Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Size of Cohousing Communities

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

>  We have the chance now to
> switch out one duplex of the most expensive to a fourplex of the least.
> This would mean increasing our community from 34 to 36 households.  Does
> anyone have any data or comments about the effects of increasing a
> community from 34 to 36 households?

We didn't switch the number of units but we did change the type of units
mid-stream. More 2 bedroom flats were desired than the original 2-storey two
bedrooms. The change sold out the units.

10 large, expensive units seems like a lot. But you didn't say anything
about the type of units (freestanding lot development?) or the size of the
other units.

In the discussion sometime ago, the number of units has little relation to
the size of the community. A large number of units may have a smaller number
of residents than a smaller number of units.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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