Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Eastern Village Cohousing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> For the most part, the unit mix will be set by the resident mix.  When 
> the
> developer started the project, he presented a mix of units heavy on 
> the 1-
> and 2-bedroom sizes. Then we joined (traditional family of 4) and 
> asked for a
> 4-bedroom unit.  Then several members asked for 3-bedroom units.  And 
> so on.
> The current unit mix, with about 20 units spoken for, includes more 
> larger
> units and has a unit total around 51 or so.  Still subject to change, 
> of
> course.

The same developer built Takoma Village and this method of not 
determining the final sizes of the units until the very, very end is a 
very, very good one. He set up the design in a modular plan and did not 
do final architectural drawings until he was ready to go for a 
construction loan. Depending on demand, he could change "stacks" of 
apartments.

In our case he changed the two bedroom duplexes to two bedroom flats 
when the duplexes didn't sell.  Saved a ton of money in redesign costs 
(new architectural drawings) and sold more units faster as well.

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

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