Sensibly sized cottages facing a common green (Ross Chapin Architects)
Many people are willing to pay more for less, as evidenced by the popularity of Ross Chapin’s small homes in custom designed “boutique” communities. They are selling well in the Northwestern US and getting good press nationwide (articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and HGTV).
In issue 6 of the Small Living Journal we interweave the two concepts of living smaller and living in communities because they are fundamentally linked: the smaller your home, the more you take advantage of the community around you. Read more here.
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A lot of people get very excited by the Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, which seem well made and very attractive.
On a cost per sq. foot basis, though, they are quite expensive. I did the math a couple of weeks ago. I forget the numbers, but I’m sure you could do it yourself.
People will pay for what they think will best suit their needs. These Ross Chapin communities look very attractive to me, but so far out of my price range… ooo-weee.
These Ross Chapin designed neighborhoods look like they combine the best of private homes with something similar, but not so structured, as co-housing.
Jay always says that the cheapest thing you can add to a house is square footage. I think he quoted a figure like $250-$300/sqft for Tumbleweed models. And yeah, $600,000 is definitely out of my price range as well. Wonder what area land values are like?
Oh, land in many parts of the Pacific Northwest is insanely expensive.