cohousing

Definition of cohousingnext

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Recent Examples of cohousing As a cohousing community that is explicitly 55+ and LGBTQ-friendly, Village Hearth is the first of its kind in the US. Frances Dodds, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2026 Some people live on their own, while others opt for cohousing. Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 June 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohousing
Noun
  • The condo was built in 1974 and has a living area of 720 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The island’s waterfront real estate is being redeveloped with luxury condo buildings and multimillion-dollar mansions.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These have included a penthouse on lower Fifth Avenue, a Brooklyn Heights apartment, and a duplex on Washington Square Park, all of them featuring an abundance of sunlight, soft colors, floral fabrics, and a mix of antique and vintage pieces.
    Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Back in May, a chic Carlton Gardens duplex with three bedrooms popped up for $19 million.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The builder earlier paused construction and marketing activities in one of the country’s most luxurious residential condominium projects as construction costs surged.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Cook's connection to Atlanta extends well beyond the condominium now at the center of the dispute.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This is the architecture that enables maximum efficiency and full renewable integration.
    Ciaran Flanagan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The system is designed to improve efficiency while helping maintain stable performance after the facility enters service.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His dad was a church worship leader and owned a recording studio at their family home.
    DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Manilow released his 33rd studio album, What A Time, on June 5.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The place had belonged to a former photography director of this magazine, Jordan Schaps, who started renting the 700-square-foot floor-through for $135 a month in 1975.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
  • With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.
    Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Cohousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohousing. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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