Cohousing Directory - Community View

New Brighton Cohousing is a relatively new community located at 6010-6034 Soquel Drive in Aptos, California. We were formed out of the umbrella organization Santa Cruz Cohousing. Most of us moved in during the fall of 2007. We have one home available for sale.

Currently we are a community of 13 adult members, five children, four cats, and a rabbit. About half the community works or has worked in social services of one sort or another and the other half in education, the sciences, medicine, retail, and planning. Our ages range from almost four to 64. We share a common interest in living more sustainably.

The property consists of eleven 1000-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-story townhomes in three separate buildings, along with one 1600-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom house, all situated around a central courtyard. We use the three-bedroom house as our common house. The design committee is hard at work planning an extensive remodel, now that we have had a chance to use it for a while and see what works and what doesn't.

Community amenities include one or two optional group meals per week, a guest room, dining and meeting space, children's play area, and common garden. This winter we are planting a small fruit orchard for the community.

Cohousing communities are designed, owned, and managed by the residents; please note that your membership requires participation in the meal-preparation rotation and in community-wide work parties.