Making money from the modern commune

Jay Standish, center, cofounder of OpenDoor, opens a bottle of Champagne on Feb. 28 to celebrate the first group dinner with his new housemates at one of the company’s co-living homes in Oakland.

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March 17, 2016 8:49 AM PT

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Meet the start-ups that are trying to make a profit by creating communelike experiences for young people in urban centers.

Jay Standish, center, and Ben Proven, right, cofounders of OpenDoor, raise their forks with housemates in Oakland on Feb. 28.

(Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Ben Proven and Jay Standish prepare dinner with their housemates in Oakland on Feb. 28.

(Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Kailey-Jean Clark eyes a creation of Jay Standish in the kitchen of the community home they share in Oakland on Feb. 28.

(Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

Co-living community residents chat at one of OpenDoor’s community homes in Oakland on Feb. 28.

(Peter DaSilva / For The Times)

lana Lipsett plays the piano for fellow residents of their co-living community in Oakland on Feb. 28.

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OpenDoor cofounders Ben Proven and Jay Standish, standing left to right, chat with temporary residents Julia Pope and Edward West at one of their co-living community homes in Oakland on Feb. 28.

(Peter DaSilva / For The Times)