CO-OP AND SOCIAL / COMMUNITY HOUSING NOTED IN THE MASS MEDIA

Real Estate Co-ops by Sandra Cabra

"members do not actually own the real estate, but shares, or a membership, of cooperative housing corporation owns or leases the real estate and members have a leasehold interest in the unit."

Click link to access the 7:32 minute video: http://tinyurl.com/3bgphjk

icahousing.coop

Profiles of a Movement: Co-Operative Housing Around the World - Published by CECODHAS Housing Europe and ICA Housing, April 2012. Click link to access the 92-page PDF File:

http://tinyurl.com/8rsqxhr 

this.org [This Magazine] online edition

 January 2015

 By Josh Hawley, Freelance Journalist 

"Tear the house down"..."A call for co-operative housing reform"

"After spending the first 23 years of my life living in co-operative housing, I worry "co-operative" has become nothing more than a platitude used to paint a picture of true democracy. Even at the most local of levels, a functioning democracy needs supervision."

http://tinyurl.com/k5xa7ee 

householdmovie.org

Household: Four Stories of Kinship and Curiosity...'My So-Called Housing Cooperative is a scripted Satirical Parody about hardships, miracles, and mayhem, comprized of memories, preminitions, and exaggeration of real events in co-op housing.

Http://tinyurl.com/mzsfkzb

youtube.com

"Co-operative Housing: more than a home"

Produced by Novel Pictures for CHF Canada

Click link to access the 8:22 minute video: http://tinyurl.com/bpg2qvk

millersamuel.com

By Jonathan J. Miller

"Manhattan Co-op / Condo Closed Sale Records By Year"

http://tinyurl.com/co8lxao

tobaccopolicycenter.org

Access the New York Guide to Smoke Free Housing Cooperatives in a 24-page PDF File: http://tinyurl.com/9tpf8jg

ctvnews.ca

April 16, 2013

"Deposed housing co-op board members oppose board's replacement"

http://tinyurl.com/bwshghm

ctvnews.ca

April 15, 2013

"Region takes control at troubled Kitchener housing co-op"

http://tinyurl.com/dx9xy5j

communityactionofficer.wordpress.com

December 11, 2012

"Birmingham students setting up cost saving co-op"

http://tinyurl.com/c9ugvdk

unsectored.net

November 7, 2012

By Ryan Steinbach

"What Housing Cooperatives Taught Me about Intentionality"

http://tinyurl.com/ctu9gs7

scansite3.wordpress.com

October 26, 2012

"One hand clapping"---"You've got to hand it to Nicholas Gazzard, the grizzled CEO of CHF Canada, for intervening in the notorious affaire Bridlewood."

http://tinyurl.com/abpno2e

cbc.ca

September 4, 2012

"Halifax co-op going into receivership"

http://tinyurl.com/9r88pko

counterolympicsnetwork.wordpress.com

August 2, 2012

..."live archive maps the history of the Clays Lane housing co-operative from its founding in 1982 through to its demolution in 2007 ahead of the regeneration work planned for the London 2012 Olympics Games."

http://tinyurl.com/bq75dxj

facebook.com

Clays Lane Housing Coop Survivor's Group

http://tinyurl.com/8dbr5kt

libcom.org

By, Tom Fox

"Homeowners: the gravediggers of capital"---"Tom Fox casts a critical eye over housing co-operatives."

http://tinyurl.com/ctxflby

shiftmag.co.uk

published on-line, July 2012

By Donal O'Driscoll

"On Co-operatives and Lifestyle"---"In Issue 15 of shaft, Tom Fox wrote a critical view of Radical Routes co-operatives,"...

http://tinyurl.com/8kyeb3w

openfile.ca

June 15, 2012

By Chris Benjamin

"Debt Forces North End Housing co-op To Transfer Half Its Properties To Province"---"A report by the accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP divided the blame among the provincial Department of Community Services, the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, and NEU's board."

