Emerson Commons Cohousing to Begin House Building - Article in the Crozet Gazette

By Michael Marshall - March 2, 2018

The Emerson Commons Cohousing community will begin construction of 26 houses on its 6-acre site on Parkview Road next month, according to project leader Peter Lazar.

The location, once known as Seven Persimmons Farm, adjoins Crozet Veterinary Clinic and recently attracted public notice when a line of cedar trees on Parkview Road were removed to allow road widening to the project.

The project is named for American Trancendentalist author Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lazar said, because “his writings about community and a simple life fit the project’s philosophy,” and the community finds them inspirational...  [click here to read the full article in the Crozet Gazette]