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Formed:
1986
Established:
1986
N Street Cohousing
Davis
,
California
,
United States
Website:
www.nstreetcohousing.org
Contact:
N Street Cohousing
724 N St.
Davis, California 95616 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 11/7/2006
kevin [at] wolfandassociates [dot] com
Kevin Wolf
Address Status:
Good as of 10/1/2004
Phone:
530-758-4211
kjwolf(AT)dcn.org (Bad email address)
Perry Poe
Address Status:
Good as of 10/1/2004
papoe [at] mother [dot] com
Links:
www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/ns...
N Street Cohousing website
A typical home with living room and kitchen facing the common backyards.

"N" Street is a cohousing group that was started in 1986 when two tract homes built in the early 1950s took down their side fences. "N" Street continues to grow slowly, adding one house at a time. We currently have expanded to 19 houses, 12 homes on "N" Street that back up to 7 homes on the adjacent street. (Two of the homes on N Street are across the street from the community but are active members.) The removal of fences has created a beautiful open-space area that includes vegetable, flower, and water gardens; a play structure; a hot tub; a sauna; and a chicken coop, large grassy area, pond and more.

We enjoy sharing community meals in our newly rebuilt common house 3-4 times per week and work parties once a month. Informally, people get together to share dinners at home, a soak in the hot tub, a game of cards, or just a nice cup of tea. We are a mixed community of half renters and half home owners of around 16 kids and 43 adults. Half of the people in the community are renters and half own their own homes. We make decisions by consensus with everyone have an equal ability to participate after having lived in the community for three months and having attended three meetings.

Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Last Updated:
11/7/2006
Visitors Accepted
(Please make a researvation first.)
Visitor Process:
Contact kevin@wolfandassociates.com
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Retrofitting
(Retrofit)
Area:
3 acres (1.2 hectares)
Number of Units:
19
Square Feet in Common House:
3600
(includes 1600 sq ft apt upstairs and 400 sq ft squite downstairs)
Architect:
Clay Johnson designed new common house
Developer:
none
Population
Adult Members:
43
Child Members:
16
Non-Member Residents:
0
Gender Ratio:
35% M 35% F
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus (fall back 75% supermajority though it has never been used.)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (cooking meals and helping in other tasks)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes ($21 per adult per month in dues)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Small Town
Land Owners:
Individual community member(s)
No. of Residences:
19
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
1-5%
Shared Meals:
2-5 times/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual (Must have vegetarian option)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous (more vegans all the time)
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Friendly:
Yes
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Specific Path(s):
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
A typical home with living room and kitchen facing the common backyards.
Behind the old common house
N Street Bees
Jeffs garden
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