The two California architects now run CoHousing Company. Durrett said there are 50 cohousing communities across the country today, twice as many as there were three years ago. There are seven in the Puget Sound area. Durrett said cohousing fills a void. Other neighborhoods are determined by developers, bureaucrats and bankers.
Quality of life is where cohousing begins.
Dixon said the group needs at least 15 families on board before they can purchase land. When they are ready, each family will pay for the construction cost of its home. The work will be done by a developer. Dixon and Karczewski said people not familiar with cohousing are most concerned about privacy. You don't have to socialize with anybody if you don't want to.