“HOSHINOTANI DANCHI” once served as company housing for employees of the Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., but now converted to rental apartments and public facilities on ground level. The desire of this project located in a former suburban residential area, is to truly revitalize the community in the face of population decline. Among the social initiatives are a café, childcare center, dog run, and a public vegetable garden. Perhaps less apparent but no less exciting, is the welcome return of the sounds of a viable community- of people chattering, of children laughing, of life itself.