Coop Development, družstvo is a Czech development cooperative established in 2012 to support and deliver cooperative housing construction. 123 Its registered office is in Prague 8–Kobylisy, while its office is located in Prague 1–Nové Město. 213
The organisation focuses on cooperative housing projects across the Czech Republic, working primarily with local developers and housing cooperatives. 12 Its activities include preparing residential projects, arranging cooperative ownership structures, cooperating with project partners and helping establish or organise housing cooperatives for individual developments. 1112 The organisation also offers developers financial participation in housing projects and assistance in securing future cooperative members. 14
Coop Development’s model generally requires applicants to join the relevant housing cooperative, pay a membership contribution and then occupy the completed dwelling under a tenancy agreement with the cooperative. 11 Depending on the project’s conditions, the cooperative structure can combine a tenancy relationship with the possibility of later transferring the apartment into personal ownership. 1617
The organisation’s project portfolio extends beyond Prague and has included or includes developments in cities such as Liberec, Hradec Králové, Mělník, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Beroun, Brandýs nad Labem and several Prague districts. Current projects listed on its website include Zahrada Gallas in Liberec, Rezidence Pouchov in Hradec Králové, Zahrady Mělník, Rezidence U Vltavy and several Prague projects.
The organisation identifies Mgr. Anna Ježková and Ing. Aleš Kocourek as its founders. 12 Anna Ježková is described as the cooperative’s chairwoman and has worked in development since 2003; Veronika Krůhová is listed among the organisation’s official contacts. 1315