The Co-Living Start-ups That Survived the Pandemic Are Merging — and Flourishing

Since it took off about a decade ago, the co-living industry has gone to great lengths to sell an image of communal bliss: not just a sleek furnished bedroom in a hassle-free apartment share, but housing as a means to creative, social, professional, and even spiritual fulfillment. Pure House, for example, boasted of designing “experiences that empower our members to thrive.” Starcity claims to be “bringing community back to the city.”