Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Berkeley, CA: community-minded partner wanted for a parcel on San Pablo Ave

[Rebecca Herman (rgherman07]

Just FYI although do either of you know about Age+?
And how do some Berkeley Moshav people have so much money they also bought
the plot across the street?!


On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM Jeanne Juneau via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> There's a group our of Portland called Age+ who have already built three
> affordable senior communities in Oregon.
>
> They have a very cost-effective model. I don't know if they're working in
> california, but contact them for details.
>
>  They're good people. We're trying to find a parcel for them to work with
> here in Hood River county. Good luck and great work!
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 4:24 AM Noah Brod via Cohousing-L <
> cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> > My name is Noah and I'm involved with the Berkeley Moshav cohousing
> > community here in Berkeley. We're just about to finish building it
> (move-in
> > this fall!).
> >
> > While we were building, the person who sold us our land offered us
> another
> > parcel across the street, hoping to see more community-led projects in
> the
> > area. A few of us from moshav banded together, pooled our money, and took
> > her offer. The idea has been to "crowd in" more cooperative and
> > values-aligned community in the same neighborhood, and to keep the lot
> from
> > falling to a traditional developer.
> >
> > Since we're almost done with our own community, we can't build anything
> > there ourselves. But we'd love to carry the torch forward by partnering
> > with someone who can. We're just community members who pooled our money
> and
> > took a chance on this. Mostly we're looking for a good community partner
> > with the capacity and resources to crowd in something community-oriented
> in
> > this special space.
> >
> > If you or someone you know would be interested in building something
> > community-oriented, there's more at www.2400sanpablo.org. Happy to field
> > any questions.
> >
> > Noah
> >
> > noahbrod [at] gmail.com
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