Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: This is too cool ...

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

Well, that's pretty much AT THE TOP! The meal he attends could get very 
crowded! Shades of our first few dinners. Like 60 people. 

Very cool,
Sharon.


On 27 Apr 2012, at 12:08 PM, Ann Zabaldo wrote:

> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Yesterday, I attended a conference at the National Building Museum here in 
> Washington, DC.  Former HUD secretary, Henry Cisneros, gave the keynote 
> address.  It was for the advent of his newest book:  Independent for Life:  
> Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America.  
> 
> And in his keynote, when talking about other possible housing strategies, he 
> mentioned cohousing!  So I just toodled right up to him, had him sign my copy 
> of the book and invited him to dinner at Takoma Village.  He gave his card 
> and said he'd be "back east in May."  So I'm going to invite him!
> 
> Cohousing is finally getting known at the upper, upper, upper levels in the 
> housing game.
> 
> Cisneros now has his own private company, City View.  It's a real estate 
> development company w/ an interest in housing strategies.
> 
> Check out my blog post on 
> 
> http://www.MidAtlanticCohousing.org
> 
> I welcome your comments on my posting.  
> 
> In the next day or so I'll have a review of the book itself on 
> cohousingblog.com.  Welcome your comments there, too!
> 
> Too cool ... 
> 
> Best --
> 
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church VA
> 703-688-2646
> 
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