Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bloomberg News: CityLab long article on Bay State Cohousing

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

O what a beautiful community!  30 units + CH on 3/4 of an acre … my kind of 
urban living.  

Out of curiosity … can someone from Bay State share the unit costs?  And your 
HoA dues?

I love it that one of the architects said your group was “not afraid of color.” 
 We are gearing up to paint the exterior of Takoma Village in DC once again.  
We are in an historic district of bungalows and grand Victorian “summer” 
houses.  (Takoma, a neighborhood in DC, and Takoma Park, MD were where the 
affluent came during the summer to escape the heat of The City.  Both now part 
of the urban “heat sink.”). We have in the past followed the traditional colors 
found in the Arts and Crafts movement which is our historic touch point.  A 
little conservative.  Now, we have been informed the DC historic folks have 
given up regulating paint color on homes.  Depending on your viewpoint, this is 
either good news or bad news.  Good news on our end:  opening up more options 
for color.  I hope we are 1/2 as brave as you are!

Congratulations on attaining your cohousing community In Living Color!

Best —

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Ex. Dir. & Mbr. Board of Directors
Mid Atlantic Cohousing
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church, VA
202.546.4654
zabaldo [at] earthlink.net

I’ve been watching my weight...
It’s still there.

NOTE:  Please use zabaldo [at] earthlink.net for email.

> On Jun 12, 2023, at 6:07 PM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l 
> [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
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> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-06-10/in-boston-a-colorful-cohousing-complex-is-built-for-sharing
> 
> A very nice long article in Bloomberg News’ CityLab section. CityLab has 
> published a number of articles on affordable housing in cities and design 
> issues related to the cost of housing.
> 
> This one in Malden MA is sherbet colored! And beautiful.
> 
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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