It Takes a City proposes a Community Land Trust and a new co-living paradigm through a radical strip building typology. Its purpose is to create a self-sustaining community for families with children up to five years old, challenging the limitations of conventional residential architecture. The proposal aims to accommodate the dynamic nature of raising a child by prioritising collectivity, fluidity and flexibility. The environment encourages collective responsibility, mutual support and community-led childcare, embracing the transience, messiness and unpredictability of early parenthood.