Cohousing-L Mailing List: Rentals - Pod Units

[Becky Weaver (becky_weaver]

Hi All,

At Central Austin Cohousing in Texas, our proposed unit mix includes a
couple of what we're calling, for lack of a better term, "pod" units.
They're proposed as suites of 4 studio apartments (with private
entrances) arranged around a larger shared kitchen, living, and dining
area. Sort of like mini-cohousing within cohousing, or perhaps a co-op
with large rooms that all have a private entrance, bathroom, and cooking
space. 

We have one core member who wants to purchase such a unit, and several
peripheral members who are very interested in them. We are considering
having one pod of "owned" studios, and one of rentals. Or maybe they can
be mixed - we're not sure. We all think they're a neat idea. We hope to
make them very affordable, perhaps allowing some people to buy a home
who might otherwise have to rent.

Any thoughts on how we could improve this model, cautions, etc? Should
the studios' ownership structure be on the co-op model instead of a
condo model? Has anybody already tried this?   

Thanks!

Becky Weaver
Central Austin Cohousing
Austin, Texas
Looking for land
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