is drawing attention as a man living on the streets builds and sells small wooden shelters to other unhoused residents.
According to NBC, Osvaldo Medrano, who lives in downtown Los Angeles, has been making compact wooden homes and selling each unit for about $150.
Medrano began building the structures after constructing one for himself while working a warehouse cleaning job. As requests from others grew, the effort evolved into a side business. He has reportedly built and sold at least six units so far.
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Medrano now lives in one of his own structures, away from crowded encampments. Two of his homes have been set up along Stanford Street, where they stand out from surrounding tents…