

The rising cost of urban living has made cities less affordable than ever. At the same time, our hyper-digital society has enabled an epidemic of isolation and loneliness. We aim to address both of these challenges through the creation of modern, shared living spaces.
Mission
We exist to enable our members to live with greater connection, creativity, and sense of purpose.
We believe:
- That we can live better, together through the sharing of space, resources and experiences.
- That living in community fosters meaningful connections, authentic relationships and personal growth.
- That diverse, inclusive communities foster greater perspective, compassion, and empathy
Team
Ben Provan
CO-FOUNDER & CEO


Ben Provan
Co-Founder & CEO
Ben leads Operations, Real Estate and Business Development efforts at OpenDoor.
Ben believes in the power of business to scale positive solutions that benefit both people and planet. He co-founded OpenDoor with the vision to bring modern, community living to the mainstream. Ben holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Presidio Graduate School, bringing his skills in both systems and product design to the OpenDoor team. Ben’s diverse career includes high-tech product design at Bose, business development for a biofuels startup, and program design & delivery for the YMCA.
Jay Standish
CO-FOUNDER & CPO


Jay Standish
Co-Founder + Chief Product Officer
Jay leads Experience Design, Marketing and Community at OpenDoor.
Jay is fascinated by the power of healthy groups and teams. During his undergrad, Jay co-founded a student-run organic cafe that taught him the power of business as a vehicle for positive action. He then went on to co-found the Impact Hub Seattle coworking space and study systems thinking at the Presidio MBA program. Jay led visual communication at Accenture for the Agile adoption at AT&T. The three businesses Jay has started are all still open and have a combined operating history of 26 years.
A designer and people person by nature, Jay brings clear communication to the product design, resident experience, marketing and community building efforts at OpenDoor.
Vanessa Babot
Property Manager


Vanessa Babot
Property Manager
With a family background in the real estate business and over 5 years managing a portfolio of properties, Vanessa brings rigor to our day-to-day operations. She is the face of the company to our residents, helping people with issues ranging from signing leases to sponsoring events. Vanessa hails from Humbolt county.
Cathy Sims
Director of community
Experience, Seattle


Cathy SimS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCE, SEATTLE
Cathy is a facilitator of joy and communication. Cathy’s focus is on people - their personal growth, their aliveness and their experience of being a contributing member within our OpenDoor communities. Cathy’s background is rich and varied. She has a BA in Urban Feminist Anthropology, an AA in Graphic Design, and is currently working on a dual MBA/MPA in Sustainable Business Solutions at Presidio Graduate School. Cathy is a social worker at heart, having worked for non-profits for most of her career. She is passionate about racial and social justice, bringing all of her skills and experiences to the dynamic product-design offerings at OpenDoor. Cathy loves the outdoors and enjoys vitamin SEA and sunshine.
Chris Orcutt
Director of GROWTH Marketing


Chris Orcutt
DIRECTOR OF GROWTH MARKETING
Chris is an artist, entrepreneur, and new age hippie with a winding journey that’s had him designing curriculum for Make School, writing software at Facebook, and speaking at 1000 person conferences on digital marketing. He holds a degree in computer science from UCLA, is an MBA school dropout, and once took a 10-month sabbatical to work full-time on an organic farm. He’s on this planet to empower people to live happy and meaningful lives and believes food and community are integral components. Over the past 5 years he’s lived in coliving communities across California, Oregon, and Washington. When he’s not focused on no-code automation or growth marketing at OpenDoor, he helps accelerate growth at beginning food and farming businesses.
Brooke Dean
interior designer


Brooke Dean
Interior Designer
Brooke co-founded Camp Grounded, a summer camp for adults featured in The New York Times, Vice, CNN, NPR, Inc Magazine, Huffington Post, etc.
At OpenDoor, Brooke makes houses come alive and look beautiful- driving interior design, furnishings and the physical outfitting of every detail that transforms a house into a home. She is a nutrition guru and an advocate of the good life.
Chloe Longfellow
Community Recruiter


Chloe Longfellow
COMMUNITY RECRUITER
Chloe is a creative at heart, Certified Life Coach, who loves helping others with personal development and confidence. She was born and raised in Oregon but gained most of her professional work experience in southern California working for an entertainment marketing agency where she bounced between human resources and live-action production. After returning to the great PNW, she now handles leasing and recruitment for OpenDoor in Seattle with a goal of bringing people together through community-focused living.
Spencer Honeyman
Director of community
Experience, Bay Area


Spencer Honeyman
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE, BAY AREA
Spencer loves working with teams and individuals to help them reach deeper levels of creativity, coherence, and efficiency. At OpenDoor, he helps curate the community experience for residents, facilitating onboarding and community programs for our members. Spencer holds a degree in environmental design from Pomona College.
Real Estate Platform
OpenDoor is building a world-class platform for real estate development.
Our Approach
Be Part of Something Bigger
Some of the greatest challenges of our time are ones of mutual trust and collaboration, something that we can nurture in our spaces. We see coliving as part of a broader movement for purposeful living, and our residents see their homes as places to grow and contribute to society.
Put People First
While anyone can rent a property room-by-room, we’ve designed a living experience from a human-centered perspective. One that considers every aspect and touchpoint of shared living. Real estate reimagined should be about serving people, not the other way around.
Foster Shared Leadership
Although residents are our customers, they are our community co-creators and collaborators too. Community can only be built through the active participation of its members, so we leave space for everyone to contribute.
Live the Experience
Our founders and many of our team members have lived in OpenDoor homes, gathering years of personal experience and resident feedback. Through understanding the experience from the inside out, we have cracked the code on how to enable rich and lasting communities.