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

Shared Roof is a cohousing community in Seattle.

Andrew Storey

• Developer Chad Dale and a small group of his friends bought a vacation home to share together.
• Ultimately, the experiment was a bust, but it sparked the idea for something bigger.
• In 2023, Dale, his family, and friends opened Shared Roof, a 35-unit co-housing community in Seattle.

Nearly a decade ago, real estate developer Chad Dale made a purchase that changed the way he thought about how people live together.