Re: [C-L] Developers | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: melanie griffin (melgrifgmail.com) | |
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:05:50 -0800 (PST) |
ditto from delaware. On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 6:54 PM, <balaji [at] ouraynet.com> wrote: > > Dear Bruce: I appreciate your input, and don't find it at all > self-serving. I only wish you could set up operations in Utah, where we > are looking for precisely the kind of development relationship you > describe. > > Best of luck, > > Chares > Utah Valley Commons Cohousing > www.utahvalleycommons.com > > > > > > > I had not originally intended on responding to the developer discussion > > for > > fear of it appearing self serving. But, after reading the post from > > Francoise Paradis, I thought it made sense to chime in. > > > > Confession - I'm a real estate developer and have been for almost 20 > > years. > > My first 10 years were spent with regional non-profits in Northern > > California, building affordable rental apartments & sweat equity > ownership > > homes. Since then, the focus of my company has been developing green, > > entry-level homes for working families. > > > > I have been intrigued with cohousing since first reading Chuck & Katie's > > book almost 20 years ago. Over the years, I have followed the evolution > of > > cohousing in the U.S. with great interest and now find myself with two > > properties in Northern California that would make ideal cohousing > > communities. > > > > Unlike a traditional cohousing community that starts with a group, or a > > developer driven community that is built and then sold to members, this > > model starts with the developer finding a good location, securing the > > land, > > and then assisting interested individuals in forming a group. From that > > point on, the community building & development process is pretty much > the > > same as in traditional cohousing. > > > > The major hurdles for new communities seem to be locating and securing a > > suitable site, finding a seller willing to give the group time, and > > obtaining experience in development and community building. This model > > addresses those issues before the group is formed, which should save the > > group a great deal of stress, time and money. > > > > CoHousing Partners is assisting in group formation, will be providing > > resources to help with the community building process and will be an > > important member of the development team. Since I don't have the time > or > > inclination to reinvent the cohousing wheel, working closely with > > CoHousing > > Partners and their team of professionals seems to make sense. > > > > Knowing what we don't know is half the battle. > > > > Wish us luck! > > > > Bruce K. Shimizu > > bruce [at] cw-homes.com > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
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Southern Maine proposal Fred H Olson, February 21 2008
- Re: Southern Maine proposal Michael Barrett, February 21 2008
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Re: [C-L] Developers Bruce Shimizu, February 21 2008
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- Re: [C-L] Developers balaji, February 21 2008
- Re: [C-L] Developers melanie griffin, February 21 2008
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