Re: Design-Build & Takoma Village | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonvillinesprodigy.net) | |
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:48:56 -0700 (MST) |
> And my last piece of unsolicited advice is that when choosing a developer > or other professional make sure he/she has MULTI FAMILY building experience. > Single family doesn't cut it. The rules for multi family are VASTLY > different. Now piggybacking on Ann's notes (Thanks, Ann!) -- Our developer said something at a meeting the other night that describes the unique challenges of cohousing for even the most experienced developers (and construction managers). Most developers do either single unit or multi-unit buildings, not both because the laws and codes and processes, as well as the interests of the buyers, are so different. Cohousing is a multi-home project of single homes. The developer has to deal with both the legal and physical complexity of multi-home design and construction AND the single home buyer's personal preferences and involvement. His comment was "I've never built 43 single family homes at the same time." In a nutshell, that is the task in cohousing. Sharon -- Sharon Villines In Washington, DC where all roads lead to Casablanca Takoma Village Cohousing http://www.takomavillage.org http://www.cohousing.org
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Design-Build & Takoma Village Sharon Villines, December 18 2000
- Re: Design-Build & Takoma Village Ann Zabaldo, December 19 2000
- Re: Design-Build & Takoma Village Sharon Villines, December 19 2000
- Re: Design-Build & Takoma Village Berrins, December 19 2000
- Re: Design-Build & Takoma Village cjsheehan, December 19 2000
- Re: Design-Build & Takoma Village Kay Argyle, December 20 2000
- RE: Design-Build & Takoma Village Eileen McCourt, December 20 2000
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