Depoe Bay Mini Co-Housing Proposal

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Spiritual
  • Town/Small City

Founding year

  • 2022

What we do

The Iron is heating up in Depoe Bay.
The Co-Housing project in Lincoln County Oregon has an update on the status.
The two “L” shaped lots at Collins and Combs in Depoe Bay have been sold.
A local developer and contractor team purchased the property in the summer.
The owner of the lot on Combs stated his part of the planned development is to be abandoned.
The price for the 50 x 100 parcel on Combs Ave is available for $100K. This is $25K less than was stated in the initial description.
The lots are available separately.
The owner budgeted $300K for the property and installation of a prefabricated home with services, fees and inspections.
Seeking creative, mindfulness-oriented, and ecologically concerned seniors to become part of a mini co-housing project along our central Oregon coast.
This is an invitation to participate, as kindred spirits, in this manifestation experiment with me, Erin, my partner Jeff, our existing neighbors, and the sacred land surrounding us.
This is an opportunity to help us create one small miracle (literally in our own backyard!), while, hopefully, also laying groundwork for other similar projects world wide.

Our Mission

We are intending to create an electively interdependent cooperative that includes two available lots behind our back fence, sharing community flower and veggie gardens, fruit trees, plus tools, art supplies, workshop and studio spaces.

  • Purpose
  • Spiritual
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Commune
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Property management
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2022
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2017
  • Started living together
  • 0 Total member
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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How to join

You have the resources available to purchase and develop you property.
See: the blog link for details on cost and expectation.
rx4magic.com

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Video tours are available by contacting Jeff Land with an email at je******@*****nd.net
He will schedule a time to walk the property on Google’s MEET app.

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: $400000

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Garden(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s)

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Community activities and engagement

  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Town/Small City

Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Over 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Land area size
    0 acres

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Location

  • Oregon, United States

Depoe Bay Mini Co-Housing Proposal

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  • Forming Communities
3 weeks ago

Looking for: people building relational capacity, with a view to community

What’s here now: An intention, a framework developed over five years, and a programme running in central Victoria to find people to build with. No land, no group, no timeline. The question this is organised around: What makes a community of people living together sustainable over decades – where people enjoy being there, conflict is low, and the conflict that does arise gets handled in ways people value. The distinctive premise is capacity before formation. Most communities form first and build relational skill afterwards, usually under pressure. This one proposes doing it the other way round: people build the capacities first, and the group forms from people who have them. That includes a working idea about collective capacity – that a group has a ratio, and below some threshold it can’t metabolise its own conflict and starts consuming itself. Roughly: in a group of twenty, perhaps three or four with high capacity, most in the middle, and very few without. Untested, and something this project exists to find out. Governance: Sociocracy, with the intention of testing it meaningfully at scale rather than adopting it nominally. What’s actually happening: A three-week residency at a property near Castlemaine, and a practice group running before it. The medium-term aim is twenty to forty people at a rented facility. The long-term aim is a support hub sharing the framework more widely. What I’m looking for: People who want to build this capacity seriously, and who might eventually want to build something together. Not necessarily people who want to live here – the current property probably isn’t the long-term site. Happy to hear from anyone this resonates with, including people already in community who’d rather share what they’ve learned than join anything.
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  • Real Estate For Sale
4 weeks ago

Unit C-2, Woodard Lane Cohousing — Olympia, WA

Join Olympia’s first and longest-running cohousing community, in a quiet West Side neighborhood 1.6 miles from downtown, backing onto a forested ravine along Schneider Creek. Unit C-2 offers 1,904 SF. Two stories, 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and a bonus loft room on the main level. It can be lived in as one spacious family home — or split into two independent living spaces, each with its own kitchen, entrance, and effective soundproofing. Great for multigenerational households, live/work arrangements, or an owner-occupied half with a rented or shared half. Upper level: bedroom, full bath, bonus room with built-in loft bed, and an open kitchen-dining-living area with a deck facing the forest. Lower level: 3 bedrooms, full bath with dual sinks, second full kitchen, laundry room, and a second patio. Features: 2 full kitchens, radiant floor heat, stained concrete floors (bamboo upstairs), double-pane windows, bolted keyed entries at both levels, dedicated laundry, concrete patios facing the ravine, shared parking with 18 EV charging stations.   Ownership includes a Common House with a guest room, full kitchen, gathering space, and kids’ play area; a shared vegetable garden; a wood shop and bike storage; and wooded grounds with a stream path and central Green. Monthly dues are $799, covering all utilities except internet. Established in 2010, Woodard Lane is home to ~40 residents across 18 homes, with shared meals, work parties, and genuine neighborliness. Learn more about Woodard Lane Cohousing  We’re looking for a buyer who wants to participate fully in community life. $630,000. Contact Kate Greene: yo******@***il.com or text: 360-789-7587.
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