I have twice visited the lovely Heartwood Commons in rural Bayfield, Colorado (near Durango). The folks there write:

On the 15th of every month at 3:00 (Mountain time), we host a live virtual tour on Zoom. This is a great opportunity for you to learn about Heartwood, see our beautiful little slice of paradise, meet community members, and have your questions answered – all without having to actually make a trip to Heartwood.

after you register in MeetUp, click the Join link to complete your RSVP on Zoom. You will be immediately emailed the actual meeting zoom link.

More about the long-established community that is adding a new phase:

Imagine a neighborhood with a deep sense of community nestled on 360 acres of ponderosa pine, piñon pine, and juniper forest, rolling hills, meadows, and pastureland.

Imagine living in Southwest Colorado, where the sun shines more than 300 days each year and where the San Juan Mountains and red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau are close enough for a day hike.

​Imagine coming home to the smiles of friendly faces lighting up as you walk by.

Imagine neighbors who care about each other, support each other, and have fun together.

https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/

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Ellen

Heartwood Cohousing (rural SW Colorado) virtual tour

Online event

Let's meet for a beverage to discuss intentional communities, collectives, cooperatives, and cohousing.

We'll be meeting at a coffee/tea place. Find us by looking for a sign.

The venue only has outdoor seating. If it's raining, let's still meet and we'll find another nearby location.

San Jose and South Bay Cohousing:Intentional Neighborhoods

Noelle

Robert

chat about intentional communities, collectives, & cohousing over a beverage

Roy's Station Coffee & Tea

Join the regular monthly community virtual tour and open house of the **San Francisco East Bay's** biggest and most "suburban" cohousing neighborhood, **Pleasant Hill Cohousing** (PHCH), the first "new-build" intergenerational cohousing community in the region, the largest in the East Bay, and a lovely community.

RSVP here on MeetUp or directly via East Bay Cohousing’s website:
[https://www.ebcoho.org/ebcoho_phch_tour_20240303](https://www.ebcoho.org/ebcoho_phch_tour_20240303)
This long-established cohousing neighborhood has been hosting this tour every month for decades (*the first Sunday, except on holidays*), regardless of whether or not there are openings. The tour is the first step on the path to membership, helping potential neighbors learn more and pre-filter themselves by learning about the community and the next steps in the process.

Visit Pleasant Hill Cohousing's page on the region's group site, East Bay Cohousing, for more info, links, and current openings:
[https://www.ebcoho.org/Pleasant_Hill/](https://www.ebcoho.org/Pleasant_Hill/)

This event is part of the **Cohousing Open** network of regional MeetUp groups supporting forming and established communities and cohousing seekers. Learn more about how you can get involved at:

[https://www.CohousingOpen.org/](https://www.CohousingOpen.org/)

## For more on other California communities visit: [https://www.CalCoho.org/](https://www.CalCoho.org/)

**Facts about PHCH:**
There are 32 units, grouped in various configurations ranging from 2-6 homes per building. The buildings were constructed with wood framing, stucco outer walls, and corrugated metal roofing. The smallest units are 640 sq ft one-bedrooms; the largest are 1579 sq ft four-bedrooms.

Each home has its own kitchen. The homes are owned individually as condominiums, with some rentals.

**Common Areas**

Our 3,835 sq ft Common House contains a kitchen, dining room (*"great room"*), sitting room, laundry, kids room, teens/older kids room, crafts room, guest rooms, and bathrooms.

The Common House is the only building in the project built with air conditioning. However, to minimize the use of air conditioning, the building also has a cooling tower with large fans that can be used in the evening to pull cooler air into the building and push hot air out.

Other common facilities include swimming pool, hot tub, play area, workshop, bike shed, organic garden, and granite boulders from the original site - both decorative and used by children for climbing.

**Location**

We're conveniently located near Highway 680 and public transportation, with easy access to Walnut Creek, shopping, and recreation.

Pleasant Hill, population 32,000, is located 30 miles east of San Francisco, 4 miles north of the I-680/Hwy 24 interchange. Mostly a residential community with scattered retail/commercial areas, it is bounded by the cities of Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Concord, and Martinez. In 2000, Pleasant Hill redeveloped its downtown to create a contemporary shopping district just blocks from the site. In addition, an abundance of good restaurants and shops are within easy driving distance. The city has good recreation programs for all ages and regional walking/biking trails traverse it.

**Iron Horse Trail**

A walking and biking trail - the Iron Horse Trail (so named because it's on the old Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way) - runs alongside the site and connects to the Pleasant Hill BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station (\~1 mile) and downtown Walnut Creek (\~4 miles). The 24-mile trail goes north-south from Concord to Dublin and connects to several other trails that traverse the county making for great biking opportunities.

