Sustainable Communities in the central urban SF Bay Area

Location
Berkeley, CA 37.87-122.26 94704US
Meetups
259 so far
Rating
East Bay Cohousing - Berkeley/Oakland/Emeryville/SF area 5.00 5.0029
Optional Membership dues

$100.00 a year (or $20/month)

Why: paid members get event discounts, Cohousing Coaching, exclusive invites & more

Join others seeking community living opportunities in the urban East Bay and San Francisco, member-led ecovillages, for raising kids or for retirement. Connect to cohousing neighborhoods where you can have privacy and know your neighbors, permanently-affordable housing cooperatives, and even group houses for shared living.

East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) is an umbrella group supporting people doing individual site-search and project-development efforts. 5 of the last 6 resales in Berkeley Cohousing and Doyle Street Cohousing in Emeryville have been to EBCOHO members.

We often have more events than our MeetUp-driven home page can show effectively, so please click on our Calendar to see more and join for free to get involved. There's no charge for basic membership, but supporting members get discounts on meetings, socials, and workshops, cohousing books, and Cohousing Coaching.

There's more cohousing in Oakland than any other U.S. city, and long-established built communities in Berkeley, Emeryville, and Pleasant Hill - learn about openings and new communities that you can be a part of here; find other community seekers and join forces.

We have active groups with potential sites in North Oakland, forming groups in Fremont and the Oakland Hills, and rental/resale openings in existing communities in the area, regular tours, plus occasional field trips to the extended Bay Area, Green Festival/SolFest booths, regional gatherings and more. We're the micro-region with the most existing cohousing and the most new communities happening. Join us this month for hot events with exciting speakers and discussions. Find others who share your vision for supportive neighbors. Do it for yourself, for your family, for your parents, do it for the Earth. Make 2010 the year to find YOUR community connection.

Where?
This location is shown only to members
Who’s coming?
14 Yes / 6 Maybe

Want to attend?

I used to live in this community, near the old Freight & Salvage coffeehouse in West Berkeley --Betsy

Addison Court Housing Cooperative (ACHC), is a 10-unit nonprofit corporation in West Berkeley seeking enthusiastic new member(s) to become part of our community. Read more

What members are saying

 EBCOHO has found a way to be a good resource to the large numbers of people with diverse interests to explore cohousing. Thank you. 

 This is a terrifically efficient way to get a tremendous amount of helpful information, if you are interested in cohousing in any way. 

Join East Bay Cohousing - Berkeley/Oakland/Emeryville/SF area

Our Sponsors

Planning for Sustainable Communities

Coaches & Hosts: Raines Cohen and Betsy Morris (chez Berkeley Coho)

What's new?

  • Jan 1
    • New member
    • New member
      “People are meant to live in close-knit communities. Its easy to get lost in the city amongst all the individuals flapping around. I would like to ground in with people who share my dream.”
    • New member
  • Dec 31 2009
    • New Greeting for
      “We're getting a lot of cohousing interest from the greater San Leandro/Oakland/Alameda area lately, Civia. I'll check in to whether we can do a meeting at my friend Tim's Zocalo Coffeehouse sometime soon.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
    • New Greeting for
      “Wow, it looks like your whole family is taking a serious look at living in sustainable community together. East Bay Cohousing sometimes does custom orientations/presentations/tours, in case such a thing would be useful in building the shared vision and finding commonalities. We're looking forward to supporting your journey to community.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
    • New Greeting for
      “Laurel, you're at the top of the list in case any space opens up at Saturday's East Bay Cohousing orientation. We will be scheduling more shortly. In the meantime, we do recommend filling out your profile for the best community connections.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
    • New Greeting for
      “Welcome to East Bay Cohousing, Eva. We're looking forward to seeing you Saturday to explore community living options in the area -- we were just barely able to squeeze you in.”
      posted by Raines Cohen
    • New member
    • New member
      “My husband, sister and brother In-Law and parents are doing research on either moving or creating our own Co-housing community within the next three years.”
    • New member
    • New member
      “I am interested in living in a co-housing community”

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