Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing ... in New York City -- Aisha

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

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I recently learned of a group of 10 families who purchased and live in an
apartment building in Harlem. They've lived there for awhile. I think the
Swedish model Fred describes is probably the most "practical" in New York
in terms of space layout & price considerations.

Aisha

Fred H Olson <fholson [at] cohousing.org> wrote: On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Chet 
Hazan 
Nycguy667 [at] aol.com  wrote (Fred posted):

> I am a NYC resident and was wondering whether there are any cohousing
> communities in New York City. If anyone has any information I'd
> appreciate hearing about it. Thanks in advance.
> Chet Hazan

Another thought I (Fred) had is that if I wanted to build in NYC,
I'd consider the Swedish model - "kollektivhus" which is basically an
apartment building with the first floor and basement being common space.
The typical US / Danish townhouse-like layout may require more land
than is available / affordable in many areas of NYC.

Cambridge Cohousing's (Mass. US) main building is similar
(they also have some townhouses and "flats".)

BO-90 cohousing in Copenhagen is a good example also. 
See links via my Urban Cohousing page:
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/~fholson/cohousing/urban/

Fred

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