Format
Full
City
West Tisbury
State/Province
MA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Non-metropolitan
Project Type
Single-Family
Location Type
Small Town/Rural
Land Uses
Neighborhood/Community Center
Open space
Single-Family For-Sale Housing
Keywords
Affordable housing
Cohousing
Island location
Pedestrian-friendly design
Single-family detached housing
Site Size
30
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1996
Date Opened
1999
A 16-unit cohousing community located in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard. Situated on 30 wooded acres (12 hectares), the homes are tightly clustered, leaving 24 acres (9.7 hectares) of open space that includes playing fields, a pond, and community gardens. Internal and external subsidies were used to provide affordable housing to eight households. The residents acted as the project developer, working with the South Mountain Company (SoMoCo) as development consultant, architect, and builder.
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Format
Full
City
West Tisbury
State/Province
MA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Non-metropolitan
Project Type
Single-Family
Location Type
Small Town/Rural
Land Uses
Neighborhood/Community Center
Open space
Single-Family For-Sale Housing
Keywords
Affordable housing
Cohousing
Island location
Pedestrian-friendly design
Single-family detached housing
Site Size
30
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1996
Date Opened
1999
Date Completed:
Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://islandcohousing.org/
World Region: North America
Developer(s): Island Cohousing LLC
Website (Dev.):
Designer(s): South Mountain Company Inc., South Mountain Company in association with Indigo Farm, Bruce Coldham Architects, South Mountain Company in association with Indigo Farm
Website (Des.):