Aurora Pocket Neighborhood :: Communities Directory

Forming Formed: 2009 Established: 2013

This page last updated:10/30/2012

Aurora Pocket Neighborhood

Ithaca, New York,

United States

(Fall Creek Neighborhood)

The Aurora Pocket Neighborhood is the pilot project of New Earth Living in Ithaca, New York. Pocket Neighborhoods are similar to co-housing and small lot cottage development, except smaller in scale and cooperatively owned. The small scale allows for uncomplicated resident management and makes Pocket Neighborhoods easier to place on small urban lots within existing established neighborhoods, preserving and incorporating existing buildings. Buildings are constructed to inherently conserve energy, incorporating numerous green building technologies.

The Aurora Pocket Neighborhood will be exciting and fulfilling to live in. It is located in the beautiful Fall Creek neighborhood of Ithaca, near many waterfalls and parks, highly rated schools, shopping, dining, and entertainment. All of these amenities are walkable, reducing resident car dependency and increasing opportunities for social interaction in a vibrant environment. Other inclusions like the root cellar, shared bicycle shop, and garage, will allow residents to experience resource dependency and social equity.

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Status: Under construction

Website: http://newearthliving.net/what-we-do/aurora-dwelling-circle/

Contact:

New Earth Living, LLC
519 North Aurora Street
Ithaca, New York 14850 United States
Phone: (607) 327-1081

Links:

New Earth Living

Aurora Pocket Neighborhood

New Earth Living on Facebook

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Former/Other Names: Aurora Dwelling Circle

This page last updated:10/30/2012

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Please contact New Earth Living: (607) 327-1081 or coz@newearthliving.net

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 9 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By majority rule (We strive for consensus.) Identified Leader: Yes Leadership Core Group: No (We are small, so our entire group is our leadership group.)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Regular Fees: Yes (The cooperative asks for each member household to pay taxes and other fees on behalf of the cooperative.)
Land and Buildings Urban Area: 1 acres (0.4 hectares) (Less than 1 acre.) Land Owned By: The community Number of Residences: 4 Cohousing: Yes	Social Factors Educational Style(s): Home schooling (Schooling is decided by each individual family.)

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Building

Year Completed:

2013

(Anticipated (currently under construction))

Number of Units:

Architect:

Robert Morache

Developer:

Sue Cosentini, Robert Morache

Commercial Lender:

Alternatives Federal Credit Union

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