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- San Francisco is famously one of the most expensive housing markets in the US.
- Some residents are getting creative with their living situations.
- This floating home in San Francisco's Mission Creek shows how luxurious alternatives to typical housing can be.
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San Francisco has one of the most notoriously expensing housing markets in the US, propelled by tech companies attracting employees the area, and the lack of new housing.
Even sites for houseboats and floating homes are becoming more difficult to find. Sausalito is the traditional site of the Bay Area's houseboats, and its colorful waterfront has been extensively covered.
This home is instead located in San Francisco's Mission Creek, a canal with other floating homes in an area that was once surrounded by industrial lots. Today, according to architect Robert Nebolon, the apartments that have sprung up around the canal are primarily home to employees of major tech companies like Airbnb, Uber, and Facebook.
Robert Nebolon, of Robert Nebolon Architects in San Francisco, worked with one couple to design their dream floating home. He told Business Insider that his design inspiration came from the old industrial buildings that once dotted the area.
If home prices continue to rise in San Francisco, maybe more people will choose alternatives housing, like tiny homes or floating homes.