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
  • The high-floor condo in at the Aston Martin Residences Miami measures in at about 5,000 square feet with five bedrooms, two terraces, and endless views over Biscayne Bay.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Rising in its place will be an Epicure gourmet market, which the restaurant’s owners believe will better cater to the residents of the new Northeast Miami-Dade, with its luxury hotels and canyons of high-rise condos.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Resting on the top two floors of the 33-story Sterling Plaza Tower, a 127-unit development built in the mid-1980s, the duplex has four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 3,600 square feet.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Within about two minutes of arriving at the Catherine Simmons Avenue home, officers shot and killed McGill in the doorway of the duplex.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • An elderly Jew, not Russian, who is the treasurer of the condominium board.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The 7,000-square-foot condominium holds views spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a misconception that becoming a low-cost leader in an industry can be achieved by implementing one-off programs aimed at efficiency improvement and waste reduction.
    Thomas Hout, Harvard Business Review, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Part of that has to do with the efficiency of the setup, which zips through Alex’s plan with a speed that leaves little room for deeper consideration.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Streaming adds an interesting dimension to the conversation as studios aren’t releasing many rom-coms in theaters.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Note: the premier seaview studio is perfect for a pretend, lusty honeymoon escape as the oversized king bed was positioned for maximum sea-view appreciation (and espresso in bed in the mornings).
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Douglas Elliman Beyond the royal-azure door of a brick building on Nelson Street is a truly charming floor-through that might just be worth the third-floor walk-up.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
  • 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
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 16 Apr. 2025.

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