Cohousing-L Mailing List: Pleasanton, CA cohousing site tour - start a group

[Danny Milman (danny]

SITE TOUR
COHOUSING  in PLEASANTON, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)

Anyone interested in finding out more about the project and in seeing the
site is invited to join us for a short site tour and introductory meeting.

Saturday, 2 December 2000
12 noon

Please contact our office for directions -
510/549-9980 or danny [at] cohousingco.com



OTHER NEWS

A week or so ago, I posted the following message about a potential cohousing
site in Pleasanton, CA.  Since then we have received enough response to
continue to pursue this site.  I have done a bit more research and
discovered that:

The schools in the area are very good (Lydiksen Elementary).
There is a commuter train that goes from Pleasanton to San Jose twice each
morning and evening.
A BART station is planned for 1-2 miles from the site and should be
constructed in a few years.




POTENTIAL COHOUSING IN PLEASANTON, CA

We are looking for people interested in forming a group around a site in
Pleasanton, CA.

The basic facts:
The site is 4.88 acres with a single family house and barn.
The site is one mile from the Ridgetop mall on a semirural road.
The owner has lived there and run a boarding stable on the property since
1975.
The owner would like to develop cohousing on the land, keeping the single
family house to live in.
The site is south facing with excellent solar orientation.
A small year round creek runs through the site.
The site backs up to the 580 freeway with all the good and bad that
encompasses (excellent freeway access and freeway noise).
The units would have unobstructed views of an undeveloped section of
foothills in the Pleasanton ridge.

Overall, we were more impressed with the site than we expected to be.  While
the freeway noise is not something that can be eliminated, the landowner is
excited about keeping the land with a community who would care about it, the
land on the opposite hills is extremely unlikely to be developed anytime
soon, and the possibilities for energy efficient construction and great
gardening seem perfect for cohousing.

Please let us know if you would like more information about this possible
cohousing project.  If there is enough interest, then we will continue
discussions with the landowner.

Respctfully,
Danny

MILMAN
The CoHousing Company
"Architectural Design and Consulting Services towards the formation of
Cohousing Communities"
danny [at] cohousingco.com
http://www.cohousingco.com
tel. 510-549-9980, fax 510-549-2140
1250 Addison St. #113
Berkeley, CA 94702