Cohousing Presentation and Open House
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Simplify your life. Come learn about a community designed to simplify childhood, friendship, aging, and connectedness -- a community designed to use fewer resources while living an abundant life. Emerson Commons is a cohousing community in Crozet, Virginia at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park, just 20 minutes from Charlottesville. Many of the homes in our community are full, but we still have some homes available for sale and rent!
Come check out the new houses and join us for light refreshments in our common house! - residents will be offering tours of completed homes.
Learn about Cohousing - a presentation on cohousing will be led by Peter Lazar, Past President of the Cohousing Association of the United States and developer of Emerson Commons, and Emerson Commons resident, Mandy Smith. Childcare will be provided during the event.
Come check out the new houses and join us for light refreshments in our common house! - residents will be offering tours of completed homes.
Learn about Cohousing - a presentation on cohousing will be led by Peter Lazar, Past President of the Cohousing Association of the United States and developer of Emerson Commons, and Emerson Commons resident, Mandy Smith. Childcare will be provided during the event.
Schedule
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM: Introduction to Cohousing Presentation
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Tours of completed homes & grounds
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Potluck with residents (we'll provide the food, no need to bring a dish!)
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Tours of completed homes & grounds
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Potluck with residents (we'll provide the food, no need to bring a dish!)
Address
1317 Parkview Drive
Crozet, VA 22932
(see map below)
Crozet, VA 22932
(see map below)
What is Cohousing?
Cohousing is a community of private homes clustered around shared space. Each attached or single family home has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen. At Emerson Commons, shared indoor spaces include a common house with a kitchen and dining area, guest rooms, and recreational spaces. Shared outdoor space include parking, walkways, open green space, a pool, an orchard, gardens, and a creek. Neighbors also share resources like tools and lawnmowers.
Households have independent incomes and private lives, but neighbors collaboratively plan and manage community activities and shared spaces. Community activities feature regularly-scheduled shared meals, meetings, and workdays. Neighbors gather for parties, games, movies, and other events. Cohousing makes it easy to form clubs, organize child and elder care, and carpool.
Households have independent incomes and private lives, but neighbors collaboratively plan and manage community activities and shared spaces. Community activities feature regularly-scheduled shared meals, meetings, and workdays. Neighbors gather for parties, games, movies, and other events. Cohousing makes it easy to form clubs, organize child and elder care, and carpool.
Why Emerson Commons?
Emerson Commons is a multigenerational neighborhood in central Virginia in which all residents may grow and flourish in an atmosphere of mutual respect and intentional civility. The community promotes respect for the personal privacy of members, cultivates the free association of members in collaborative projects and encourages the mutual assistance and associations that create community. The community welcomes people of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, gender, family and cultural backgrounds to participate in, and become members of Emerson Commons. The community embraces sustainable practices and a low environmental footprint.
About the Property and Homes
The property is located on the edge of the growth area in Crozet, Virginia. It is 6.1 acres and comes with its own turn-of-the-century farmhouse and pool. The farmhouse has been renovated for use as a Common House, and 26 homes of various sizes are planned.
This will be the first all-solar community in Virginia! All homes come standard with PV solar installation, low-VOC paint, and energy efficient casement windows and heavy duty insulation to reduce energy costs. Homes are clustered to allow 65% of the property to be kept as green space, including grassy areas, gardens, orchards, and forest. Each home has a spacious front porch, and private views out back of mountains and forest.
This will be the first all-solar community in Virginia! All homes come standard with PV solar installation, low-VOC paint, and energy efficient casement windows and heavy duty insulation to reduce energy costs. Homes are clustered to allow 65% of the property to be kept as green space, including grassy areas, gardens, orchards, and forest. Each home has a spacious front porch, and private views out back of mountains and forest.
