Catholic Charities has cut the ribbon on Caritas Casitas, a tight-knit cluster of 12 Boxabl studio homes in Stockyards City that offers people leaving homelessness an affordable, private place to land. Each compact unit comes in at roughly 375 square feet with a full kitchen, bathroom and in‑unit washer‑dryer, and rents run about $850 a month with utilities included. Nine of the 12 homes are already filled, according to News9.
How the Casitas Work
The homes are prefabricated BOXABL casitas that were delivered to the site, unfolded, then set on concrete pads and arranged as six two‑story duplexes on a compact lot, according to Catholic Charities. Each unit has a footprint of about 20 by 20 feet and roughly 375 square feet of living space that includes a full kitchen, bathroom, washer‑dryer and heating and air conditioning. The buildings are pulled together around a small common green that is meant to spark casual neighborly interaction while still giving residents their own front doors and privacy.
Quick To Build, Quick To Move In
Project manager David Hernandez told News9 that the units are fast to deploy, saying “they unpack and set up quickly, one house in about four to five hours.” The outlet also reported that the project drew some of its funding from federal American Rescue Plan dollars and that nine of the 12 casitas are already occupied. For people coming out of shelters, organizers say that speed translates into an unusually quick path to stable, long‑term housing instead of another long waitlist…