Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Home for sale in Swan's Market Cohousing, Oakland CA

[Margo Solod (margosolod]

You could be describing our place. Down to the NIMBY which delayed
construction for 10 years, and which eventually rpiced many of the original
members out.

On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 10:20 PM Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:

> I'm involved in the current construction of a cohousing community. We are
> subject to the market forces that are affecting all new construction --
> labor and material shortages, increasing regulation, land use restrictions,
> cost of financing, etc. It's really hard.
>
> There's nothing deluxe about our homes. We have vinyl flooring, decent
> quality cabinets and countertops, mid-level plumbing and light fixtures. No
> gold-plated bidets here. Our one splurge is geothermal HVAC, which should
> pay for itself in a few years, and the common house.
>
> It rankles to hear people accuse cohousing of being elitist and
> exclusionary when we're building this as affordably as possible while still
> meeting building code. Many of us have worked our butts off for 5+ years
> and are struggling to afford our future homes.
>
> If I could blame any one single factor, it would be my fellow boomers who
> opposed any growth or development and made it next to impossible to build.
> Thanks, NIMBYs. You were focused on protecting your own property values but
> you've irreparably damaged the American housing market.
>
> Katie HenryHeartwood Commons - Tulsa
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