http://tinyurl.com/7l2ghey

cbc.ca

January 24, 2012

"Halifax housing co-op gets creditor protection"

http://tinyurl.com/72d5xqv

cbc.ca

January 18, 2012

"Housing co-op files for creditor protection"

http://tinyurl.com/7xzhjsr

openingthewindow.com

September 7, 2011

By Joy Connelly

"Calling a new generation of co-op pioneers"

http://tinyurl.com/86ve6x3

openingthewindow.com

August 30, 2011

By Joy Connelly

"Why isn't anyone building co-ops anymore?"

http://tinyurl.com/6s6nwhk

falseeconomy.org.uk

"Social housing decline - why has it happened?"

http://tinyurl.com/6rpdgkm

coophousing.com (CHF Toronto)

Alexandra Park to Atkinson Co-op. Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

http://tinyurl.com/6hwvbac

An article published about Atkinson Housing Co-operative can be viewed on Blogspot.com

April 23, 2010

Atkinson Housing Co-operative Revitalization: Alexandra Park slated for revitalization. The public housing project may soon become trendy Kensington Market South.

http://tinyurl.com/42jv6xp

Atkinson Towers Condo/Co-op Website:

Located in Hawaii, in the U.S.A

FAQs 1. Is Atkinson Towers a Cooperative or a Condominium?

80% + of the units have already been converted to Condominium, but 20 of the units are still known at co-op, so the project is known as "mixed-use" building.

2. Future?

There is a good chance, over the next 5-7 years, all the co-op stockholders will convert to Condominium, and the building will NOT be "mixed-use" project.

http://tinyurl.com/3qgwg2o

Willow Park Housing Co-op Ltd. Website

Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Willow Park Co-op may be viewed as a limited-equity share Co-op. The Co-op consist of 200 homes, owned and managed by the Members, and does not provide or accept housing subsidies.

http://tinyurl.com/3jtgd7w

Willow Park Co-operative Homes Incorporated, located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The Co-op is a zero-equity Co-op that concist of 90 Units that may offer subsidized housing.

http://tinyurl.com/3ek4rd6

ANNARBOR.COM

March 11, 2010

By Paula Gardner, Business Director

"Switch from co-op to condos gives The Village new position in Ann Arbor housing market"---"The Village formerly known as Pittsfield Village completed the conversion of its 422 units from cooperative to condominium in late 2009."

http://tinyurl.com/4fg2p4q

Swansea Village Co-operative Inc. Website

Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The history of the Co-op is noted, in part. In 1980 approximately two-thirds of the tenants decided to form a Co-op. Swansea Village Co-op was incorporated on February 26, 1980. Consequently, about 20 percent of the tenants moved out, the 10 percent who did not join the Co-op remained as non-members.

http://tinyurl.com/3dp6wdr

Bridlewood Co-operative Homes Inc., a zero-equity 131 unit project located in Essex, Ontario, Canada. For the past 15 years this Co-op has attempted by various means to sell the units for the personal benefit of Members. The Co-op stopped paying its mortgage, and CHF Canada believed that this could be part of a plan to force its lender to foreclose and sell the properties in bulk at a discount. The Board of Directors and Membership had its control of the Co-op removed when a receiver-manager was appointed to the Co-op by the Superior Court at the request of CHF Canada on June 29, 2011. In 2005, concerns the Co-op Membership was attempting convert to Condominium from Co-op by the purchase of their own units at discounted prices when the Court ruled against the sale.

canlii.org

Superior Court of Justice - Ontario Commercial List Between: Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada And Bridlewood Co-operative Inc. etc.

Before: Justice Newbould - Date Heard: June 21, 2011

[21] "In the circumstances, Meyers Norris Penny Limited is appointed as receiver and manager of the assets of Bridlewood, to report to the court as soon as possible as to the appropriate steps to be taken to wind up Bridlewood. There are to be no raises in the occupancy costs without further court order."

