Common Spaces & Amenities
Community facilities designed, managed, and shared by a cohousing neighborhood are supplemental to their private residences. Shared facilities feature a common house, which includes a large kitchen and dining area, laundry, and recreational spaces. Shared outdoor space includes a picnic shelter, storage sheds, mail kiosk, guest cabin, covered parking, lighted walkways, green space, and a large vegetable and flower garden.
Common House
A common house shares many of the same ideals as a community building, it is a place to gather in large groups, enjoy meals together, and share common facilities. Our common house helps us to preserve the spirit and nature of true cohousing. There is a large shared kitchen, bathrooms, laundry facilities, and a large open basement with a walk-out garage that houses both personal and shared storage. We use our common house for dinners, private gatherings, game nights, and circle meetings.
Picnic Shelter
Our picnic shelter is a place to further nurture the community by offering an outdoor covered gathering space for people to come together. It is centered in-between our two major green spaces and is perfect for grilling, fire pit evenings, recreational uses, and gatherings.
Two Unit Guest Cabin
Our cabin holds so much history and is original to the area. It was built by Stone Cabin Design in the 1980s in the traditional log-cabin style, using hand-hewn breams. It has an upper and lower unit, both efficiency suites.
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Community residents may book the cabin for their guests at no charge.
Other visitors are welcome to book one of our guest cabin units for their own vacation rental!
Community Garden
The shared community garden is managed and designed by the Garden Circle and maintained by volunteers from the community. But all residents share the bounty of vegetables, herbs, and flowers that grow in abundance each year.
Fire Pit
Our centrally located fire pit is the site of many an evening chat and s'more-making event - even in the snow! The first pit and picnic shelter offer an ideal area for gatherings, picnics, parties, and informal hang-outs.
Waste Enclosure
It's not glamorous - but it's very practical! We have shared trash and recycling dumpsters that are picked up weekly and the service is included in residents' monthly HOA fees. And no individual city trash cans to remember to roll to the curb on the right day!