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. Dale and a small ...