Find out about whether 2021 Boulevard Cohousing in Olympia might be right for you.
We’re looking at building Olympia’s second cohousing community and have set a public meeting for Sunday, January 25, 2025.
Explore life in cohousing
Here’s your chance to create a neighborhood in which you know and care about your neighbors and they know and care about you.
2021 Boulevard Cohousing is envisioned as an inclusive community of 25-30 people, of different ages and abilities. We believe we can build 18-24 small residences, each with their own bedroom(s), living room, kitchen and bathroom, probably of about 500 square feet each. Together the resident-owners would also share ownership and use of a common house with a community dining room, kitchen and other shared amenities to be determined by the group. We seek to attract a mixed group that includes
We seek to attract a mixed group that includes
- Downsizers – typical people who are ready to be done with their 3- to 5-bedroom homes
- Adults with disabilities
- Veterans
- Service workers, especially caregivers
- People with a wide range of incomes and assets [some or all of the units would be designated “affordable.”]
What the meeting will be about
What is cohousing?
What will it cost to become a part of this?
Discussion about “affordability”
How does the money work?
Project “programming” – how many units, what features – the next steps