Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: article about senior cohousing

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Muriel — 

This sounds like a perfectly lovely cohousing community being organized from 
the ground up by the future residents.  They will share chores, at least 1 meal 
per week, democratically organized, designing the community themselves (w/ the 
architect!)

What part of the article raised flags for you?

Of course, I always recommend groups align themselves with a cohousing 
professional.  The article seems to show that the group is working on its own.  
But maybe the writer just didn’t cover that one issue.   Development is 
complex, expensive and one boo-boo can cause a cascade of issues from which you 
may not recover.  Buy some insurance from the start — work w/ a coho pro.

Thanks for alerting me to this group, Muriel!

Best —

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Ex. Dir. & Mbr. Board of Directors
Mid Atlantic Cohousing
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church, VA
202.546.4654
zabaldo [at] earthlink.net

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And we aren’t even that old yet!
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> On Mar 3, 2022, at 10:09 AM, Muriel Kranowski <murielk [at] vt.edu> wrote:
> 
> Someone is planning a small project in Lakeland, FL that they are calling
> cohousing -- it looks like a different variety of cohousing, maybe to the
> point where it really isn't cohousing. The target audience is half senior
> citizens and half people with disabilities, only 12 units. The developer's
> goal is to combat loneliness in these two groups.
> 
> There's an article about it in the Tampa Bay TImes:
> https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/11/26/to-fight-loneliness-tampa-bay-seniors-to-give-cohousing-a-try/
> 
> The article calls cohousing a radical housing model. Hmm. I wonder what the
> developer told the reporter.
>   Muriel @ Shadowlake Village in Blacksburg
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