Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Fwd: the failure of cohousing in the united states

[Robert Heinich (robert_heinich]

And Robin lives in larger house design (House B).  I live in a smaller House A. 
 

Eno Commons was designed to be afforable cohousing.  Only two house designs and 
only two lot sizes.  The folks who bought the larger lots a bit of premium in 
order to enable the duplex HouseAs be more affordable.  There was an option for 
the House A to be less expensive by having the upstairs not a living area but 
an attic.  No one choose that option.

I know Pacifica Cohousing (Carrboro, NC) incorporate many features to less 
expensive and worked out a deal with Carrboro for affordable housing for some 
unit.  (Speak to them about details.)

BTW, we have found that the larger houses sell faster than the smaller design.


-Robert Heinich
 Eno Commons Cohousing Neighborhood
 Durham, NC


-- "Carol Burrell" <Logomanc [at] io.com> wrote:
Thanks, Robin. That's encouraging to hear.

Carol.

Alexander Robin A said:
> There are several cohousings in the Triangle area. The cost of houses in
> ours, for example, are lower than the average in the surrounding
> neighborhoods. And the cost here includes a lot of additional common
> facilities such as Meeting house, common land and garden.
>
> So while some are quite expensive, many are trying hard to be
> affordable.
>
> Robin Alexander
> Eno Commons, Durham NC
> alexande.robi [at] uwlax.edu
>

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