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About Community Action Program of Evansville (CAPE)
| Initiative | Community Action Program of Evansville (CAPE) and Department of Metropolitan Development |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Area | 640 square foot |
| Containers | Two 40 ft |
| Location | Evansville, Indiana |
| Year | 2024 |
The 640-square-foot shipping container homes − one at 1108 Cody St. and another at 1107 Cody St. − are fully furnished, with two bedrooms, one bathroom, a porch and small yard. The project, a joint effort with the Community Action Program of Evansville and the city's Department of Metropolitan Development, is part of a long-range feasibility study to see if this design works for the city.
CAPE CEO Gary Roan presented the homes during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in November 2024:
"It's always been my philosophy affordable housing doesn't mean sacrificing quality or having fewer amenities," he said. "To me it means providing the type of housing I would want to live in."
Roan said builders invested in energy-efficient appliances, solar energy and landscaping.
"Because of the uniqueness of the container homes we have staged them to increase the value and increase generational wealth opportunities," he said. "Generational wealth benefits the entire community because it is truly the sum of us."
CAPE will also be working with a real estate agent to list the homes, to keep the transaction at "arm's length." There will also be up to $5,000 in down payment assistance available for each home.
"We want to make sure it's priced for affordability," Roan said. "That's going to be the main consideration."
Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry said the container homes represent a sustainable method for building more affordable housing.
"They're smaller, on smaller lots, using sustainable materials in a cost-efficient way, and they look pretty darn good," she said. "As we work to meet the housing need and the affordable housing needs in our community we know that this is a model we can look to expand."
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for two new container homes
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1107 Cody St, Evansville, IN 47710
1108 Cody St, Evansville, IN 47710
About Community Action Program of Evansville (CAPE)
The Mission of The Community Action Program of Evansville & Vanderburgh County, Inc. (CAPE) is one that encompasses the community as a whole. Our Agency addresses the customer’s needs in a non-judgmental and respectful manner to promote economic and social self-sufficiency. This mission is supported by employees committed to addressing the needs of the community we serve. Our objective is accomplished by collaboration with the community to provide tools, skills and services through programs that meet individual needs.
“The war on poverty is not a struggle simply to support people, to make them dependent on the generosity of others. It is a struggle to give people a chance. It is an effort to allow them to develop and use their capacities, as we have been allowed to develop and use ours, so that they can share, as others share, in the promise of this nation.”
| Address | 401 SE 6th St, Suite 001, Evansville, IN 47713 | |
| Phone | +1(812)425-4241 | |
| Fax | +1(812)425-4255 | |
| Website | https://www.capeevansville.org/ |
Two Bedrooms Affordable Shipping Container Homes with Energy-Efficient Appliances, Evansville, Indiana