Communities Directory: East Bay Cohousing

Re-Forming Formed: 1998

East Bay Cohousing

Oakland/ Berkeley/ San Leandro/ El Cerrito/ Richmond/ etc., California,

United States

(Search area centered around NW Alameda County)

A group of households and individuals working together to create a residential community in the urban East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay area.

The mission of East Bay Cohousing is to develop a cohousing community in the urban East Bay based upon the following shared values and goals: private unit ownership with shared, smoke-free common space and common meals; desire to live in an intentional community; consideration, kindness, and respect toward other community members; willingness to compromise, cooperate, share leadership, and make decisions by consensus; desire for an environmentally sustainable lifestyle.

East Bay Cohousing has been meeting since November 1998. Our membership is dynamic and committed to creating a warm, vibrant residential community within a few years. We are currently in the planning stage and meet for monthly general meetings/potlucks and regular committee meetings. Our committees include Development, Operations, and Membership/Process.

East Bay Cohousing is currently recruiting new members. Regularly scheduled orientations are available for interested households and individuals.

Website: http://www.ebcoho.org/

Contact:

East Bay Cohousing
Oakland/Berkeley, California United States

Former/Other Names: Berkeley/Oakland CoHousing,EBCOHO,Kangaroo Cohousing, Altura Place, Oaktown

Last Updated:5/19/2008

Visitors Accepted

(at open meetings/info sessions/orientations)

Visitor Process: Check our calendar, RSVP, bring a potluck dish!

Affiliations: Temescal Creek Cohousing

:: Temescal Commons Cohousing

:: Swan's Market Cohousing

:: Pleasant Hill Cohousing

:: Mariposa Grove

:: Doyle Street

:: Berkeley Cohousing

:: Hidden Creek Cohousing

:: Triple Point Cohousing

Network Affiliations:

Fellowship for Intentional Community

:: Northwest Intentional Communities Association

:: Coho/US

:: Cohousing California,Northern California Cohousing,

Population Open to new adults: Yes Open to new children: Yes Gender Balance: 35% M 65% F Age Focus: Seniors :: Middle Age :: Young Adults (We have focus groups and built communities that are intergenerational, and forming groups for senior cohousing.)	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes (Officers, informal leadership)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes (if you can get a bank mortgage to finance your unit and cover our capital calls before then, we're happy to have you) Labor Contribution: Expected (Serve on committees, workparties) Join Fee: Yes (Initial fee plus dues plus site-specific workshops, capital contributions) Regular Fees: Yes (To participate in any site-specific group requires pooled investment)
Land and Buildings Urban Area: 0.3 acres (0.1 hectares) Land Owned By: Other (A developer currently owns it and is working with us; it will convert to condo and we will buy individual units when it is complete.) Number of Residences: 25 (perhaps a few more, depending on design) Cohousing: Yes (We are an umbrella group pursuing both retrofit (organic) and new-build sites.)	Food, etc. Share Community Meals: 1-3 times/month (We do potlucks at monthly planning/educational meetings, while in the planning stage. Once living in community, we'd expect about 3x/weekly common meals.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Omnivorous Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Seldom used	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes Shared Spiritual Path: No

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Seeking Site

(North Oakland Cohousing has a site but may choose not to proceed with it. Other affiliated communities in our area have sites and are complete, while we support forming groups with and without sites.)

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