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Cohousing in close-in Portland

July 25, 2007 by Dave 4 Comments

Cohousing.orgI’ve casually followed Portland’s cohousing developments for a few years, refraining from getting involved until something cropped up closer to town (Trillium Hollow and Cascadia Commons have been around for years, but are both relatively suburban).

Community doesn’t just happen, especially nowadays; cohousing advocates know this.  We shouldn’t bowl alone, and we shouldn’t live completely detached lives in front of our televisions surrounded by locked doors and chemically treated lawns.  Establishing intentional communities is one way we can increase our social capital.

Portland Architecture recently covered Daybreak Cohousing: Co-Ho In No-Po: The Encouraging Trend of Tenant-Driven Mutlifamily Housing. The article piqued my interest once again into exploring Portland-area cohousing communities. Daybreak is far enough into the planning stage to have architectural designs and a chunk of land in the Overlook area. And they’re going to have an information table at the Division/Clinton Street Fair Saturday, so maybe it’s time I took a closer look.

Here are some local cohousing groups:

  • Cascadia Commons
  • Daybreak Cohousing
  • East Portland Cohousing
  • Peninsula Park Commons
  • Trillium Hollow

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Comments

  1. Colleen says

    November 14, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Looking for people interested in lower cost senior co-housing with small footprint in the city.

  2. Ryan says

    December 14, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    I am looking to start a co-housing project in close-in NE Portland.
    Please send me an email if interested.

    ryko@monkeyjump.org

  3. Eric says

    May 6, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Interested in talking to anyone who knows of discussions about future development of co-housing in the Tigard, Sherwood, and Newberg area.

  4. Judy Smith says

    September 25, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Hi Colleen,
    I just saw your entry dated 11/14/10. I also am looking for a cohousing community in the inner city of Portland. Wondered if you have found any thing yet or are you still looking. Very interested you what you may have found.

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