CoHousing Houston
Living with our neighbors
ABOUT
We are a group of people interested in developing the first ever cohousing community in Houston, one of the most wonderfully diverse and dynamic cities in the country.
We are still at the very beginning stages of all this - building our multi-generation group of like-minded people, figuring out how to do this in Houston, scouting out sites, having some fun getting to know each other along the way.
Click HERE to listen to some of our members talk about cohousing
NEWS
Newsletter #23
We have land under contract!
We are very excited to announce that we have land under contract in the East End. It checks all the boxes of our site search criteria: a neighborhood environment within walking distance of the light rail, green space, hike and bike, and close to several redevelopment projects in the news.
Newsletter #22
CoHousing Houston Newsletter Issue 22
Bike Ride on Buffalo Bayou with new CoHousing friends. We had a beautiful day riding together and exploring the East End.
Newsletter #21
CoHousing Houston Newsletter Issue 21
Thanks, to Laury Adams, the speaker at our October 2nd program, for her wisdom about financial literacy, Money Magic and her 3 red flags T-D-S Test for Cash Flow (Tax, Debt, Savings).
Newsletter #20
CoHousing Houston Newsletter Issue 20
Find out what our members have been up to from registering voters to traveling to Cuba to organizing movie outings with discussion groups afterwards.
EVENTS
CoHousing Houston Info Sessions & Tours
We are planning several open information sessions and tours of our potential new neighborhood in January and February.
Details will be posted as they are finalized
Check our calendar below.
ROADMAP
Exploration
Learn, explore interests, visit cohousing communities
Design the Community
Architect the site, the membership process, the policies
Build Community
Meet, get to know each other, grow relationships, form core group
Construction
Break ground
Build it!
Find a Site
Assess criteria, finances
Locate a neighborhood, site near the center
Launch
Move in - Settle in
Enjoy the fruits of our labors
Listen to David Kelley and Lynn Morstead talk about our 2019 priorities of land purchase, architect selection, LLC formation and community building.
Or read the brief overview below:
GALLERY
GET INVOLVED
Spread the Word
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Bring a friend to our monthly meeting
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Like us on Facebook
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Make copies of our info flyer and pass them around
Join the 1st Wednesday monthly gatherings
Mark the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm for our meetings at the Black Labrador
Subscribe to our Newsletter
RESOURCES
Best place to buy books on cohousing in Houston
You can find books on cohousing by McCamant & Durrett at Houston's River Oaks Book Store at 3270 Westheimer (at River Oaks Blvd.) Houston, Texas 77098
CoHousing Houston Flyer
Please download our flyer and distribute this among your friends, colleagues, networks, and organizations you belong to. Help us get the word out.
CoHousing Houston Tri-Fold
This tri-fold answers some basic questions about WHAT is 'cohousing', WHO we are, what are we up to and HOW to get involved. Use this to get the word out. Print some copies and pass them around to friends, co-workers and family members.
Cohousing Association of the United States
The Cohousing Association website has useful information on the cohousing concept, including a directory of cohousing communities in the US and numerous videos and picture galleries of existing and forming cohousing groups.
Cohousing communities help prevent social isolation
Groups in Denmark and the U.S. are choosing to live in intentionally intergenerational communities, which emerged to strengthen social ties between aging seniors and their younger counterparts who are balancing work and family. People living in them say the model fosters an interdependent environment and helps everyone feel more comfortable with the process of getting older. NewsHour Weekend's Saskia de Melker reports.