If you had asked us ten years ago whether we’d someday join a forming cohousing community — one that wouldn’t be move-in ready until 2027 — we probably would have laughed. Life already felt full: careers, kids, logistics, exhaustion. Adding anything else seemed unrealistic. And yet, here we are, members of Sunnyside Village Cohousing, feeling more grounded, hopeful, and connected than we

As some of you know, Polestar's 15 years in Hawaii ended dramatically in 2018 with the eruption of the Kilauea Volcano. With our lava insurance check in hand, we set out to find a new campus for our non-profit dedicated to "Spirit, Community and Lifelong Learning". After several years of looking far and wide, we landed in Fort Collins, CO., purchased 20 acres with mixed use zoning and just recent

Birthing a cohousing community is a long, multi-year process. It took us 7 years to move from the start of development of Heartwood Commons – Tulsa to moving into our homes in the late summer of 2024. What a difference a year makes!

Last month, something powerful happened in Denver. When Charles Durrett, architect, author, and cofounder of The Cohousing Company, took the stage at Gather at Lakeside on September 18, the energy in the room was electric. More than 150 people came to hear him speak about cohousing, connect with one another and imagine a future where neighborhoods are designed for belonging and inclusion.

Throughout the US, affordability in cohousing is an unresolved struggle, and one that leaves many incredible households unable to access this rich and reciprocal way of life. At Cathedral Park Cohousing in Portland, OR,  we’ve been working since our earliest days to partner with local housing organizations and community land trusts to layer affordability into... Read More