Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: affordability/ Habitat possible

[BSteph (BSteph]

San Jose, CA also saw a similar reaction when a women's community group 
wanted to develop it's land for a Hispanic neighborhood, building housing, a 
community center, etc. Cohousing was to be the model and input was sought 
from the neighborhood. Most didn't want that model, but desired a sfh with 
the incumbent privacy, after living in crowded quarters. The project was 
built, but many compromises were made. It is a successful community today. 
The irony was that many of the neighbors could't afford to buy the homes once 
they were priced. They can be involved in the community center, however. 

>The conclusion seemed to be that for most really low-income folks the idea
>of living in a group, going to meetings, having to make decisions with other
>people, and all the other mechanisms of cohousing were kind of appalling -
>the exact opposite of what they wanted.

Stephanie
San Jose
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