LA coliving: Pod Shares permeable intersection between social, privacy

Calling it a social network with an address, Los Angeles entrepreneur Elvina Beck created PodShare, a coliving experiment where dozens of Podestrians travelers, mobile workers or new arrivals to the city share a communal space filled with sleeping pods or bunk beds for adults. Beck, who built the first PodShare in 2012 with her father, wanted to respond to her demographics rejection of widespread homeownership and embrace of the sharing economy. She set out to transform the American bunk bed, creating a more open (and coed) version of the Japanese capsule hotels. For 40 to 50 per night (or discounted weekly and monthly prices), Podestrians can choose a bottom or top sleeping pod (equipped with a lamp and a small flatscreen television with Internet access) along with all the shared spaces, including a kitchen (with communal food, and space for individual storage in the pantry and fridge), bathroom, showers (toiletries included) and a communal lounge. Currently, there are 3 locations in Los Ange