If it's not Coliving, what is it?
Guide16 June 2022 · 4 min read

If it's not Coliving, what is it?

If it's not Coliving, what is it?

Coliving has real strengths. Shared kitchens and mandatory socialising are not among them. Here's how Rezidentz keeps the good and removes the friction.

Coliving emerged as an answer to urban isolation. The pitch: live among people who get it — young, mobile, international — with shared spaces that encourage connection. For a year or two, it often works well.

Then something happens. People start wanting their own kitchen. They want to close a door and not hear anyone. They want the community to be optional, not structural. Research bears this out: the average coliving stay is around 10 months before residents move on to private apartments.

If it's not Coliving, what is it?

What Rezidentz does differently

Every Rezidentz apartment is entirely self-contained: your own kitchen, bathroom, workspace, washing machine. You are not sharing a kitchen with seven other people. You are not negotiating fridge space.

Community at Rezidentz happens through external events — climbing sessions, ceramics classes, pizza nights — that residents choose to attend or skip. 'I needed privacy after two years in coliving,' says Elena, an Italian tenant who moved from a coliving space to Rezidentz. 'Here I have my own space, but I also have people to see when I want.'

If it's not Coliving, what is it?

The full offering

  • Private studio — own kitchen, bathroom, workspace
  • All-inclusive: utilities, Wi-Fi, weekly cleaning
  • Flexible lease from 3 months
  • Community events — attendance always optional
  • Smart TV, individual washing machine, air conditioning
  • Keyless entry and mobile app access
  • Transfers between Rezidentz buildings available

Who it's for

Young professionals who want their own space but don't want to disappear into it. International residents who want to meet people without being socially managed. People who tried coliving and liked the idea but not the execution.

The model in one sentence

The comfort and privacy of your own apartment, with the culture and occasional community of a boutique hotel — and none of the constraints of either.

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