cohousing

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Recent Examples of cohousing Today, a variety of retirement homes geared toward them exists around the U.S. A cohousing complex with 28 single-story homes stands in Durham, North Carolina. Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025 The barrier to entry to build a cohousing development can be high, as this kind of new construction is subject to the same market dynamics as any new building. Katia Riddle, NPR, 1 Dec. 2024 Now aged 68 and 72, the two are living together again in Heartwood Commons, a cohousing community in Oklahoma. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohousing
Noun
  • Related Group is one of the largest and most prominent developers in the U.S., spanning affordable housing to luxury condo buildings, mainly in South Florida.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Homeowner associations and condos often allow contractors on common areas, such as pond shorelines, Portuallo said.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The additional single-family homes would sit on roughly 10 acres on the east side of the overall development and would be built in a second phase, after the original 62 duplexes and three-plexes, which have received final plat approval and are awaiting building permits.
    Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
  • While the county isn’t seeing immediate growth, Endicott said that there’s 1,752 residential building permits for single family, duplex, triplex and four-plex developments.
    Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her mint-green house in Frade, a gated condominium on the bay, served as a base for the expedition, whose members would relax around a table near a pool and a tree with fuchsia blossoms.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The partners plan to redevelop the property, which was originally built in 1975, into a 1,240-unit residential condominium. UOL, along with United Overseas Bank, is among the assets left by billionaire Wee Cho Yaw—who passed away in February last year at age 95—to his family.
    Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Knights struggled to maintain their early efficiency with Prince avoiding foul trouble in the second half.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Robert Morris shot just 42 percent, relying more on extra shots (78-58 advantage) rather than efficiency, and only managed eight free throws on 13 attempts (62%).
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At times, these characters surrounded by the green and gold blur of jungle and sunshine almost look fake, or as if they’re being shot in a studio.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Kinetica, the band’s fifth studio album, was released on July 26, 2024.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Upstairs are two spacious floor-through one-bed, one-bath apartments with windowed kitchens, both of which are green-lit for Airbnb in case there are slow periods at the shop.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Later, after the rest of the city’s inhabitants have been wiped out by a colossal storm, Baucis and Philemon issue their requests to the gods and are granted, first, a floor-through loft in Chinatown.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Pascal Chevallier Her duplex apartment, in the haut-monde 16th arrondissement, delights in a similar mix of bourgeois deference to French classicism and pleasure-seeking quirk.
    Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 31 July 2024

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“Cohousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohousing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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