Cohousing-L Mailing List: Cohousing tours and conversations for professionals

[Trish Becker-Hafnor (trish]

Hi there,

Next weekend is your chance to step inside one of Seattle’s most well-known 
cohousing communities and kick off a three-part series exploring cohousing in 
practice. This series of tours and conversations is designed for cohousing 
professionals, allied practitioners, and anyone curious about cohousing and 
community-rooted housing models, leading up to The Cohousing Summit: Seattle on 
May 16, 2026.

Cohousing: Development Models
Saturday, February 7 | 10:00am–12:00pm
Join us for a tour of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing (CHUC), a nationally 
recognized urban community across from Cal Anderson Park and the Capitol Hill 
light rail station. Featured in Grace Kim’s TED Talk, CHUC was founded in 2010 
and completed in 2016. Designed by Grace Kim and Mike Mariano of Schemata 
Workshop, the project includes 9 homes, a common house, courtyard, rooftop 
farm, and solar. Stay for a discussion on different development pathways for 
cohousing.
Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/9ht7v7k

Cohousing: Home Sales
Saturday, February 28 | 10:00am–12:00pm
Tour Corvidae Co-Op, a newly completed, developer-led cohousing community that 
creatively used ADU and DADU opportunities across two adjacent single-family 
lots. The result is 10 homes in a mix of types, including townhomes, a basement 
ADU, and a main house with three for-sale units. Developer and architect Leah 
Martin of Allied 8 will lead the tour, followed by a realtor-focused 
conversation on marketing homes in cohousing, moderated by Grace Kim.
Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/fnus3wa

Cohousing: Architectural Design
Saturday, March 28 | 10:00am–12:00pm
Explore Crow Woods, a recently completed cohousing community designed around a 
wooded outdoor space. After an earlier attempt to form a group, founder Jane 
Lester moved forward by purchasing property and developing the community 
herself. She partnered with architect Robert Humble of Hybrid Architects to 
create a 9-unit neighborhood that supports everyday connection. Jane and Robert 
will lead a tour and discussion on designing for community life, moderated by 
Mike Mariano of Schemata Workshop.
Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/s69w2wa

Join us for one event or all three to see how cohousing works on the ground, 
from development and design to home sales and lived experience.

Warmly,
Trish Becker
Cohousing Association of the US