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Formed:
2001
Established:
2007
New Brighton Cohousing
Aptos
,
California
,
United States
Website:
www.newbrightoncohousing....
Contact:
New Brighton Cohousing
6020 Soquel Drive
Aptos, California 95003 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 7/10/2008
Phone:
831-464-3677
info [at] sc-cohousing [dot] org
lynnwelter [at] animail [dot] net
The central courtyard

New Brighton Cohousing is a new community located at 6010 - 6034 Soquel Drive in Aptos, CA. We were formed out of the umbrella organization Santa Cruz Cohousing. Most of us moved in during the fall of 2007. We have one home available for sale.

Currently we are a community of 14 adults, 5 children, four cats and a rabbit. About half the community works or has worked in social services of one sort or another, the other half in education, the sciences, medicine, retail, and planning. Our ages range from almost 3 to 63. We share a common interest in living more sustainably.

The property consists of 11 1000-sq ft, 2BR, 2BA, 2-story townhouse style apartments, in 3 separate buildings, along with 1 1600-sq ft 3BR, 2BA house, all situated around a central courtyard. We use the 3BR house as our common house. The design committee is hard at work planning an extensive remodel, now that we have had a chance to use it for a while and see what works and what doesn't.

Community amenities include one or two optional group meals per week, a guest room, dining and meeting space, children's play area and garden space.

Cohousing communities are designed, owned, and managed by the residents; please note your membership requires participation in the meal preparation rotation and in community-wide work parties.

For more information, please send an email to info@sc-cohousing.org or phone (831) 475-1013.

Former/Other Names:
Santa Cruz Cohousing
Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Last Updated:
9/2/2008
Visitors Accepted
(We'd love to have you stop by.)
Visitor Process:
Please call Chuck at (831)464-1787 or email info@sc-cohousing.org to join us for a meal, or for the next informational meeting.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Retrofitting
Area:
0.9 acres (0.4 hectares)
Number of Units:
11 homes
Square Feet in Common House:
1600
(And garage)
Architect:
N/A
Developer:
N/A
Commercial Lender:
Circle Bank
Population
Adult Members:
13
Child Members:
5
Non-Member Residents:
Gender Ratio:
25% M 75% F
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus (with voting fallback)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (preparing meals/work parties- no experience necessary- accomodations made for people with limitations)
Join Fee:
Regular Fees:
Yes (Monthly Tenant Association fees)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Suburban
Land Owners:
The community
No. of Residences:
11
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
1-5% (We have a small vegetable garden, and plan to plant a mini fruit orchard next fall.)
Shared Meals:
1 time/week (We eat together most Sunday evenings, at our twice monthly Monday business meetings and an occasional Saturday.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Other (We do our best to accomodate individual needs.)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous (Meals usually have a vegan option, and may also have a dairy and/or meat option. We have vegans, vegetarians, people who keep kosher, people & w/ food allergies. Meals are intended to accomodate all who RSVP.)
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
(To accomodate people with respiratory issues, we discourage tobacco use at the community.)
Social Factors
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Friendly:
Yes (We have several LGBT members currently.)
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Specific Path(s):
(Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Quaker/Pagan, Eastern and non-religious so far)
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled (No restrictions on what type of education is chosen)
The central courtyard
Work Day in the Garden
Dinner at New Brighton Cohousing
Some of our youngest cohousers
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