He didn't want to move away from his friends, so he built them an apartment building. Now, they all own it.

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An aerial view of the Shared Roof residential building.
Shared Roof is a cohousing community in Seattle.

Andrew Storey

People pay up to $2,700 a month to live with 27 roommates in a NYC townhouse — see inside

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Cohabs is a Belgian-founded co-living company with 14 locations in New York.
Cohabs is a Belgian-founded coliving company with 14 locations in New York.

Pierre Jampy

I moved from NYC to live in a Hawaiian penthouse with 19 strangers. Co-living helped me form adult friendships.

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Woman taking photo on phone of Honolulu
The author (not pictured) moved to Hawaii to live with strangers and loved it.

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