Cohousing-L Mailing List: Alternative Affordable Housing List

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Robin Grunwald <ranrg [at] ufl.edu> is the author of the message below but it
was posted by Fred the Cohousing-L list manager:  fholson [at] cohousing.org

NOTE: Robin is not currently a subscriber to Cohousing-L - please reply to
her.  Her message includes a survey FOR COMMUNITIES WITH LOW INCOME
UNITS (only comm. with such units).  I know youall get surveyed repeatedly
but this one sounds worthwhile to me so I urge those of you with lower
cost units to take a look.

I have taken the liberty of adding a question (#0 us mathematicians like
lists to have an itme # 0 :).  #0 asks explicitly, do you have a low
income unit...

Robin, we'd very much like to see the compiled survey results for
cohousing communities.

Robin, are you working with my buddy Maruja at Univ of Florida (who toured
Danish cohousing last year also)?

Fred

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My name is Robin Grunwald, I am a grad student at the University of
Florida in the Urban & Regional Planning Program specializing in housing
and sustainable community development.  I am also a VISTA volunteer (US
Peace Corps)  writing a manual for non-profit organizations on how to step
by step develop a sustainable community while I simultaneously develop
one.

Part of the Appendix and my research is to put together a table of
different types of housing communities - that include affordable units
within the community - for the reader to use as a contact/reference for
elements they may want to include in their community.

If your community has any affordable housing units ( affordable being
Households in the Very Low to Low Income range - 50% to 80% of the Median
Family Income range, i.e.; Alachua County Median Family Income is $42,700
so Households earning between 21k and 34k are in the very low to low 
range) there are many non-profit organizations that would appreciate 
whatever information you can share.

Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions and add any
comments you would like to share.  If your community is still in the
development stages, please fill out whatever information you can anyway.

0. Does your community has any affordable housing units ( affordable being
Households in the Very Low to Low Income range (further def. above)?

If so, please complete the following and return to Robin Grunwald
<ranrg [at] ufl.edu> 

1. How old is your community - please indicate if still in the dev stages

2. What percentage of your community does fall into the above affordable
housing category?

3. Is your community urban, suburban, or rural ?

4. Is it single family, multifamily, townhouses, attached, ...?

5.  For sale or rentals ?

6.  Mixed Use ? (community is not just housing units but commercial and or
offices)

7.  Are the units clustered ? Courtyards ?

8.  Did residents serve as own developers or hire a development company ?

9.  Name of development company ?

10. Is there daycare on the premises ?

Please add any comments or information you would like included-maybe
unique features of the community.

Thank you so much for your time and efforts,

Robin Grunwald

ranrg [at] ufl.edu