Cohousing-L Mailing List: An example of affordable housing

[Rob Sandelin (floriferous]

Becky is referring to Ujima place.

And they are a case example of what can be  done, and their 8 units would be
in the 10% affordable which I mentioned. They are a high commitment group
where each person had to put in 1,500 hours of sweat equity. They also had
tons of volunteer help, the building supplies were donated and they got
their site donated from the city for a $1.

This is great stuff, and their are other examples like Vashon Cohousing
which landed several hundred thousand dollars of block grant money to fund 5
affordable households.


-----Original Message-----
From: cohousing-l [at] freedom2.mtn.org
[mailto:cohousing-l [at] freedom2.mtn.org]On Behalf Of Becky Schaller
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 5:03 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: The economic realities of Cohousing development


I wish I had more information about this. But I think it was several years
ago, someone posted a list of cohousing communities in the United States.
On this list, was a group from Chicago's west side.  I talked with one of
the members about a year or two ago because I was wanted to visit.   As it
turned out, I didn't visit, but from our conversation, it seemed they had
created some kind of affordable cohousing.  I think it wasn't exactly pure
cohousing, but I don't remember why.  They did get some kind of financial
help - although I don't know what kind.  And they were part of the cohousing
listing.  I also think they had a Swahilian name.  I know this is scant
little information, but someone who is investigating affordable cohousing
might want to learn more  about this particular community.  I would be
surprised if no one on this list had more specific information.
Becky