Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Writing back to NPR “1A” about cohousing

[Lynne MARKELL (lmarkell]

Thanks Rachael. I did not know that there was an Affordable Cohousing group and 
I have been to their website. This organization would be the most appropriate 
organization to develop a listing of the various government, charitable, non 
profit groups to help cohousing groups create affordable units.

If anyone has access to the staff or board, I would urge you to pass this need 
on to them.
Of course if you know that they already have this list , let me know.
I was pleased to see that they list four cohousing groups that 

Lynne Markell, 
Lmarkell [at] rogers.com
(613) 842-5222



> On Aug 30, 2019, at 12:26 PM, Rachel Ackoff <rachel.ackoff [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am part of a group in Portland, Maine working to create a mixed income
> cohousing community. We are exploring government funding as well as
> incorporating as a limited equity housing cooperative, among other
> affordability strategies.
> 
> Rocky Corner Cohousing has the most affordable units that I know of -- 40%
> http://rockycorner.org
> 
> You may want to connect with the folks at http://www.affordablecohousing.org
> 
> I'd love to connect with other cohousers working on this!
> 
> Rachel
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 9:35 AM Beth Baker <bethbaker [at] rcn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I’m a freelance writer who covers aging.  In my book, With a Little Help
>> from Our Friends—Creating Community as We Grow Older, I have a chapter on
>> co-housing. In the book.  There, and in freelance articles I’ve done, I’ve
>> found a few affordable co-housing communities.  One is Sand River
>> Co-housing in Santa Fe which is intentionally affordable.  It’s also for
>> people over 55, but as a model it could work for all ages.  Another
>> co-housing model for older people is ElderSpirit in Abingdon, Va.  They are
>> intentionally mixed income, and a significant number of units are
>> affordable rentals, rather than market rate purchase.  Generally, the
>> trade-off is you get some financing help from the government, which has
>> strings attached that can sometimes be problematic.  But definitely a path
>> that I think more co-housing communities might pursue.  I’m on vacation
>> now, but feel free to pass these ideas along to Joshua Johnson.
>> 
>> 
>> Beth Baker
>> 12 Sherman Avenue
>> Takoma Park, MD 20912
>> (301)537-1597 (cell)
>> bethbaker [at] rcn.com
>> www.bethbaker.net <http://www.bethbaker.net/>
>> Facebook.com/withhelpfromourfriends <
>> https://www.facebook.com/withhelpfromourfriends>
>> 
>> Author, With a Little Help from Our Friends--Creating Community as We Grow
>> Older (Vanderbilt University Press, May 2014)
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 29, 2019, at 11:38 AM, Susan Green <susan.mx [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ann,
>>> Are there any examples of affordable cohousing  to describe if we respond
>>> to Joshua Johnson? I’m aware of several partnerships with city offices of
>>> affordable housing that have mostly market rate units. Are there
>> cohousing
>>> communities that have all affordable units? Is anyone even close to
>>> reporting to 1 A on that?
>>> 
>>> Susan Green
>>> Aria Cohousing
>>> Denver
>>> 
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>>>> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:53:04 -0400
>>>> From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
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>>>> Hi all ?
>>>> 
>>>> This morning on 1A,  Joshua Johnson,  tackles the issue of affordable
>>>> housing.  He focuses on Minneapolis but also nationwide looking for
>> answers
>>>> to the housing crisis plaguing American cities.
>>>> 
>>>> Right at the very end of the live show a text or email is read asking if
>>>> cohousing might be an answer.  Johnson then invites listeners to write
>> in
>>>> about their experiences w/ cohousing.
>>>> 
>>>> So I did.
>>>> 
>>>> Would you also like to do this?
>>>> 
>>>> You can listen to the show here  ? unfortunately I don?t see a way to
>> Fast
>>>> Forward.  But you should listen to the whole show cause it?s good.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> https://wamu.org/story/19/08/28/1a-across-america-how-u-s-cities-are-tackling-the-affordable-housing-crisis/
>>>> 
>>>> You can email Joshua Johnson and 1A  at:
>>>> 
>>>> 1A [at] wamu.org
>>>> 
>>>> Fred Olson? you may be particularly interested in this episode.  :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Best --
>>>> 
>>>> Ann Zabaldo
>>>> Takoma Village Cohousing
>>>> Washington, DC
>>>> Member, Board of Directors
>>>> Mid Atlantic Cohousing
>>>> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
>>>> Falls Church, VA
>>>> 202.546.4654
>>>> 
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>>>> 
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