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From: Cora Roelofs (corar2000netzero.com) | |
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:39:28 -0700 (PDT) |
We're in the site search and working with a development partner. I was wondering about any experiences related to developing cohousing in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. I know that Swan's Market played a role in the re-development of downtown Oakland and I'm curious about others' experience with their site selection process and predicting the future of a neighborhood without high housing prices. There are lots of comments that could be brought out about the social issues, but I'm specifically interested in the development and economic issues. And perhaps leaving aside the current crazy real estate situtation. Specifically, can we sell units for what they cost to build in a place where housing prices for other types of housing (even nice housing) are relatively low? Won't the bank look at our housing prices and compare them to "comparable" units in the area and find them too high? Won't prospective cohousers do the same? This is even if we get cheap land, since construction costs seem still to be high. I guess I'd be interested in general comments as well about cohousers "moving in" to poor neighborhoods where most of the cohousers are not poor themselves. And I'm thinking this is a gentrification question as well -- the upsides and the downsides of increasing the average value of housing in a poor neighborhood. Cora Stony Brook Cohousing forming and search in and around Jamaica Plain, MA ____________________________________________________________ Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/BLSrjpYdhtPlVyDfAxjFk4Hpneuf9UzqRy48EDspTxALfFuRSKS0cl0H1HS/
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Pioneering/Building in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods/Gentrification Cora Roelofs, April 1 2009
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Pioneering/Building in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods/Gentrification David Heimann, April 5 2009
- Re: Pioneering/Building in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods/Gentrification dlmandel, April 5 2009
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Re: Pioneering/Building in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods/Gentrification peggyjo8592, April 5 2009
- Re: Pioneering/Building in DisadvantagedNeighborhoods/Gentrification Joanie Connors, April 6 2009
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Pioneering/Building in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods/Gentrification David Heimann, April 5 2009
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