Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cooperative neighbors in Berkeley

[create2gro (create2gro]

 Dear Friends of Cohousing:
 
We are also interested in the notion of COOPERATIVE NEIGHBORS here in CENTRAL 
FLORIDA.
 
We help with Pet Care & Plant Watering when Neighbors are away. 
We also enjoy occassional Shared Meals, etc.  
 
We have a great cooperation on our Block and hope to continue it and deepen it. 
  
We are working toward something here, and we are still in the "Visioning" 
Process. 
 
We call ourselves HOLISTIC NEIGHBORS.  We are still developing the Core Group 
to do the Planning.
We are just neighbors who enjoy lots of what you described.  We hope to evolve 
further.  
 
WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING FOR OUR CORE GROUP.
WE CALL OURS A "PROCESS ORIENTED-RETROFIT MODEL."
WE ARE LOOKING FOR JUST THE RIGHT PEOPLE!
IT TAKES SOMEONE COMMITTED TO THE COHOUSING LIFESTYLE & WILLING TO INVEST THE 
ENERGY IT TAKES TO GROW A GROUP & A RETROFIT VISION.
 
The only Model we've found close to this is TESCHMEL CREEK COHOUSING, developed 
by KAREN HESTER.
On the cohousing.org website there's a Tab on the Left that says, "CREATING 
COHOUSING."  
If you click that, there's a Tab that says, "RETROFIT COHOUSING."  There Karen 
Hester DID EXPLAIN how she started to acquire Properties and how TESCHMEL CREEK 
COHOUSING evolved, HOWEVER CURRENTLY THAT EXPLANATION SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED.  
MAYBE THE WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION or Maintanence.
 
We really think this is A GREAT MODEL & THAT RETROFIT COHOUSING should become 
much more popular!
What do you think?
 
Please keep in touch.  As not too many folks are pursuing this Model!
 
Would love to talk with you!
 
Hannah
HOLISTIC NEIGHBORS
create2gro [at] aol.com
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: mirshipp [at] pacbell.net
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Sent: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 1:52 AM
Subject: [C-L]_ Cooperative neighbors in Berkeley


August 31, 2006
   
  Dear friends of cohousing:
   
  I am writing because we recently found out that our neighbor in N. Berkeley 
is 
going to sell his house soon, and we would really like it to be bought by 
friendly, cooperative. co-housing oriented neighbors!  We envision some 
cooperation around outside spaces (plantings), helping each other with pet 
care/plant watering when on vacation, possibly occasional shared meals, etc.   
We have had this kind of great cooperation with neighbors on this block, and 
want to continue and deepen it.   There is also a great public elementary 
school 
with good teachers around the corner, so its a great place for kids.  Good 
preschool/childcare nearby also. 
   
  We would like to work toward a kind of "infill" cohousing idea with shared 
yard space, cooperation in other areas, shared meals, etc.  There is a 
possibility of obtaining another 2-3 units on the block in the near future.
   
  The house is in North Berkeley about 5 blocks from BART, 2 bedroom ("split" 
level), 1 1/2 bath, garage, living with fireplace, dining, kitchen updated 
about 
15 years ago with good storage, laundry room, large sunny back yard.  It is a 
"cosmetic" fixer, with need for inside/outside painting, some roof work needed, 
and really needs a loving hand for landscaping.  The price hasn't been 
determined yet, but will be in the low $500's - a lot of money, but 
unfortunately a "good deal" for this area of Berkeley.
   
  If you are interested, please respond as soon as possible, as the owner will 
be listing soon.  Please respond to this email address:  mirshipp [at] 
pacbell.net
   
  Thank you,
   
  Miriam 
   
   
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