research-l Mailing List: Re: Largest coho

[David Entin (davidentin]

Hi Angela,

                The one outside Atlanta with 61 units is, I believe, the largest in the US.  I once talked to folks there who felt it was too big.   Ecovillage in Ithaca, NY may have about 75 units, but I believe it is organized to be three separate cohousing communities, each with a separate name.

                I stayed at Monksogard, in Roskilde, Denmark, which has 100 units total.   But it too is organized as five separate cohousing communities, each with its own structure and common house.  I also stayed at Lang Eng in an outer suburb of Copenhagen.   Lang Eng has 54 units and is one community, with a connected structure that is six-sided and built around a fully enclosed inner space with play areas, barbecue places, etc. and a very large common area with over 100 attending the six days a week common dinner. 

                I once visited a large cohousing community in Australia (southern Queensland) that was built on a very large rural acreage of land such that most homes were not close to each other at all, like one per block.  I don’t know the total number of units.

                Hope that is helpful.

David

 

From: research-l [mailto:research-l-bounces+davidentin=comcast.net [at] cohousingresearchnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Angela Sanguinetti
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 8:17 PM
To: David Entin
Subject: [research-l] Largest coho

 

Hi all,

Does anybody know which is the largest cohousing community in the world?

Best,

Angela