Middlesex Senior Cohousing

The first senior cohousing project in New England

Middlesex Senior Cohousing is a group of adult households in Metro Northwest Boston. The project was launched in March 2016 by founders Victoria Thatcher and Mayhew Seavey, who spent a year consulting with cohousing leaders, town officials, developers, and architects, and running informational meetings and workshops. In January 2017 a core group was formed and began meeting regularly. In fall 2017 they hired Katie McCamant, a pre-eminent cohousing development consultant, to guide them. In July 2018 they partnered with a local developer to find land and take them through the development process. In October 2018 they created and implemented a sociocratic system of governance. They are moving forward with growing the group, engaging professionals, getting training in dynamic governance, growing the group identity and cohesiveness, and site search.

The group currently consists of 22 people (13 households). Their site search is focused on West Acton and Maynard, two up-and-coming walkable villages sixty minutes west of downtown Boston, with good services, cultural amenities, and proximity to many nature and recreation areas. They are looking for three to five acres of land on which to build a cottage-style neighborhood of 20–30 units with porches and gardens clustered around a common house with extensive amenities, including a gourmet kitchen, great room, office spaces, and guest rooms.

They welcome enquiries through their website.