BLUF/TLDR
- We are a group of local households, organizing to develop multi-generational congregate housing tailored to our specific needs and unique interests. We will grow, in phases, by invitation, to include likeminded family who seek lives of generational stability.
- Our priority for mid-2026 is to purchase something for my (3) +her (3) plus (1) = min 7
- +Sharon/Mecca/Nephew/Nieces (6) +Freda (1) +Nanny (1) +Guests (2) = 17 +Chloe/Sis (2) +Eve (1) +Guests/Growth (2) = 22
- +NB/Dre/AJ (3) +Loretta/Frankie (2) +Fred (1) +JanWilson (1) +Staff = up to (150)
- plus a (300) guest bunk/barracks rooms family reunion event venue.
Background
In 1997 I stayed at a condo/hotel near Waikiki Beach, and that residential plus service concept has been incorporated into all my future-state thinking since. The permanence and financial benefits of condo home ownership, combined with the amenities and conveniences of a hotel - sign me up! That lay on the back of my mind all these years, meanwhile . . .
- Before I had kids, I watched a friend struggle with a difficult marriage and a nasty divorce, followed by the chaotic unpleasant aftermath of single parenting in constant financial and logistical distress. And then omg her next live-in bf went straight-up literal tin-hat paranoid delusional insane. I never met a woman who more needed a hand, but never asked for anything, except help moving that guy out!
- When I contemplated daycare options when my own kids were little, if I’d had a granny suite, surely my mom would have treasured the opportunity to help w/the kids if I’d asked.
- When I helped my neighbor get her kid home from school, we used to say we should just take turns making two-family dinners, halving the work for each of us, and increasing the fellowship twelve-fold (my two kids x her six), but we never did that.
- When my mother’s health failed, I wondered if she was getting the best care in Maine, and I wondered if my dad could navigate it all. If I’d had an in-law suite, I could have invited them down for better healthcare options, helped them understand and coordinate everything, and slowed or prevented or just supported them through her decline and passing.
- Now my widowed dad is alone in Maine, in fair health but w/significant chronic illness, with no family, no help, and little companionship, he’s much more alone-alone without my mom, than they were alone-together without kids.
- My elderly aunt is significantly physically handicapped and intellectually challenged, in a state home w/similar adults under constant care. She is cared for, but not loved, the poor woman isn’t even allowed to enjoy an occasional cup of coffee. I want better for her. My mom always intended on bringing her to live at home with family if/when she was able to do so, but never got the chance.
- My elderly uncle is legally blind and functionally near-blind, he lives on disability income, housing and other public assistance, meager by any standard. He sees well enough to tend his own and his pets’ basic needs, but does not see well enough to clean well enough. He too is alone now, his sister - my other aunt, died from respiratory failure, which I fear can probably ultimately be attributed to a combination of what could have been more manageable health and welfare conditions.
- My daughter struggled mightily as a teen, and still battles anxiety and depression, and my son has autism - I very much intend my home to be a lifelong safe haven.
- My now grown daughter and her bf and roommate pay nearly as much for their crappy apartment as we pay for the nice townhouse we rent, we all really want to own something, together.
- Plus housework and yard work and meal planning and grocery shopping and meal preparation and paltry errands on top of already exhausting days! I have largely given in to dust bunnies and basic meals on repeat.
for Whole Families for Whole Lives
- Affordable living with all manner of supports for our families from beginning to end - infants, toddlers, children, teens, young adults, young couples, young families, mid-lifers, seniors, and the elderly - from start to finish, until death do us part, including pets.
- Brilliant, comprehensive, functional, modern, sustainable, highly customized, whimsical design.
- Features to include geothermal, solar, well and rain water, chickens, gardens, bees, storage at point of use, plus 1yr/2yr/3yr “store what you use and use what you store” contingency and emergency planning.
- Facilities to include nursery, preschool, playground, classroom pods, library home offices, crafts room, medical/hospice facilities, psych/therapy and mental health care, spa hair/nails, Ninja gym, cat lounge, dog yard, vet/groomer, bike shop, wood shop, auto shop, and retail space.
- Activities to include gardening, farming, crafting, hiking/camping, genealogy, gaming, reading book club, writing club, scouts, consignment, thrifting, selling on eBay, etc., we're here for it!
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