Tres Placitas Del Rio is a small-scale cohousing community. We live in an urban neighborhood with a rural feel along a tree-lined river. We are 14 adults and 2 children in 11 households, with ages from 11 to 85. We have 11 houses plus a community ramada and plaza on nearly 3 acres. Placement of houses along a driveway leaves a large open space with our community ramada and plaza, a play space, a vegetable garden, and a barn with nanny goats and hens. Pattern language, permaculture, and each member’s uniqueness shape and enrich our community. Homes are owner-designed and sometimes owner-built. We love children, animals, gardens, and creativity. An attitude of participation, resource consciousness and land stewardship is fostered.
We operate by listening to each other, discussing ideas, changes, and issues that surface. We pay attention to our dynamics and find the balance between community life and personal freedom. Our relationships are based on mutual respect between committed, caring, creative, and responsible individuals of all ages. We tend to engage actively in the social and political issues of our larger community and the planet. We are (extra)ordinary people from varied backgrounds living life in community without pretense. Tres Placitas is a strong base for a healthy life–a place to settle in and call it home.
Tres Placitas del Rio is an intentional community.
We come together to care for the people living here and for the land we live on. We strive to find a balance between our individual lives and our community life.
We commit to being good stewards of the land, to actively maintaining and caring for the property using environmentally responsible practices that support the immediate and long-term well-being of the land and of the people and of the other creatures living here.
We share resources so that we can live a high quality of life while reducing the negative impact we have on the world around us.
We work together to create a cooperative culture based on mutual respect and kindness, where everyone has the right to be heard and the responsibility to work with what others bring to the table.
We are active participants in the life of the community, including governance of the community, care of the property, and social time together. We recognize that our participation in community life has a positive economic impact on the community and serves to deepen our connection to each other.
Visiting our place in Santa Fe is a great way to begin your entering the community. Introducing yourself to the members of the community. Attending one or two meetings. Attending one or two social events. Familiarizing yourself with our Declaration and Bylaws. Discussing how you will participate as a community member. We have a Membership committee and a Participation committee.
Please send an email expressing your interest in visiting and a tour will be arranged.
The whole membership decides collectively.
Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
We request that each Unit (there are 11) have a member serve on the Board of Directors, included in that Board are officer positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. There are also committees: Infrastructure, Landscape, Care of People, Membership, and Participation that need participation by residents, either Owners or Tenants.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Regular fees: $293
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (1 hrs/week)
Each household is responsible for monthly COA dues. We meet annually to approve our budget, suggesting cuts or adds to our various expenses (see the Committees above), and agreeing on what our monthly dues will be. Some members pay annually, most pay monthly. Currently our fiscal year is April 1 – March 31, with planning meetings in Feb and March.
Garden(s), Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas
Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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