Cohousing-L Mailing List: another possible SF,CA mini- retrofit cohousing opportunity

[mark a demaio (mdemaio]

The Multi- household Straw Bale home at Concord Oasis in Concord, CA
nearing completion of is another possibility for mini-cohousing that 
interested folks may wish to consider. It's 5 bedrooms, 3 bath, one main
kithen, 3 full wetbar "kitchettes", and flexible interior wall setup make
this a beautiful small community palette, not to mention the stunning
integration of significant green building technologies (i'm prejudiced!).
Nearing completion, I'm looking for a group or persons to help me realize
some of the community potential of this structure.  The neighbors are
familiar with some of the cohousing intentions, and might be interested
in an N-street style set-up. I think this project really would lend
itself to joint ownership or a coop. Please note that I have moved from
the area and would be involved primarily in the financial/ mangement
aspects through an ownership transition period, unless a group was
interested in evolving multi-place based community.  Feel free to respond
off-list or by phone. I'll be at the site without email access till May
7. I also may know of a couple of persons with similar ideas for homes
they Own in the oakland area, but will need to dig through notes.

In Sustainable Community, Mark DeMaio, Concord (CA) Oasis Ecohousing
Where we are building a straw bale multi- household capable home
green building site tours with hands on opportunities are being held on
weekends
925-687-2560(site/ message), 530-694-9501(weekday eves, markleeville)


>
>   1. Two Possible SF Bay Mini Coho Properties (Fred H Olson)
>   2. Mini cohousing (Fred H Olson)
>
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>Here are two beautiful properties that could work for mini-cohousing
>communities. Email or call me to schedule a time to see them ONLY if 
>you've
>gone by first to look at the outside, have been preapproved by a 
>mortgage
>broker and have at least 2 families/persons interested.
>
>And don't forget--the next retrofit cohousing workshop is Sat, May 
>12th
>10am-12:30. Details see:
>
>http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00372.html
>
>Thanks,
>
>Karen Hester
>510-654-6346
>
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:49:25 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Fred H Olson <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
>To: -cohousing-L mailing list <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
>Subject: [C-L]_Mini cohousing
>Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
>

>
>It is my impression that there are many times more people who would 
>like
>to live in cohousing than have so far and probably ever will manage 
>to
>actually do so.  It seems possible that the number of opportunities 
>for
>mini cohousing and other cohousing like situations are such that it 
>is
>possible that someday more people could live in these than in more
>conventional cohousing.
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>There are undoubtedly some people who prefer small numbers.
>
>Fred
>
>--
>Fred H. Olson  fholson [at] cohousing.org    
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