Cohousing-L Mailing List: Cohousing in Sarasota, Florida

[VAN DEIST (vandeist]

Zev is marketing Oak Vista Village for the RANMAR Development Company, but they 
are not the only game in town.  The Suncoast Elder Cohousing Community was 
formed anew in September and has had two workshops and a social.  We will be 
having out first organizational meeting on November 17th at the Selby Library 
in Sarasota.  Many of the potential cohousers have been with us for four years 
as we have attempted projects first in Englewood and then Venice and now 
Sarasota.  Our group has had an attraction to Cracker-style, detached cottages 
and has had a site plan developed for 24 cottages and a common house clustered 
around an open commons.  

Through my 501.C.3, nonprofit company, HomeShare Florida, cooperation is being 
sought with the Community Housing Trust of Sarasota County to partner in the 
development of elder cohousing.  By having both nonprofits use grants for site 
purchase, site development, and legal costs for setting up the condominium 
documents, we hope to keep the price of the units lower.  

We have several, 5-acre, sites under consideration and have met with County 
Zoning for a review of our site plan.  So far, so good, and we will be meeting 
next with the County Building Department.  We are looking forward to Zev's 
workshops.  I plan to attend and have encouraged our members to attend.  Zev 
had assisted us in our Englewood effort, and I'm sure that he will do his usual 
fantastic job with Oak Vista Village.  I don't see our projects as being 
competitive, and the Suncoast's future cohousers should find what they want in 
one or the other of our communities.  They've gone from zero choices to the 
possibility of two choices for cohousing.  

You can find us on MeetUp.com.  Search "Suncoast Elder Cohousing Community" and 
enter zip code 34232.

Van Deist, M.Ed., NHA
Suncoast Elder Cohousing Community
VP, Co-founder, HomeShare Florida
Member,  Seniors Advisory Council of the Sarasota County Commission
Chairman, Housing & Residential Regulations Committee, SCOPE
vandeist [at] msn.com
941.223.5880
         

> From: zabaldo [at] earthlink.net
> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:04:49 -0500
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Cohousing in Sarasota, Florida
> 
> 
> Zev -- congrats to you and the team spearheading this new cohousing community 
> in FL.    The project is getting a LOT of play PR wise.  I must 5 news 
> articles in my in-box just from  yesterday!
> 
> I look forward to hearing about your progress in bringing this new community 
> to life!
> 
> Best --
> 
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church VA
> 703 663 3911
> 
> On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Zev Paiss wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hello Friends,
> > 
> > I wanted to announce that cohousing has taken root in Florida!
> > 
> > After 4 years and two earlier starts, we have drawn together a  
> > developer, an architect, and a beautiful 10-acre property in Sarasota,  
> > Florida. The name of the community is Oak Vista Village and the first  
> > weekend workshop on the Cohousing Development Process will be held on  
> > November 19-21. Let me know if you would like additional information  
> > and check out the website at www.OakVistaVillage.com.
> > 
> > Zev Paiss
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