Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: affordability as a motive to join cohousing

[Hans Tilstra (tilstra]

> Elizabeth Stevenson wrote that the history of people getting into
cohousing just for the affordability is not good-it's dismal, in fact.

In the recent Houses 2002 edition of Fine Home Building
(http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/sph005_toc.asp ) one article
describes how in inner-city Atlanta, a middle class home creates a positive
osmosis alongside its low-income neighbors. Similarly, I can imagine that
middle class cohousing can fit comfortably alongside low-income neighbours.

I'm hoping to introduce a cohousing proposal in the redevelopment of a
run-down semi-retirement village. Rather than get people into cohousing for
affordability, I'm hoping that cohousing will enable socio-economic
diversification.

Any guesses as challenges ahead?

Hans
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~cohouse


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