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Formed:
2001
Established:
2007
New Brighton Cohousing
Aptos
,
California
,
United States
Aptos
,
California
,
United States
Website:
www.sc-cohousing.org/
Contact:
New Brighton Cohousing
6022 Soquel Drive
Aptos, California 95003 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 10/18/2007
Phone:
831-464-3677
info [at] sc-cohousing [dot] org
lynnwelter [at] animail [dot] net

New Brighton Cohousing is a new community located at 6010 - 6034 Soquel Drive in Aptos, CA. We were formed out of the umbrella organization Santa Cruz Cohousing. 7 households have moved in, three more are in process. We will have one additional home available for sale in 2008.

Currently we are a community of 13 adults, 5 children, four cats and a rabbit. About half the community works or has worked in social services of one sort or another, the other half in education, the sciences, medicine, retail, and planning. Our ages range from almost 3 to 63. We share a common interest in living more sustainably.

The property consists of 11 1000-sq ft, 2BR, 2BA, 2-story townhouse style apartments, in 3 separate buildings, along with 1 1600-sq ft 3BR, 2BA house, all situated around a central courtyard. We are in the process of converting the 3BR house to a common house.

Community amenities include one or two optional group meals per week, children's play area and garden space.

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

For more information, please send an email to info@sc-cohousing.org or phone (831) 475-1013.

Former/Other Names:
Santa Cruz Cohousing
Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Last Updated:
5/7/2008
Visitors Accepted
(We're open to visitors at our meetings.)
Visitor Process:
Please call Chuck at (831)464-1787 or email info@sc-cohousing.org to join us for a meal, or for the next informational meeting.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Retrofitting
Area:
0.9 acres (0.4 hectares)
Number of Units:
11 homes
Square Feet in Common House:
1600
(And garage)
Architect:
N/A
Developer:
N/A
Commercial Lender:
Circle Bank
Population
Adult Members:
13
Child Members:
5
Non-Member Residents:
Gender Ratio:
25% M 75% F
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus (with voting fallback)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (preparing meals/work parties- no experience necessary- accomodations made for people with limitations)
Join Fee:
Regular Fees:
Yes (Monthly Tenant Association fees)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Suburban
Land Owners:
The community
No. of Residences:
11
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
1-5%
Shared Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Other (We do our best to accomodate individual needs)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous (Meals usually have a vegan option, and may also have a dairy and/or meat option. We have vegans, vegetarians, people who keep kosher people & w/ food allergies and meals arte intended to accomodate all who RSVP.)
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
(To accomodate people with respiratory issues, we discourage tobacco use at the community.)
Social Factors
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Friendly:
Yes (We have several LGBT members currently.)
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Specific Path(s):
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled (No restrictions on what type of education is chosen)
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Current Editor(s): lynnwelter, cohousing
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