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Formed:
2005
Established:
2005
Hidden Creek Cohousing
Oakland
,
California
,
United States
Contact:
Jeff Fry
Hidden Creek Cohousing
2060 36th Ave
Oakland, California 94601 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 12/29/2007
Phone:
510-534-1333
jeff [dot] fry [at] gmail [dot] com
claymudpie [at] yahoo [dot] com

We are a small, urban, retrofit cohousing community, with four units on a half acre in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, California. We share weekly meals, frequent celebrations, and not-quite-monthly work parties. We also a share a laundry room, bike storage, tools, and a large (though new) organic garden. We completed our condo conversions (meaning all members now own their own units) in October, 2007.

Last Updated:
8/19/2009
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process:
Please email to arrange visits.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Completed
(We are an urban retrofit community. There are frequent rental opportunities and occasional opportunities to buy within 1/2 a block of us.)
Year Completed:
2005
Area:
0.5 acres (0.2 hectares)
Number of Units:
Four
Square Feet in Common House:
0
(With only four households, we hold meetings in each others' home or outdoors, with a common laundry room, common outdoor gathering space, plus some common storage for tool and bicycles.)
Architect:
n/a (retrofit)
Developer:
n/a (retrofit)
Commercial Lender:
n/a (retrofit)
Population
Members:
8
Non-Member Residents:
Open to new members:
(No current homes for sale)
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (Weekly meetings, occational workdays)
Join Fee:
(Purchasing a unit)
Regular Fees:
Yes (Association fees)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Urban
Land Owners:
The community
No. of Residences:
4
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
1-5%
Shared Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual (Common meals are vegetarian)
Dietary Practice:
Alcohol Use:
Tobacco Use:
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
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Educational Style(s):
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