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Greetings, this is the beginning of the 5 month of my adventure. I am slowly adding information on the website that I think we will need to build this complex. Please feel free to sign up for the newsletter, if you want monthly updates or join the community. Even though it is in its infancy phase, it would be a great time to enlist. I would love to get a few dedicated souls that are retired or with extra time. Skills are a learning process. It is an interesting journey to learn about available communities, cost of buildings and land, starting a nonprofit and designing the community. It is a great hobby with a great outcome!
Greetings, this is the beginning of the 5 month of my adventure. I am slowly adding information on the website that I think we will need to build this complex. Please feel free to sign up for the newsletter, if you want monthly updates or join the community. Even though it is in its infancy phase, it would be a great time to enlist. I would love to get a few dedicated souls that are retired or with extra time. Skills are a learning process. It is an interesting journey to learn about available communities, cost of buildings and land, starting a nonprofit and designing the community. It is a great hobby with a great outcome!
Comparable complexes:
Comparable complexes:
I would like you all to take some time and watch this video by Mark Roth, who built a Pocket Neighborhood of houses, Luna Azul in Arizona. It is about 9 minutes and explains exactly the same reasons why I want to build a community. His project is built and sounds like a great development for people with disabilities, but I have to critique from my perspective. First off, would be the affordability? I want to build a community that is affordable and owned by the low income, like most of the people with disabilities. I love his ideas of inclusion and the Hacienda or community house for activities. It includes the idea of a director that will get to know the residents and basically force them to participate in activities and to not allow them to isolate at home. This is important as we age and we will not be available to help our vulnerable adults.
I would like you all to take some time and watch this video by Mark Roth, who built a Pocket Neighborhood of houses, Luna Azul in Arizona. It is about 9 minutes and explains exactly the same reasons why I want to build a community. His project is built and sounds like a great development for people with disabilities, but I have to critique from my perspective. First off, would be the affordability? I want to build a community that is affordable and owned by the low income, like most of the people with disabilities. I love his ideas of inclusion and the Hacienda or community house for activities. It includes the idea of a director that will get to know the residents and basically force them to participate in activities and to not allow them to isolate at home. This is important as we age and we will not be available to help our vulnerable adults.
So, this is a great idea, but not affordable for my daughter. Everything else is great. So if we took this model and found a way to make it cheaper, and build a large complex that allows for more interaction for the residences would be great. To make it affordable I want us to build spaces to generate micro businesses and industries for the residences, plus rent out spaces for businesses. This will augment the cost of living.
So, this is a great idea, but not affordable for my daughter. Everything else is great. So if we took this model and found a way to make it cheaper, and build a large complex that allows for more interaction for the residences would be great. To make it affordable I want us to build spaces to generate micro businesses and industries for the residences, plus rent out spaces for businesses. This will augment the cost of living.
The other apartment building that is built and only 30% occupied is Thrive Seattle Independent with Community in 3300-125th, Lake City. It is another great project for people on the spectrum or other disabilities, but they need to be independent with minimum support for daily living skills. Food preparation has to be done by the residents. This is a building of 6 floors, with 165 rooms, built privately by local developers with a son with disabilities. This, like Luna Azul, has some services for support for activities and a large entertainment center. Cost is about $2900, so again not affordable for my daughter nor could she independently take care of herself in the kitchen, unless she ate TV dinners all the time.
The other apartment building that is built and only 30% occupied is Thrive Seattle Independent with Community in 3300-125th, Lake City. It is another great project for people on the spectrum or other disabilities, but they need to be independent with minimum support for daily living skills. Food preparation has to be done by the residents. This is a building of 6 floors, with 165 rooms, built privately by local developers with a son with disabilities. This, like Luna Azul, has some services for support for activities and a large entertainment center. Cost is about $2900, so again not affordable for my daughter nor could she independently take care of herself in the kitchen, unless she ate TV dinners all the time.
Both of these projects are great, but fail my basic needs for my daughter. I want to build a complex that has a large rec area with restaurant style kitchen to provide food 24 hours a day. Not necessarily a cook available all the time, but food could be customized, prepackaged and in a store. Extra food could be made available to the community or in a small restaurant. The use of other businesses owned by the community would allow for jobs and income. The key would be to build this complex cheaply and owned by the residents. Thrive Seattle building was built for about $20 million, so it may be possible. The other thing I liked about Thrive was that they have small activity areas built within the floors to allow for interaction between the residences.
Both of these projects are great, but fail my basic needs for my daughter. I want to build a complex that has a large rec area with restaurant style kitchen to provide food 24 hours a day. Not necessarily a cook available all the time, but food could be customized, prepackaged and in a store. Extra food could be made available to the community or in a small restaurant. The use of other businesses owned by the community would allow for jobs and income. The key would be to build this complex cheaply and owned by the residents. Thrive Seattle building was built for about $20 million, so it may be possible. The other thing I liked about Thrive was that they have small activity areas built within the floors to allow for interaction between the residences.
Land for Sale:
Land for Sale:
There is a piece of land by Alderwood by Freddys that is going for about $3 million for 5.82 acres with 30-40% not usable, but it is zoned only for industrial.
There is a piece of land by Alderwood by Freddys that is going for about $3 million for 5.82 acres with 30-40% not usable, but it is zoned only for industrial.
Design- I have been adding articles of ideas that would be nice to incorporate in our community. About solar, to net zero buildings
Design- I have been adding articles of ideas that would be nice to incorporate in our community. About solar, to net zero buildings
Collaborative housing (cohousing) is a way of living that is purposefully designed to encourage participation, sharing and community building, while enabling you to also have your own private and secure home. This is one of the main themes of our community. We need to live, play and eat together purposefully for interaction for a better life to insure our vulnerable adults are not isolated.
Collaborative housing (cohousing) is a way of living that is purposefully designed to encourage participation, sharing and community building, while enabling you to also have your own private and secure home. This is one of the main themes of our community. We need to live, play and eat together purposefully for interaction for a better life to insure our vulnerable adults are not isolated.
My biggest challenge so far is outreach. We need more people to join the cause. One reason people may have in joining this is that they own a house and to buy into an apartment for their loved one would mean they would have to sell that house. This is what I will have to do to move into this complex. For now this is a challenge we need to overcome. As I want to live here with my daughter and support her, but also have my own house as well. If you are a renter this would be a great move. Maybe a sister, brother or cousin or friend would like to move in with their loved one. That’s the whole idea in the first place to help out. I have more questions that need to be answered, but I have faith that they can be overcome. I also want to make the community for the medically fragile as well. It should be available to everyone, no matter their disable or age.
My biggest challenge so far is outreach. We need more people to join the cause. One reason people may have in joining this is that they own a house and to buy into an apartment for their loved one would mean they would have to sell that house. This is what I will have to do to move into this complex. For now this is a challenge we need to overcome. As I want to live here with my daughter and support her, but also have my own house as well. If you are a renter this would be a great move. Maybe a sister, brother or cousin or friend would like to move in with their loved one. That’s the whole idea in the first place to help out. I have more questions that need to be answered, but I have faith that they can be overcome. I also want to make the community for the medically fragile as well. It should be available to everyone, no matter their disable or age.
LIFE IS EASIER WHEN YOU DO IT TOGETHER
LIFE IS EASIER WHEN YOU DO IT TOGETHER
Have a great month
Have a great month
Denis McFadden
Denis McFadden
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