What happened to housing co-ops? In the 1980s and early 1990s, housing cooperatives popped up in cities across the nation. Private and public funding was invested in these shared housing projects. Three decades later, where are they now?
A new report studying Boston’s existing housing co-ops released this month offers recommendations based on interviews with co-op members themselves. An Assessment of Boston Housing Co-ops is the first report of its kind and is an opportunity for future policy supporting co-ops to be informed and led by the people who know them best: co-op residents. The Executive Summary and a full report are available now.
Report Release: An Assessment of Boston’s Housing Cooperatives