Page 3 - Al-Rashed Newsletter Sept 19

SHIPPING WORLD
SHIPPING CONTAINER FOOD HALL

BRINGS NEW BUSINESS TO

CALIFORNIA TOWN

Architecture, urbanism and landscape-design firm, Studio One Eleven recently
completed an innovative commercial real estate project, transforming discarded
shipping containers into a robust al-fresco food hall in downtown Bellflower,

California. Bellflower is considered a “first-ring” suburb of Los Angeles, and early
findings indicate that the project has spurred revitalization efforts in the area.
Made from 14 repurposed shipping containers, SteelCraft Bellflower offers 15,000
square feet of dining, drinking and social space. Studio One Eleven positioned the
cargo containers around a central courtyard with a curated offering of vendors. “We
designed SteelCraft Bellflower for local, independent vendors to generate cohesion
in the core of an existing community,” says Studio One Eleven Senior
Principal Michael Bohn, AIA. “Repurposing containers not only creates a sustainable
and cost-effective development, it also creates an energetic sense of place not
equaled by all-new construction. As with all of our cargo environments, we designed
SteelCraft Bellflower to be a place for the community to eat, drink and be together.”

The project averages 1,500 customers a day.The food hall attracts 500-600 people,
per night, on weekends.The number of visitors to downtown Bellflower has more
than doubled (based on parking usage).The food hall is attracting visitors from
outside of Bellflower (1/3 from Bellflower, 1/3 from Cerritos and 1/3 from
Lakewood).All tenants have reported they are significantly exceeding initial sales
expectations. For example, Ten Mile Brewery added another crew shift to meet
customer demand.

Source:https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliabrenner/2019/09/18/shipping-container-food-hall-brings-new-business-to-california-town/#26f576677f20