Nevada City Cohousing
  • Nevada City Cohousing plans to build a small residential neighborhood designed by its future homeowners to encourage a strong sense of community. In short, a modern version of an old-fashioned neighborhood.
  • Nevada City Cohousing will be located on 11 acres at West Broad Street and Chief Kelly Drive in Nevada City, and will include 34 attached single-family homes of various sizes, all clustered around a common house, swimming pool, community vegetable gardens and plenty of open spaces. The project also includes seven additional lots intended for single-family homes, each with a small secondary unit.
  • The people in Nevada City Cohousing (affectionately called "cohousers") are mostly Nevada County residents-single, married, with children and without, toddlers to seniors, working families and retirees.
  • Cohousers want to live in a multi-generational child-friendly environment within easy walking distance of town. Cohousers value energy and resource efficient design, good architecture, and natural beauty. Cohousers have no common political or religious orientation.
  • Nevada City Cohousing will be designed to complement Nevada City's Victorian and Mother Lode architecture, and complement the attractive entrance to Nevada City.
  • Cohousing offers Nevada City an innovative design solution that meets many goals of the General Plan such as moderately priced homes, family oriented housing, pedestrian orientation, contextual architecture, secondary units, and preservation of natural space on an historic site.
Sensitively designed for Nevada City
  • The village-like clustering of homes and common areas, with parking at the periphery, will leave 60% of the land- six acres-undeveloped.
  • Houses along the street will complement Nevada City's historic architecture and modest size.
  • The 48 new houses-well below the zoning allowance of 82 houses-will be sensitively located in order to preserve most of the historical terrain and big trees.
Homes for working people and retirees
  • Provides 34 moderately priced cohousing homes with 4 different home sizes ranging from 2 bedroom flats to 4 bedroom townhouses.
  • Provides a number of accessible houses for people with disabilities.
  • Helps Nevada City meet its moderate and affordable housing goals.
Minimizes Traffic
  • Cohousers are frequent carpoolers, and cohousing neighborhoods create 25% fewer car-trips than typical residential developments.
  • This is a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood. Cars are parked away from the houses, and many cohousers will walk, not drive, to downtown.
Good People for Nevada City
  • Cohousers are people who love Nevada City and will be good neighbors who are active in the community.