Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Community opportunity - Treehouse

[Laura Fitch, A.I.A. (lfitch]

Posting it as you did is one of the best ways.  Putting a link in the 
communities section of the cohousing.org website is another.  Laura

Johanna Halbeisen wrote:

> Laura - I will keep your name and your offer handy.  It is a little 
> backwards to the way co-housing communities usually develop, but I'm 
> hoping it will spark interest.  Do you have any suggestions about ways 
> to find people who might be interested?
> Johanna
>
> > Johnanna,
> >
> > I am very familiar with Treehouse Community as the developers toured 
> > Pioneer Valley Cohousing and have committed to work with Mary and 
> > myself as "community design consultants".  I think it has a fabulous 
> > mission and I say this with some authority as I am currently caring 
> > for two foster children in community.  Pioneer Valley has had about 
> > 14 foster children live in our community in the past eight years - 5 
> > have been adopted - 1 foster family now has a fabulous ongoing 
> > relationship with recovered birth mom.
> >
> > I know the current possible property in East Hampton - it is quite 
> > nice with nice views and good proximity to Northampton, Mount Tom, 
> > and schools.  They intend to develop market rate housing adjacent to 
> > the Treehouse Community - but wouldn't it be fabulous if this could 
> > be a second community as cohousing?!  I think it would create more of 
> > the village that many individual cohousing communities want.
> >
> > Mary and I would love to meet with folks interested in this 
> > community, answer questions about living in cohousing, cohousing 
> > development, and arrange a tour of  Pioneer Valley (Amherst) and 
> > Pathways (Northampton). I would also be glad to share my stories 
> > about foster parenting in community to potential Treehouse residents.
> >
> > Best, Laura Fitch
> >
> > --
> > Laura Fitch, A.I.A.
> > Principal Architect
> >
> > KRAUS-FITCH ARCHITECTS, INC.
> > 110 Pulpit Hill Rd.
> > Amherst, MA  01002
> > 413-549-5799
> > 413-549-7918 (fax)
> >
> > lfitch [at] krausfitch.com
> >
> >
> > Johanna Halbeisen wrote:
> >
> > > I have many friends in co-housing communities in my area and am 
> > > familiar with the structure.  I am becoming involved in another 
> > > intentional community of sorts.  I am a part of the Treehouse 
> > > Community starting in Western Massachusetts.  It will be an 
> > > intergenerational community for foster and adoptive families.  (The 
> > > web site is http://www.treehousecommunities.org .)  The land we are 
> > > buying will have about 20 house lots for sale apart from but 
> > > adjacent to Treehouse.  This would be a marvelous place for a 
> > > co-housing or similar group that would like to work with or next to 
> > > our community. I will have more details soon.
> > >
> > > I am looking for places to post this information where people 
> > > wanting to form a community might see it.  Any and all suggestions 
> > > welcome!
> > > Johanna Halbeisen
> > > Northampton, MA
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Laura Fitch, A.I.A.
Principal Architect

KRAUS-FITCH ARCHITECTS, INC.
110 Pulpit Hill Rd.
Amherst, MA  01002
413-549-5799
413-549-7918 (fax)

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