10 bedrooms, one roof

New coliving townhomes seek to lower costs for Houston renters.

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From the outside, a three-story townhome in Third Ward looks like most other new builds in Houston. But inside, it has more than double the normal number of bed and bathrooms.

That's because the townhome was built for coliving, where tenants rent a bedroom in a shared home to save money, meet people and build community. 

 

Similar properties are spreading across Houston as investors experiment with ways to lower housing costs. Read more about coliving

 

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