Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: partnering with or giving development over to a developer

[Kay Wilson Fisk (caseyjackets]

For us, it was simple. We hired the contractor that was highly
recommended by our bank! He was one of the key developers of the
award-winning Poulsbo Place neighborhood:

http://www.residentialarchitect.com/awards/project-of-the-year.as
px

It turned out to be a good decision, as his connections came in
handy more than once.

Kay
Meadow Wood
www.mwcondo.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Liz Ryan Cole [mailto:lizryancole [at] me.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:02 AM
To: Cohousing-L
Subject: [C-L]_ partnering with or giving development over to a
developer


Pinnacle Cohousing at Loch Lyme Lodge (Lyme, NH
PinnacleProject.info) is finally moving "Beyond the Planning
Board" (seven years and it's not over yet, but we are going to
build at least 12 units as soon as we have 10 of them spoken for
- which is exciting! and we hope to move in during the spring of
2014, before our summer season at the Lodge)

We are talking to a developer we like, but could really use some
perspective from other cohousing communities (this developer has
worked with affordable housing, but not with cohousing) about
cost issues and shared decision making issues.  Can anyone who
has worked with a developer (rather than doing it all yourselves)
or has thoughts about working with a developer reply to me off
list?  Phone calls are fine too.

Thank you.  liz

PS - It even occurs to me that we could see if an experienced
developer who is not local would be willing/able to partner with
a local developer who doesn't know cohousing.  We have had some
very good help from individuals who have developed one more more
cohousing communities (not in New England), but who are not
actual "developers" from a bank's perspective (who are these
people? Why should we loan them any money?).  Perhaps this is a
failing - could we create a network of more local developers who
Wonderland could take under their wings/partner with, etc?




Liz Ryan Cole
lizryancole [at] me.com
Pinnacle Cohousing at Loch Lyme Lodge
Lyme, NH
Home 802.785.4124
Work 802.831.1240
Lodge 603-795-2141






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