Click link to access canlii.org: http://tinyurl.com/7btkv28

CHF Canada eNews June 29, 2011: http://tinyurl.com/6j5qc8t

CHF Canada media release April 8, 2005: http://tinyurl.com/5v4errt    

investopedia.com

November 10, 2009

By Ana Gonzalez Ribeiro

"Facing Co-Op Bankruptcy"

http://tinyurl.com/4x6yp65

Thornhill Green Co-operative Homes was a zero-equity 101 unit Co-op located in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. At the Co-op Annual General Membership Meeting on September 23, 1997, the Co-op Membership unanimously approved their own proposal to convert the Co-op property to a private Condominium for their own personal self-interest. In 1998, the then Co-op Board and Members approached the Ministry of Housing regarding their proposal to convert the Co-op property into a Condominium. The proposed sale would have allowed the Co-op Members to purchase their own Co-op units by buying out the social housing mortgage, at purchase prices far below the Co-op market value. The Co-op Members proposal was unsuccessful as it violated provisions of the Co-operative Corporations Act, and Thornhill Green Co-op Articles of Incorporation.

The former Co-op was placed into recievership, in 2006 because of a combination of financial issues, and what appears to be Member personal self-interest, although some tried to rally, but failed to prevent the sale of the Co-op to HYI, the Region of York, Social Housing Company.

Review court documents: http://tinyurl.com/4mea8ao

Over 100 Co-op housing residents from near and far rallied to stop the takeover of Thornhill Green Co-operative Homes Inc. by York Region. Click link to access the 2:57 video: http://tinyurl.com/6ky36xb

Thornhill Green Co-op Court of Appeals Ruling (York First Local)

June 2, 2010

Click link to access the 1:59 video: http://tinyurl.com/3mlphnw

yorkregion.com

June 10, 2010

By David Fleischer

"Appeals court rules against co-op"

http://tinyurl.com/4rghhbx

CHF Canada, Ontario region media release

January 7, 2011

"Supreme Court turns down Thornhill Green's appeal reguest"

http://tinyurl.com/4erku4p

newbrunswickresidencecooperative.com

New Brunswick Residence Co-operative Ltd. - Fredericton, NB, Canada

The coop and its principles worked very well until the mid-1990's. From the mid 1990's until 2007, it seems that poor management contributed to the demise of the three houses owned by the coop. It should be noted that students were not recruited and a full time manager/book keeper was employed during this period. Property taxes were not paid and the houses were lost due to tax sales.

http://tinyurl.com/6ulrzkz

timeout.com

July 24, 2007

By Time Out editors

"The Olympics destroyed my home"

http://tinyurl.com/crj6mfc

wikipedia.org

"The Clays Lane Estate was a housing estate in Statford, East London, and the UK's largest (and Europe's second largest) purpose built housing cooperative."...

"The Housing Corporation instigated a standard (statutory) inquiry into the affairs of the Clays Lane Co-operative in 2000, and subsequently received a report of poor management of the Co-operative's affairs from the Audit Commission."...

"It proposed that the co-operative's housing stock be transferred to the Peabody Trust"..."and the Government approved the transfer."...

"The Clays Lane Co-operative appealed against the order, because as the Peabody Trust was not a co-operative they would lose their mutual status if the transfer were to go ahead."..."The cooperative called for a judical review of the decision, but this was refused, with the court ruling in June 2003 that the housing be sold to the Peabody Trust."...

"In August 2005 the estate was statutorily transferred to the Peabody Trust"..."The entire estate was the subject of a compulsory purchase order by the London Development Agency to make way for the athlete's village in the 2012 Olympics site."

"All 430 residents of the Clay's Lane Housing Co-operative were issued with orders to leave by July 2007. The buildings were demolished starting in September 2007."

http://tinyurl.com/3yx4shf

metafilter.com

Rochdale Collage, Toronto, ON. Canada---"They weren't attending a straight university"

http://tinyurl.com/6ty6wnd

Information noted above may be revised and/or deleted without prior notification.

Ken Hummel, Administrator, CHIE