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Forming
Formed:
2006
North Oakland Cohousing
Oakland
,
California
,
United States
Website:
www.northoaklandcohousing...
Contact:
Joan Lichterman
Oakland, California United States
Address Status:
Good as of 7/26/2007
Phone:
510.379.5901
NOCJoin [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Links:
North Oakland Cohousing: A rare opportunity to join a new urban cohousing community in the SF Bay Area

• Move-in date mid- to late 2009

• 5-story urban infill site, up to 33 units, parking and retail space, just north of the Claremont and Telegraph intersection (near 51st St.) in North Oakland's thriving Temescal District.

• Near excellent public transportation (bus, BART and, by move-in, bus rapid transit, as well as City CarShare), schools, all major freeways, the Rockridge and Temescal shopping districts, a block away from a new year-round farmer's market, and midway between downtown Oakland and downtown Berkeley.

• Developed as a collaborative effort between a successful local development team and a small but growing cohousing group, which has begun buying the land and right to build. The group will start developing the site upon receiving use permits and close of escrow in 2007.

• Lead architects are Tom Dolan of Thomas Dolan Architecture and Chuck Durrett of McCamant & Durrett Architects.

• Energy-efficient, sustainable design and building practices; working to develop an internal affordability fund.

• Unit sizes to be determined by the group in collaboration with architects, probably ranging from studios to 3-4 bedrooms with generous common areas for dining & meeting, guest facilities, outdoor patios, shared laundry, children's play areas, and . . .

• We are singles, couples, and child-raising families of different ages and incomes, committed to collaboration, diversity, good communication, consensus decision-making, and respect: for each other, for the earth, and for all who live on it.

• This is the first new East Bay cohousing community in more than seven years, and the third for North Oakland's Temescal District.

• To find out more and contact the group send e-mail to NOCJoin@yahoogroups.com or call Ron (510.601.5281) or Jenny (510.843.3239) - no later than 9 pm, please!

Status: Site Optioned

Community Affiliations:
Temescal Creek Cohousing :: Temescal Commons Cohousing :: Swan's Market Cohousing :: Pleasant Hill Cohousing :: Frog Song :: East Bay Cohousing :: Doyle Street :: Concordia CoHousing :: Berkeley Cohousing
Network Affiliations:
Coho/US
Last Updated:
10/7/2007
Visitors Accepted
(Visitors may attend meetings as observers after attending a monthly orientation.)
Visitor Process:
Send e-mail to NOCJoin@yahoogroups.com.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Site Optioned
Number of Units:
up to 33 units
Architect:
Tom Dolan, Chuck Durrett
Developer:
Roy Alper, Ron Kriss, and Patrick Zimski initially; self-developing.
Population
Adult Members:
Child Members:
Non-Member Residents:
Gender Ratio:
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (Meetings, committees, workshops.)
Join Fee:
Yes ($250 for Associates; 5% of est. unit price for Equity members)
Regular Fees:
Land and Buildings
Community:
Urban
Land Owners:
(group is buying in stages from private developer)
No. of Residences:
33
Food, Etc.
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Alcohol Use:
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Social Factors
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Friendly:
Yes
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Specific Path(s):
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
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