cohousing
noun
co·hous·ing
(ˌ)kō-ˈhau̇-ziŋ 
often attributive
: semi-communal housing consisting of a cluster of private homes and a shared community space (as for cooking or laundry facilities)
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The Happy Home Shared by 26 Women (Anita Chaudhuri, The Guardian, August 2023)
New Ground, the UK’s first cohousing community solely for women over the age of 50, is a testament to endurance.
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Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
For those wanting their own space, but seeking the benefits of community and camaraderie, cohousing is a viable alternative.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Spevak, who owns Orange Splot, which designs and builds cohousing and other small communities, spoke of the mismatch between houses and resident needs.
—oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2021
Despite this affinity and more than a decade of work, the root system of North American Jewish cohousing remains shallow.
—Rachelle Stein-Wotten, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2020
Alissa Ballot, 64, is planning to leave her 750-square-foot apartment in downtown Chicago and put down roots in a multigenerational cohousing community where neighbors typically share dining and recreation areas and often help one another.
—Judith Graham, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020
A decade or so ago, the [then-editor of Cookie magazine] discussed her and her in-laws' cohousing arrangement.
—Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020
There is also a growing movement in senior housing known as cohousing, in which homeowners have their own units but share a common living space and other resources.
—Julie Halpert, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2018
There’s also senior cohousing, in which older adults choose to live in the same house, same building, or same neighborhood and share expenses and services, such as rides to doctors and home repair.
—Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 21 Sep. 2017
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Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
For those wanting their own space, but seeking the benefits of community and camaraderie, cohousing is a viable alternative.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Spevak, who owns Orange Splot, which designs and builds cohousing and other small communities, spoke of the mismatch between houses and resident needs.
—oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2021
Despite this affinity and more than a decade of work, the root system of North American Jewish cohousing remains shallow.
—Rachelle Stein-Wotten, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2020
Alissa Ballot, 64, is planning to leave her 750-square-foot apartment in downtown Chicago and put down roots in a multigenerational cohousing community where neighbors typically share dining and recreation areas and often help one another.
—Judith Graham, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020
A decade or so ago, the [then-editor of Cookie magazine] discussed her and her in-laws' cohousing arrangement.
—Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020
There is also a growing movement in senior housing known as cohousing, in which homeowners have their own units but share a common living space and other resources.
—Julie Halpert, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2018
There’s also senior cohousing, in which older adults choose to live in the same house, same building, or same neighborhood and share expenses and services, such as rides to doctors and home repair.
—Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 21 Sep. 2017
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“Cohousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cohousing. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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