Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Rentals and aging in community

[S. Kashdan (skashdan]

By more age diversity, I mean more children and more children of various 
different ages, and more older people, and more
adults of different ages in-between. When we moved in there was at least one 
couple
in their late 20s. However, our rented studios are rented by people beyond 
their twenties. Seattle may be an exceptional situation because we have many 
rentals of large houses which are shared by young people from various 
backgrounds and interests. The city does have a serious shortage of 
affordable and low-income homes for individuals and families who want more 
privacy, but, we do have an adequate supply of rented rooms in shared houses 
for those young people who feel comfortable with that way of living.

Sylvie

Jackson Place Cohousing
800 Hiawatha Place South
Seattle, WA 98144
www.seattlecohousing.org
info [at] jacksonplacecohousing.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richart Keller" <richart.keller [at] gmail.com>
To: "'Cohousing-L'" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:03 AM
Subject: [C-L]_ Rentals and aging in community



By more age divesity, do you mean more young families?

Rick

Richart Keller, AICP
Pioneer Valley Cohousing
120 Pulpit Hill Road #25
Amherst, MA 01002
413-835-0011
401 486-2677 (cell)



-----Original Message-----
From: S. Kashdan [mailto:skashdan [at] cablespeed.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 9:42 AM
To: Cohousing-L
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Condos & Cohousing



Here at Jackson Place Cohousing in Seattle, Washington, our legal
organization is also condominium. We are getting ready to celebrate our
tenth year anniversary this coming fall. We definitely have more children
and more age diversity than when we first moved in, with three children,
including one newborn. Our residents currently range from a few months to
the eighties. We have 27 homes, and 9 of them are owned by parents with
children. We have 16 children, ranging in age from just a few months to the
teens.  We also have individual adult residents living without partners,
both owners and renters, who range in age from the thirties to the
seventies. We currently have 16 adult men, including 4 renters. We have 25
adult women, including 3 renters. In our case, only 2 homes are entirely
rented out. The other renters have rooms in homes where the owners also
live. A number of years ago, we had 1 renter with a child. But she is no
longer here, and none of the current renters have children. All of our
children have parents who are owners.

Sylvie

Sylvie Kashdan
Jackson Place Cohousing
800 Hiawatha Place South
Seattle, WA 98144
www.seattlecohousing.org
info [at] jacksonplacecohousing.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kay Wilson Fisk" <kwwilson [at] bartcommunity.org>
To: "'Cohousing-L'" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Condos & Cohousing


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One thing that has made a difference for us is that we have seven rental
units. Of the 14-16 total kid population, 8-10 kids live in rental units.

We have been talking about reducing the number of rental units allowed, but
are coming to realize that they account for most of our young families, and
thus, our age diversity. We are still considering the trade-offs.

Kay
Meadow Wood Condo
Bremerton, WA

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