Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Multifamily conversion to Cohousing Community (Patrice Crotty)

[Patrice Crotty (patrice.activatecommunity]

Awesome!  Thank you!  I love it!  

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> On Oct 12, 2021, at 8:46 AM, Alan O'Hashi via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org> wrote:
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> PatriceIn my view, you are on the right track. Retrofit cohousing is the 
> configuration that is affordable to most people. As long as you have the 
> following ingredients in your cohousing secret sauce:
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> *Relationships
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> -Neighbors commit to being part of a community for mutual benefit.
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> -Cohousing cultivates a culture of sharing and caring.
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> *Balancing Privacy and Community
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> -Cohousing neighborhoods are designed for privacy as well as community.
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> -Residents balance privacy and community by choosing their own level of 
> engagement.
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> *Participation
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> -Decision making is participatory and often based on consensus.
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> -Self-management empowers residents, builds community, and saves money.
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> *Shared Values
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> -Cohousing communities support residents in actualizing shared values.
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> -Cohousing communities typically adopt green approaches to living.
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> Thx
> Alan O
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> Hello.  Has anyone converted a 2 or 4 family residential bldg into a
> cohousing community, in just the one building?  Or would that then be
> considered co-living?
> Thank you, Patrice
> 
> Alan O'Hashi 
> Views from Behind the Lens
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