Co-living is a unique way to house people at the bottom of the housing ladder: service workers, seniors on their own, professionals on short-term contracts, and the recently singled.
HOUSING UPDATE #24 CO-LIVING FOR SERVICE WORKERS, SENIORS, AND MORE
Dear Portsmouth resident,
Want to really be "political?" Here's your chance to actually participate and make a difference in your own town. Co-living units provide affordable housing for service workers, professionals on short-term contracts, seniors on their own, and people who are in transitional periods of their life, like the recently singled. The Planning Board needs to hear from you.
SAMPLE CO-LIVING COMMON AREA
The concept has nothing to do with the rooming houses of old. When its works as planned, co-living creates small communitiies. On March 20, the Planning Board votes to recommend co-living zoning to the Council. The flagship project will house at least 82 residents in the downtown. The current draft of the ordinance limits this innovative zoning to downtown. (Draft details for the courageous.) It doesn't have to. A wider application could bring 100s of new affordable units to the City and help people at the lowest rungs of the housing ladder.
Co-living is a housing model where individuals, sometimes couples, rent private sleeping quarters but share common areas (such as kitchens, lounges, or workspaces) with other residents. It’s designed to build community, reduce housing costs, and offer flexible lease options. Because rooms can be rented on both long- and short-term bases and the communal spaces can be adapted to different needs, co-living can accommodate a wide range of people — like young service workers seeking affordability, older adults desiring community, or professionals on temporary assignments.
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