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Formed: 1986 Established: 1986
N Street Cohousing
Davis, California,
United States
A typical home with living room and kitchen facing the common backyards.
 "N" Street is a cohousing group that was started in 1986 when two tract homes built in the early 1950s took down their side fences. "N" Street continues to grow slowly, adding one house at a time. We currently have expanded to 19 houses, 12 homes on "N" Street that back up to 7 homes on the adjacent street. (Two of the homes on N Street are across the street from the community but are active members.) The removal of fences has created a beautiful open-space area that includes vegetable, flower, and water gardens; a play structure; a hot tub; a sauna; and a chicken coop, large grassy area, pond and more.
We enjoy sharing community meals in our newly rebuilt common house 3-4 times per week and work parties once a month. Informally, people get together to share dinners at home, a soak in the hot tub, a game of cards, or just a nice cup of tea. We are a mixed community of half renters and half home owners of around 16 kids and 43 adults. Half of the people in the community are renters and half own their own homes. We make decisions by consensus with everyone have an equal ability to participate after having lived in the community for three months and having attended three meetings.
 
Website: http://www.nstreetcohousing.org
Contact:
N Street Cohousing
724 N St.
Davis, California 95616 United States

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Kevin Wolf
Phone: 530-758-4211
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Perry Poe

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Links:
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/nstreet/
N Street Cohousing website
Last Updated:11/7/2006
 
Visitors Accepted
 (Please make a researvation first.)
Visitor Process: Contact kevin@wolfandassociates.com
Population
Adult Members:
43
Child Members:
16
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
35% M 35% F
Open to which gender(s):
All genders welcome
Ethnic Diversity:
8% identify as 'people of color'
Age Focus:
No Focus
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
(fall back 75% supermajority though it has never been used.)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(cooking meals and helping in other tasks)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
($21 per adult per month in dues)
Land and Buildings
Small Town
Area:
3 acres (1.2 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
Number of Residences:
19
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
Share Community Meals:
2-5 times/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(Must have vegetarian option)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
(more vegans all the time)
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Retrofitting
(Retrofit)
Number of Units:
19
Square Feet in Common House:
3600
(includes 1600 sq ft apt upstairs and 400 sq ft squite downstairs)
Architect:
Clay Johnson designed new common house
Developer:
none
 
 
A typical home with living room and kitchen facing the common backyards.
Behind the old common house
N Street Bees
Jeffs garden
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