Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 260, Issue 9

[Jim Bronson (jimbronsonashland]

HOA fees for River Song Coho in Eugene Oregon on the shore of the
Willamette River (move-in was November of 2022) - 28 units).

About $450 for our smallest unit and 750 for our largest, 4br, 2ba.
Includes about 40% for Reserves charged from day-one, all insurance and
utilities, plus budgets for all of our Teams.  We are all-electric and have
a 120 Kw. solar array which covers all power cost for May-September.

*Jim Bronson*
*www.riversongcohousing.org <http://www.riversongcohousing.org>*
Eugene, Oregon on the shores of the Willamette River

*I was born at 303 ppm CO2.*


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>    1. Request for Examples of HOA/Condo Fees in Other Cohousing
>       Communities (Chris Hansen)
>    2. 2 bedroom units available in Bremerton, WA cohousing
>       (Fred-List manager)
>    3. Re: Request for Examples of HOA/Condo Fees in Other Cohousing
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> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:10:39 -0400
> From: Chris Hansen <itschrishansen [at] gmail.com>
> To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: [C-L]_ Request for Examples of HOA/Condo Fees in Other
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> Hi all,
>
> We?re facing a significant increase in our condo/HOA fees following a
> recent Capital Reserve Study, and I?m hoping to gather examples of what
> fees look like in other Cohousing communities.
>
> At Burlington Cohousing East Village, current monthly fees range from *$420
> to $560*. They include water and gas for heating *for some units* (we have
> two buildings on separate systems). Our fee calculation also factors in
> *living
> space and number of residents*.
>
> If you?re willing to share your community?s fee structure, including what?s
> included and how fees are calculated (although a general range is fine
> also) I?d really appreciate it. This will help us get a broader sense of
> what?s typical or sustainable.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> --
> Chris Hansen (sher/her)
> 32 East Village Drive
> Burlington
> Vermont 05401
> USA
>
> Ph 603 3988730
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:21:19 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Fred-List manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
> To: Cohousing-L mailing list <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: [C-L]_ 2 bedroom units available in Bremerton, WA cohousing
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> Rebecca Lee <rebekkalee [at] yahoo.com>
> is the author of the message below.  It was posted by Fred of
> the Cohousing-L management team <cohousing-l-owner [at] cohousing.org>
> due to a format issue - missing URL in text version of message.
> URL added below
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> --------------------  FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS --------------------
> Two 2-bedroom units are available at Meadow Wood cohousing (one
> belonged to my mother). It's a lovely community a ferry ride away from
> Seattle, on 7 acres of land on a peaceful road end. My mother was one
> of the founders and really enjoyed living here. Very affordable
> compared to most other areas in Puget Sound!
>
> The links though the community website:
> Meadow Wood - Units Available page  https://share.google/pOGhGEoK4Sbqs4nPE
>
> The Property (25 condo units, Common House & More) on 7 acres For Sale
> Light filled 2 bedroom end unit, ready for move in today. See the
> listing, click here Bright and inviting 2-bedroom, private treehouse,
> perched on the top floor, overlooking a a peaceful courtyard and
> bordering a lush range of tall trees.
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:44:14 -0700
> From: Kelly Bachman <happyvalleykelly [at] gmail.com>
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Request for Examples of HOA/Condo Fees in Other
>         Cohousing Communities
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> Our dues range from $466 to $926 based solely on square feet. We have
> pondered making some portion on dues based on number of residents but
> didn?t because of the extra complexity and because it seemed to favor the
> wealthiest among us who could afford to live alone in a larger unit.
>
> Dues include all utilities. Reserves are 42%.  We also had a reserve study
> recommending a huge step increase to get caught up with reserves. We opted
> instead for a more gradual Funding Plan with 2 goals: be 70% funded in 30
> years and no less than 30% funded in any of the next 10 years. If we have
> met both goals, the reserve dues increase is 3%. If not, the increase is 3%
> plus CPI inflation and we also amend the budget near the end of the year to
> re-allocate half of the estimated operating budget surplus to reserves.
>
> Kelly for Bellingham Cohousing
> 33 units built in 2000
>
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 4:11?AM Chris Hansen <itschrishansen [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We?re facing a significant increase in our condo/HOA fees following a
> > recent Capital Reserve Study, and I?m hoping to gather examples of what
> > fees look like in other Cohousing
> >
> > If you?re willing to share your community?s fee structure, including
> what?s
> > included and how fees are calculated (although a general range is fine
> > also) I?d really appreciate it. This will help us get a broader sense of
> > what?s typical or sustainable.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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