A neighborhood park is located just the other side of Fair Oaks Elementary School adjacent to the site. Briones Regional Park and Mt. Diablo State Park are located nearby providing numerous opportunities for hiking and recreation. There are several health clubs in Pleasant Hill including the YMCA.

Diablo Valley Community College and JFK University are located in Pleasant Hill, and there are several city and county adult education programs in the area.

There are farmers markets in Pleasant Hill (May-Nov) and Walnut Creek (year-round). Several community members participate in a CSA farm, with a weekly delivery of locally grown organic fruits and veggies made even more convenient because we are the drop site.

East Bay Cohousing - Berkeley/Oakland/E'ville

maggie

Katherine Ming

James Lin

Pleasant Hill Cohousing (Northern CA-SF East Bay) Tour (Virtual)

Hello all --

Takoma Village Cohousing's last tour of 2024! It's VIRTUAL!

To learn more about cohousing in general and Takoma Village in particular plan to attend this VIRTUAL event. Get on board! Tour Takoma Village Cohousing from the comfort of your home via Zoom.

We will cover all the same information and you will see all of the common spaces we normally cover during an in-person tour — with plenty of time for Q&A.

Want to get a head start? Check out our Takoma Village [website](https://www.takomavillage.org/page/39042~755756/Guide-for-Prospective-Residents) for special information for people interested in living here.

Please join us Saturday December 7, 2024!

Cohousing Open

Tom L

holly

Tour Takoma Village Cohousing (DC) ...VIRTUALLY!

(stay tuned for new date, we are rescheduling with our co-presenter. THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL DATE, IT IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER)

“AT RISK” BAY AREA RENTERS & HOMEBUYERS:

A Call to renters and homebuyers afraid they’re being priced out of Bay Area housing! Seize this rare opportunity to learn how to ‘Buy and live in your own small building’ from the Co-Ownership Expert, Attorney D. Andy Sirkin.

Andy wrote the book on ‘The Equity Sharing Manual’, the benchmark roadmap to affordable home ownership and he can tell how. Attend this high impact affordable housing symposium and discover how the ‘TIC’, Tenancy In Common and ‘Shared Equity’ methods, open doors to affordable home ownership.

Meet with others like you who are at risk of losing out and gain complete authoritative knowledge. Andy will identify multiple strategies you can use to buy, own, and live in your own small building - duplex, triplex, fourplex, or buy a single family home for multiple dwellers. Come join us to secure tangible knowledge of how to be your own investor (BYOI) and Buy Your Own Building (BYOB).

Joining Andy is Mortgage Expert, Cheyenne Martinez-Boyer, from Sterling Bank & Trust who pioneered ‘TIC’ mortgage lending. They have offered TIC loans longer than any other lender say “Enjoy the benefits of home ownership in buildings that aren't condos.”

Finally, Francis McIlvenny, of Northern California Community Land Trust will talk about sharing equity with a nonprofit to guarantee long-term affordability, security, and partnership, not for those getting older or lacking the income to qualify for market-rate mortgages.

What are the legal and financial options for buying and financing properties for cooperative housing communities?

Join us to hear firsthand from these 3 experts who have helped EBCOHO members and many other people realize their housing dreams. Program includes time for presentations (with handouts); Bay Area examples; Q&A and discussion. Meet and share interests with other participants as well.

Light refreshments will be served!

Program Schedule TBD

12:45 doors open

1pm Welcome and Introductions

1:20 Andy Sirkin, lawyer, author, Shared Equity Housing pioneer, will discuss Tenants in Common and other ways to purchase property with others.
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2:30 Cheyenne Martinez-Boyer, Sterling Bank (of SF) - qualifying for regular and fractional (individual) TIC mortgages.

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3:30 Francis McIlveen, Northern California Community Land Trust. CLT. Francis will share on how CLT models and programs enable property acquisition and preserves affordability. Examples include TIC, cohousing condominiums, nonprofits, and cooperatives, homeowner and rental.

4:30 - Next Steps and Resources

Informal Discussion/Networking until 5:15

Your Hosts: Evelyn Moorman (EBCOHO supporting member, and faculty member at CSU East Bay) with EBCOHO Cohousing Coaches, Raines Cohen and Betsy Morris.

Tuition is $65 at the door; $45 for supporting East Bay Cohousing members. Get in touch about Bay Bucks or BACE time bank. For other options email host Evelyn Moorman. Advance payment discount available via Eventbrite.

Seating currently for 20.

Cohousing Coaches Raines & Betsy

EVELYN MOORMAN

Raines Cohen

PLACEHOLDER DATE Shared Equity - buying and financing property together

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