specifications and allows us to keep these as an affordable option for people.”However, Councilwoman Ella Holmes-Hines made it clear that she and other Gulfport residents aren’t ready to see container homes popping up all around the city. “This is not something many people are interested in being in their neighborhoods,” said Holmes-Hines.To prevent this, the council agreed to only allow container homes at existing manufactured home park properties zoned for R-B (residential business). This includes three different properties, including Wiltshire’s.Once the council sees them for themselves, Wiltshire believes container homes could see a surge on the coast. “I think this is a good option to take a look at it and improve an existing property that’s already there, where the zoning makes sense,” said Wiltshire. ”Then, it gives the city of Gulfport an opportunity to expand or contract that as they see fit in the future.”Gulfport Code enforcement assures that the container homes will have to pass the same housing code as all other homes in the city. See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team HERE.</div></body>

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GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A developer is looking to bring a trending style of home to Gulfport. Abandoned trailers along 28th Street in Gulfport will soon be replaced, with shipping container homes expected to take their place. “This is a concept that has not only gone into other parts of...

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GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A developer is looking to bring a trending style of home to Gulfport. Abandoned trailers along 28th Street in Gulfport will soon b

Container homes could be coming to Gulfport

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