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CoHousing Houston

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Home-sharing
  • Urban

Founding year

  • 2017

What we do

We are a forming cohousing community in Houston Texas. We are under construction, building a 33-unit cohousing community. Our site is a walkable urban area inside Loop 610 with good access to public transportation.
Our membership ranges from retired corporate execs to young families with children and everything in between. We’re looking for enthusiastic future cohousers to join us in this adventure.
Our professional team includes:
Katie McCamant, development consultant
English & Associates (our local Houston expert) and Caddis Architects (our cohousing experts)
David Kelley, developer
Check us out:
o Visit our web site (https://www.cohousinghouston.com/) and subscribe to our newsletter to get monthly updates.
o Join our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/cohousinghouston/)
o Attend one of our many public information meetings every month on Zoom. Register here: https://www.cohousinghouston.com/events.
Or just drop us a line at in**@**************on.com and we’ll give you a call.

Our Mission

We envision a multigenerational, community-minded group of neighbors who share the values of connection and sustainability.

  • Purpose
  • Home-sharing
  • Community type
  • Cohousing

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2017
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2026
  • Started living together
  • 42 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
51

How to join

Come get to know us! We are very close to moving in and still have units available. Please contact us for a tour or 1/1 phone conversation. See our website www.cohousinghouston.com.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Email us at in**@**************on.com

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
The community will be structured as an HOA. Members will buy and own their own units.
There will be monthly HOA dues to cover maintenance, reserve funds, etc. The amount is not yet finalized. Please call to discuss latest estimates.

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Large Scale Kitchen, Swingsets & play areas, Internet

Substance use culture

  • Substance use is frequent and public in the community
  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Age demographics

  • Family-focused (many children and parents)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Urban

Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Land area size
    1.5 acres

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Location

  • Texas, United States

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6 years ago

Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves Books for Sale

Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves, Charles Durrett and Kathryn McCamant introduce Cohousing with stories and pictures of both Danish and American communities. Beautiful photographs and line drawings illustrate the warmly written account of how these communities came to be. Specific information on legal and financial aspects of working with developers, group process, and design issues make this book informative as well as inspiring. This is the book which brought Cohousing to North America. This book is the much prized second edition which has become a rarer and somewhat of a collectors item. Its community case studies were not included in the more recent publication. It preceded Creating Cohousing which is widely available. I acquired 25 cases from a local distributor who closed down. If you would like three or more copies for yourself, to share with your friends or to market your group, please let me know. I would love for them to be made useful and find great homes. Books are paperback (hard copy was not an option at the time from the publisher) all brand new, in Oakland (CA) so could be picked in Oakland or mailed to you. I would very much like to recuperate what I paid which is $10 per book. So, If you would like three or more shipped, I will add the postage, packing and handling fees. I have sold several cases (18 books per case) for $150 per case ($8 per book). I have a little wiggle room on the pricing. Please let me know if you are interested. Use the Send Message button on this page.

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