hindesky Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 https://www.houstoniamag.com/home-and-real-estate/2021/02/kathleen-english-cohousing-houston-east-end#.YB2dulFaibE.reddit HOUSTON’S FIRST-EVER COHOUSING COMMUNITY IS UNDERWAY in the East End: Last spring, a group of like-minded livers selected a site at 115 Lennox Ave to construct Cohousing Houston, which puts connection and the environment ahead of just about everything else. Cohousing communities are intentional collections of private homes clustered around a communal living space. At Cohousing Houston, residents from up to 33 member homes must (get this!) make decisions about their community via consensus and will (gasp!) interact with their neighbors through shared spaces, like kitchens, meals, and greenspaces. Kathleen English, founder of English + Associates Architects, and her husband are one of 14 member households that are already onboard for the project that’s slated to wrap up in fall 2022. She and her firm also happen to be designing the property and homes there—which range from $330,000 to $780,000 for one to four bedrooms—with the help of Caddis Collaborative out of Boulder, Colorado. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndwardOG Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Insane to think this is coming to the neighborhood and only a few blocks away from my house. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I'm still trying to figure out the market for this. $330k for a one bedroom in East End doesn't even sound right. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thedistrict84 Posted February 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2021 6 hours ago, BeerNut said: I'm still trying to figure out the market for this. $330k for a one bedroom in East End doesn't even sound right. High price Communal living Environmentally friendly The target market for this is obviously Californian transplants. 6 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) A long-anticipated cohousing development is finally coming to fruition as a group of Houstonians break ground on what’s being described as the first cohousing development in Texas. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/What-if-your-neighbors-were-seen-as-extended-16792209.php#photo-21938193 Edited January 21, 2022 by hindesky 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 The group has a website for the project. https://www.cohousinghouston.com The developer. http://www.trooninc.com The architects. https://caddispc.com/on-the-boards/ https://www.english-architects.com/copy-of-fire-station-90-4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 FWIW, their about-us page says that they have "25 committed member households" Also, kind of impressed that they just published their 50th podcast episode https://www.cohousinghouston.com/podcast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Article about Texas first Cohousing in "Building Design + Construction"....... "A new residential community concept will break ground in East End Houston on Jan. 21, 2022. The multimillion-dollar cohousing project is the first of its kind in Texas and will serve as an interactive livable space for neighbors in a sustainable environment." https://www.bdcnetwork.com/texas-first-cohousing-residential-community-breaks-ground-east-end-houston?oly_enc_id=9107D0450578D1S 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2022/02/10/houston-cohousing-project?utm_source=Monthly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8ebd691a99-Urban-Edge-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0d1f6bbea4-8ebd691a99-712435692&mc_cid=8ebd691a99&mc_eid=1b5bf77f39 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 Some religious recruiters were canvassing the block but had no luck, they saw me and thought I might fall for their BS, I told them I'm not interested in joining their cult. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 3:10 PM, hindesky said: Some religious recruiters were canvassing the block but had no luck, they saw me and thought I might fall for their BS, I told them I'm not interested in joining their cult. I had some come to my door once asking if I understood Jesus. I answered with, "Well, I'm Roman Catholic, so what do you want to know?" Nice people, but once I explained apostolic succession, they politely left and never came back. I never found anything that would keep the solar guys from ringing my doorbell, though. (This was in a state where the electric company was desperately trying to get people to put solar panels on their homes, so it wouldn't have to build more power plants. Unlike Texas, where the electric transport companies discourage home solar because it cuts into their profits.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Demolition started 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 They didn't waste anytime, they just got the demo permit yesterday. I didn't know it was a church because it looked like it had a drive up window. Might have been for drive up tithing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Grant McKay is doing the demo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Bell bottom piers and scrap metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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samagon Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 1:23 PM, hindesky said: Bell bottom piers the height of 70s fashion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 Crew to install the underground piping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Crew at work on the piping and storm water detention. Render of the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Rendering sign and the SWPPP sign. Nations Construction is the GC, they built the Hamilton on the southeast corner of downtown. https://www.nationsconstruction.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Large group of workers that are connecting the permeable plastic grids for the parking area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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