2024-05-05T06:24:16-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150140392/san-jose-will-be-home-to-the-largest-co-housing-building-in-the-world-set-to-feature-vertical-neighborhoods Katherine Guimapang 2019-06-10T16:24:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/605468ec8d6e2b90b13bc6e9770e67af.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The co-living startup Starcity plans to build an 800-unit, 18-story &ldquo;dorm for adults&rdquo; to help affordably house Silicon Valley&rsquo;s booming workforce. Dishotsky, the co-founder/CEO of the co-housing start-up Starcity, is now working to fill America&rsquo;s housing-strapped cities with a scaled-up version of his childhood idyll.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Said to be the an 18-story "dorm for adults" the <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/765812/co-living" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">co-living</a> startup Starcity aims to "redefining the meaning of home." The co-founder and CEO Jon Dishotsky is an advocate for co-living due to his upbringing in suburban Palo Alto. If asked about his upbringing, Dishotsky will share the story of growing up in a co-housing compound thanks to his Stanford professor dad who would often host students during the years. With this upbringing Dishotsky believes this model of creating housing developments with this method of co-living will help "fill America's housing-strapped cities with scaled up versions of his childhood idyll."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/868398d0ce5e769a9fa5b1a18a9cfd79.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/868398d0ce5e769a9fa5b1a18a9cfd79.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>A rendering of Starcity's proposed co-living complex, slated to be built in downtown San Jose. Image &copy; Starcity</figcaption></figure><p>After launching in 2016, Dishotsky and his team have already broke ground on seven developments in Los Angeles and San Francisco. However, Starcity will be the largest. Aiming to attract <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/533374/rent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">renters</a> with "Millennial-friendly amenities" individuals who decided to...</p>