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Forming Formed: 2004
Trails at Newcastle
Newcastle, Washington,
United States
(15 minutes east of Seattle)
 The Trails at Newcastle is using the Cohousing Partners social and legal structure to develop a 6.4 acre property with 32 cottage and a common house that has connecting walking trails and periphery parking. The Site Plan is nearly permitted and the cottage plans are at a schematic level. Since there is quite a bit of information about the community plans on our newly re-launched website, I'll keep this brief. Please do look at our website where you can find out when we have events planned. There are three orientation meetings in November.
  Status: own land & in permit process
Website: http://trailsatnewcastle.com/index.html
Contact:
Bert Bradley
731 N 96th St
Seattle, Washington 98103 United States
Phone: 206-915-2535
Send an Email
Links:
Trails at Newcastle: Community website
Last Updated:10/22/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
 (Interested people are welcome at our events.)
Visitor Process: We recommend that you first review the website to learn about the plans for this community. Call, contact us by email or through the website if you would like to know more. Please come to one of our events which will be up to date on the website.
Population
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
Age Focus:
No Focus
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By majority rule
(The property is owned by an LLC that has a traditional structure of voting by member shares.)
Identified Leader:
Yes
(Technically Ben Kaufman is the leader, as the named manager of the property owning LLC.)
Leadership Core Group:
No Answer
(This is organized as a cohousing community using the Cohousing Partners structure)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(Still being determined, but that is the expectation.)
Join Fee:
Yes
(All are welcome to be at member events, but to be a full member does mean purchasing shares of the Community LLC)
Land and Buildings
Suburban
Area:
6.4 acres (2.6 hectares)
(across street from 3,000 acre Cougar Mt Park and Lake Boren Park)
Land Owned By:
Other
(LLC that has future community members)
Number of Residences:
32
(cottages and common house planned)
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
none
(none at this time, but community organic garden is on the plan)
Share Community Meals:
(Expected, but to be determined)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(To be determined)
Dietary Practice:
Other
(To be determined)
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
(To be determined)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(Probably prohibited in Common House but allowed in cottages)
Social Factors
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No Answer
(To be determined)
Shared Spiritual Path:
No Answer
(To be determined)
Which Spiritual Path(s):
(To be determined)
Educational Style(s):
Other
(To be determined)
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Own Site
Number of Units:
32 cottages
Square Feet in Common House:
2500
(Foot print is determined, but need to develop full plan)
Architect:
Johnston Architects was primary architect
Developer:
Not developed yet
Commercial Lender:
Banner Bank is current lender
 
 
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