Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Lot development walkability [was: Getting started ...

[Jerry McIntire (jerry.mcintire]

Muriel has hit the nail on the head. The local market largely determines
the housing mix. We are in an entirely rural area and small lots are a big
step for most people here. Still, we plan to put all 15 houses on less than
4 acres and to have a few plexes. Proximity and the common house will
foster plenty of interaction.

Jerry

Jerry McIntire
Stone's Throw Ecovillage, in the heart of Wisconsin's beautiful Driftless
region
http://stonesthrowcommunity.wordpress.com/
1-608-637-6620

On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Muriel Kranowski <murielk [at] vt.edu> wrote:

>
> I suspect you're right, Fred, that lot-development cohousing isn't as
> densely built. We have a mix of duplexes, single-family houses, and a small
> row of narrow townhouses. Buildings (whether single, duplexed, or the
> townhouse row and its neighboring houses) are about 20 feet apart. We're on
> three "streets" that converge on common areas including the CH.
>
> You have to build what your local housing market will support. This is a
> semi-rural college town and most non-students want a house with some land
> around it. I don't know if we could have succeeded with all contiguous
> units or flats. But we may well be a little bit less "cohousy" than more
> compact communities.
>    Muriel at Shadowlake Village, Blacksburg VA
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