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Swan's Market Cohousing
Oakland
, California
, United States
(Old Oakland neighborhood, downtown)
Website:
Contact:
Swan's Market
Oakland, California United States
Address Status:
Good as of 10/1/2004
Phone:
510.834.7399 (Joani)
Email:
interest [at] swansway [dot] com
Links:
Swan's Market: The building we're a part of, a mixed-use historically-preserved project
Old Oakland: The neighborhood we live in, downtown.
Former/Other Names:
Old Oakland Cohousing, Swan's Way
Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Coho/US
Last Updated:
1/29/2008
Visitors Accepted
(by prearrangement and regularly scheduled tours only)
Visitor Process:
Please email us well in advance. Common dinners are alternate Sundays/Mondays and every Tuesday and Thursday. Fees for guestroom use. Or sign up for one of the regular bus tours.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Completed
Year Completed:
2000
(mortgages closed February; moved in around 4/1)
Area:
0.3 acres (0.1 hectares)
(mostly air rights in historic market)
Number of Units:
20
Square Feet in Common House:
3458
(includes guestroom, workshop, kid's room)
Architect:
Pyatok & Assoc.
Developer:
East Bay Asian Local Development Co. (EBALDC) (nonprofit)
Commercial Lender:
Wells Fargo among six lenders on the overall project
Population
Adult Members:
30
Child Members:
3
Non-Member Residents:
2
Gender Ratio:
40% M 60% F
Open to new adults:
Yes (through resale and rental)
Open to new children:
Yes (we'd love to have more kids, through resale and rental and other means)
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus (backup voting available but never used)
Identified Leader:
Yes (figurehead officers plus natural informal leaders)
Leadership Core Group:
Yes (process team, facilitators)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (regular workparties and committee meetings, meal cooking)
Join Fee:
Yes (unit purchase prices $300k and up; rarely available)
Regular Fees:
Yes (HOA dues $150-$250/mo.)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Urban (the most urban cohousing community in America; a block from major subway hub; 12 minutes from downtown SF)
Land Owners:
The community (condo structure)
No. of Residences:
20 (units and common house within existing historic structure)
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
none
Shared Meals:
2-5 times/week (3x/week)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual (all meals include vegi option offered and try to accomodate needs/preferences of everybody who opts in to a particiular meal)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used Often (Some members (including drinkers) prohibit common spending on alcohol.)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used (No smoking in public areas of property, including outdoors, because of proximity to unit windows.)
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