[troutman]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Ha! I had originally mentioned bare land condo (strata in BC) but figured that was too much and deleted it. Also called vacant land condo in ON.

These are common in gated communities where older people live.

Sometimes you are responsible for your own grass cutting/snow shovelling, sometimes it is included, depends on how the strata (condo corp) is set up.

It is like the ultimate version of an HOA.

Much rarer, we also are starting to see Co-Housing in Calgary. Ex.

https://prairieskycohousing.wordpres...out-cohousing/

Cohousing emphasizes a supportive, inter-generational community, common facilities, and participation by all members. Its setting can be urban, suburban, or rural. It can involve building houses or renovating existing structures. The design can take a variety of forms, but the intention is to increase social interaction, conversation, and community relationships.

Cohousing projects typically minimize the size of individual units, but maximize shared facilities, which become an extension to everyone’s living space. Central to this is the common house – the community hang-out – which is the site for community dinners, house concerts, parties, interest groups and movies. Most cohousing groups are committed to environmentally friendly construction and sustainable living.

Cohousing recognizes that food and bonds of community go together. Most cohousing communities have weekly “common meals”. Teams of 5 or 6 residents take turns cooking dinner for the rest of the community, and the cost of groceries is shared among those attending the meal. At Prairie Sky, we have common meals once weekly and pot-luck dinners once or twice monthly. Cook teams typically cook twice every 5 or 6 weeks.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...ticle36335850/