Re: New cohousing group sought for downtown Oakland, CA site! | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Raines Cohen (rc3-coho-Lraines.com) | |
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:40:05 -0700 (PDT) |
I just wanted to echo Joani in excitement about the cohousing potential of this new downtown Oakland site. I was part of Swan's Market Cohousing during the development process and initial years in residence, before moving to Berkeley cohousing, and I do miss the larger-community "buzz" and convenience of access to culture and shopping restaurants and government and job opportunities, plus being right on an official bike route, near Amtrak with service to Silicon Valley and Sacramento, not to mention the wonderful ferries and shoreline parks. It was nice having a shorter commute to downtown San Francisco than most San Franciscans, and being able to walk over to Oakland's Chinatown. No, Betsy and I are not planning on moving from Berkeley Cohousing (any more than Joani would leave her longtime home in community at Swan's), but as we've been doing outreach on the Kaiser-Piedmont "Instant Cohousing" move-in-ready apartment building site, we've found a number of folks interested in a larger community and some not ready for an immediate purchase, needing to build savings, repair credit, or sell an existing home first. When I was selling my unit at Swan's a couple of years ago, I found many people who needed something larger than a studio loft, and definite demand exceeding supply, with low turnover there (mine was the first unit offered for sale in several years). If you're interested but unable to attend this Friday evening, July 10, just click through to the East Bay Cohousing event link and RSVP "No" (you'll have to confirm your email address to help prevent spam) and you'll get the chance to pose some questions and get on the list for follow-up, as well as notice of the many tours, trainings, events, and community opportunities in the area: http://www.ebcoho.org/calendar/10796927/ Raines Cohen, Cohousing Coach, Planning for Sustainable Communities http://www.CohousingCoach.com/ East Bay Cohousing community organizer http://www.ebcoho.org/ P.S. Here's this week's East Bay Cohousing calendar: Wednesday evening: - Berkeley Cohousing neighbor (West Berkeley) - Kaiser-Piedmont "Instant Cohousing" info session (EBCOHO clubhouse, downtown Berkeley) Thursday evening: - EcoVillages slideshow with "Finding Community" author Diana Leafe Christian (Commonwealth Club, SF) Friday lunch: - Sustainable Business Alliance lunch (EBCOHO clubhouse, downtown Berkeley) Friday evening: - Downtown Oakland potential site meeting (Swan's Market Cohousing, Old Oakland) Saturday-Sunday: - Building Intentional Communities workshop with Diana Leafe Christian (EBCOHO clubhouse, downtown Berkeley) Sunday, July 12: - East Bay Cohousing Crawl walking tour with Daily Acts (starts at Berkeley Cohousing, ends at Temescal Creek) (includes visit to Berkeley Cohousing neighbor's home for sale) - Kaiser-Piedmont "Instant Cohousing" site visit (a short walk from the end of the tour) Monday, July 13: - Kaiser-Piedmont "Instant Cohousing" info session (EBCOHO clubhouse, downtown Berkeley) Also learn about affordable co-op/group house/collective openings at Parker Street, Milvia House, and Brigid Collective - see the "About" section of www.ebcoho.org.
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New cohousing group sought for downtown Oakland, CA site! Joani Blank, July 4 2009
- Re: New cohousing group sought for downtown Oakland, CA site! Raines Cohen, July 4 2009
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