Three co-living developments bring generations together in Montréal, Sydney, and Tokyo

A Monocle feature highlights three new intergenerational co-living projects addressing housing needs for seniors. In Montréal, Coop MIL opened in 2024 in Outremont, a 91-unit co-operative designed by Pivot – Coopérative d’Architecture, with 150–200 residents paying CA$849–CA$1,569 monthly. Resident Monique Rouxel, 80, spent 500 hours in meetings to realize the project, which includes a courtyard, community room, and bike garage. In Sydney, The Cambridge, a 29-storey tower in Epping developed by Levande, offers a vertical retirement village with 132-room care facility Epping Grand. Designed by Architectus’s Farhad Haidari, it connects a new school, renovated church, and shared amenities like a cinema, bar, indoor pool, and dog lawn. Residents Brian and Robyn Pickering sold their home of 40 years to move in. In Tokyo, the article profiles a third development (not detailed in the provided excerpt). These projects respond to aging populations: one in six Australians is 65+, expected to reach a quarter by 2066, and a new Aged Care Act passed in Australia increased scrutiny of elderly homes.