Banks Throw Co-Housing Project a Curveball
The design of the Brooklyn Co-Housing Group’s new home may be passive, but their bankers certainly aren’t. According to an email that went out to the 600 or people who’ve expressed some kind of interest in being a part of the cooperative living experiment, the lender has just upped the percentage of the project that…
The design of the Brooklyn Co-Housing Group’s new home may be passive, but their bankers certainly aren’t. According to an email that went out to the 600 or people who’ve expressed some kind of interest in being a part of the cooperative living experiment, the lender has just upped the percentage of the project that must be presold from 51 to 75. “We are not daunted we will just have to grow faster than previously anticipated,” said Rick, Nancy, Miriam, Victor, Rob, Joel, Sue, Brian, Trish, Elvira, Ed, Merce, Kim, Jasper, Carl, Elsie, Lissa, Gracie, JoAnn, Tiger, Caden, Ken, Hilary, Marina, Marion, Max, Kristi and Alex. In other news, the first 16 families have already picked out their apartments in the complex at 1901 8th Avenue in Windsor Terrace. If you think you might be interested, there’s an orientation session this Saturday at the Memorial Baptist Church on 16th Street at 8th Avenue at 2 p.m.
Co-Housing Building May Be ‘Most Energy Efficient’ in NYC [Brownstoner]
Brooklyn Co-Housing Lands in Greenwood Heights [Brownstoner] GMAP
Rendering from Brooklyn Co-Housing Website
LOL sam sect in the city ahhahahahahahahha good one! maybe i should join something like this. maybe i wouldnt be so cranky and my life would have meaning. hmm nah, i prefer my privacy too much
*rob*
I actually agree with Rob. There is something kind of creepy about accepting your neighbors as a sort of extended family. I have enough problems and commitments with my real family. My guesss is that people who cannot get along with their real families opt for this as a surrogate reality.
And the title of that show is “Sect in City”.
I have no problem with these folks living any way they want.
But are they just trying to attract new members with all this publicity? Or are they pushing a ‘more sustainable than thou’ agenda?
Adults don’t subject themselves to this bullshit.
I live with my mommy. She won’t let me have any friends over but that is OK since I don’t have any friends.
“it doesnt seem just a tad too Utah to anyone else?!”
That’s where the Asshats came from!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
I give these guys 8 months before they all start suing each other.
it doesnt seem just a tad too Utah to anyone else?!
*rob*
I wish these people lots of luck. There are lots of pluses to this sort of set up… But most people, including me, don’t have what it takes, unfortunately. I’m betting the childless will do better in this sort of environment than those with children, though. People are much more tolerant of their own children then others. Although if it does work, there is great co-op childcare opportunity, and that in itself could be enough to make it work.