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
  • With its open kitchen, family room and sunroom that opened onto a deck, the four-bedroom, $460,000 condo in the nearby suburb of Hudsonville checked every box.
    Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The video, which was captured from The Mark on Brickell Bay, a nearby condo building, showed one of the cars in flames and a plume of black smoke.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Villas are a mix of one-bedroom, duplex, and family-style set-ups, and larger residences are planned.
    Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Krohn put in new sprinklers and fire-safety systems after his last renters moved out a few years ago, then cut a hole between the second and third floors, allowing more light and air to filter through what is now a unified owner’s duplex.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The court held that by moving ahead with the installation before resolving the application dispute and seeking approval of at least 75% of thecommunity, the owners violated state law and the condominium’s declaration.
    Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Family-owned and -operated since 1994, the place consists of 20 guest rooms, three condominium units, and even a waterfront gazebo house.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That means more scrutiny on gross margins, infrastructure efficiency, how costs scale relative to revenue, and your serviceable debt capacity.
    Denada Ramnishta, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Age-band extension, category breadth, product sophistication and supply-chain efficiency are becoming the new battlegrounds.
    Li Jun, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The bearded keystone that Prieto rescued from 366 sits in the corner of his studio awaiting a custom commission.
    Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The tour supports Music, Fashion, Film, Charli’s seventh studio album, released July 24 as the follow-up to her culture-dominating 2024 record Brat.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2026.

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