The term redoubt is derived from Medieval Latin as a âsecret place,â although by the 18th century it was a word used to define a specific type of military structure used as part of larger fortifications. Redoubts were mostly built in North America throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Center for Community Innovation. The Center for Community Innovation (CCI) nurtures effective solutions that expand economic opportunity, diversify housing options, and strengthen connection to place. The work of the center in 2013-15 focuses on equitable transit-oriented development.
More On Cooperative Housing. Cooperative housing is a different type of home ownership. Instead of owning actual real estate, with cooperative housing you own a part of a corporation that owns the building. Cooperative housing usually includes an apartment building or buildings. Instead of buying an individual unit, the residents are a corporation that owns the entire building. Each shareholder is then entitled to reside in a unit. As long as the shareholder owns the stock, s/he can live in that unit.