Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Why not?

[Robert Hartman (hartman]

> From cohousing-l [at] uci.com Fri Nov 12 15:10:59 1993
> From: Jerry Callen <jcallen [at] Think.COM>
> 
>     ... I can't afford $175,000 for a cohousing unit, but *could*
>    afford $80,000 for an old Victorian with some like-minded people
>    (like the ones I've been living with for 5 years or so) ...
>    I don't know if two households can
>    be called "co-housing".  But whatever works.......
>
> I've lived in group houses, and they are TOO close for me, especially now
> that I have kids. In group houses, that closeness can make for serious
> trauma if there's any turnover. I believe that cohousing offers more
> stability.
> 
> But, as you say, whatever works.
> 
> -- Jerry Callen

I think that the idea of breaking up an old Victorian into flats
with a common kitchen/lounge/yard might well fit in with the idea of
cohousing.

-r