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About Our Project

The Homes:

  • One bedroom/one bath: 700 sq ft, flat over flat
  • Two bedroom/one bath: 900 sq ft, flat over flat
  • Three bedroom/two bath: 1100 sq ft, townhouse
  • Four bedroom/two bath: 1300 sq ft, townhouse
  • Four bedroom/three bath: 1450 sq ft, townhouse

The Common House:

  • 4000 sq ft common house, all rooms on ground floor (flats on 2d floor)
  • Southeast wing: Great room (dining, meeting), kitchen, pantry, toddler playroom, laundry, two flex rooms (currently planned for private dining and kids room)
  • Northwest wing: Three guest/flex rooms, large meeting room, office
  • Wrap-around porch and breezeway for outdoor dining, mail delivery

The Common Green:

  • Pedestrian walkways, trails
  • Wooded green
  • Triangle green for community activities
  • Permaculture landscaping, distributed gardens
  • Rainwater collection
  • Playscape
  • Nonchlorinated swimming pool (if within budget)
  • Dog run
Pictures from our Oct. 9th Site Visit:
tent with cohousing banner
Our tent was set up at the future
location of our common house.
talk in tent
We had an overflow crowd all afternoon!
people going into woods
Tours left . . .
people returning from woods
. . . and tours returned.
clown with kids
The kids had a good time too.
talk in tent
Time out for a good book.
woman&boy playing baseball
The site has plenty of room for recreation . . .
boy almost obscured by bamboo
. . . and lots of places to explore.