Rental open house at Hidden Creek Cohousing (Oakland/Fruitvale)

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Extremely rare opportunity to join one of Oakland's smaller cohousing neighborhoods, on a block with several other communities, featuring many green features, chickens (including roosters) and kids. We expect this to go fast.

2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, 850 square feet. Tentative price $2800/month plus utilities.

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Please do not visit outside the listed hours this Sunday. Note that parking will likely be very tight on street today, we recommend parking down on Foothill and walking up so you don't waste time circling and crowding the street.

Details:

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• 850 sq ft 2 bedroom/1 bath condo in duplex
• Part of a vibrant 4 condo cohousing community
• $2,800/month rent plus utilities (see below)

• Unfurnished or Partially Furnished depending on needs of renter
• Green remodeling: Solar PV on roof, On Demand Water Heater, Bamboo Floors, High Efficiency Central Heat, CFL Lighting, Level II charger for electric vehicle, Laundry water heated by solar thermal and grey water system waters fruit trees
• Newly Remodeled Bathroom with Granite Tub Surround, Tile Floor, Ikea Vanity
Remodeled Kitchen With Mexican Tile & Marmoleum Floors, Oak & Marble Countertops and Under Sink Water Filter
• Earthquake Retrofitted
• 1 on-site parking space
• New wood blinds and cellular shades
• New Dishwasher
• Lots of natural light and large green space and gardens outdoors
• No Pets, No Smoking of any kind

$150 Utilities paid directly to owner, includes:
• Water
• Garbage
• Washer and dryer in shared laundry room, includes 4 loads/wk and eco detergent
• Solar PV produces Avg 277 kWh/mo, 3320 kWh/yr
• PG&E account not included. Renter needs their own account.

Cohousing Community

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(Raines' note: this photo doesn't do justice to the beauty of the community. It is incredible the transformations they've done over the last decade. I just got to visit and will work on posting some panoramas)

Hidden Creek is a 2 duplex/4 unit, 12 year old vibrant cohousing community, with 6 other adults and 2 young children

• Large 19,000 sq ft property with large backyard with lawn, gardens, grape arbor, playset, hammocks, egg laying chickens, plum, nectarine, apple, fig and lemon trees, and grape and passionfruit vines.

• Weekly vegetarian community dinners on Sunday evenings, mostly vegan and gluten free

• Community Work Days - almost monthly
• Laundry water heated by solar thermal and grey water system waters fruit trees
• Hosts weekly "Fruta Gift" on Sunday afternoons - Free produce for the neighborhood community
• One household hosts a weekly meditation circle on Friday evenings.
• Ideal candidate(s) are interested in community building and will participate in cohousing community by attending weekly Sunday coho dinner, hosting coho dinner once/month.
• Participating in almost monthly work days to include 57 hours of community work each year, about 4-5 hrs per month is required.
• Hours not completed will be charged against rental deposit at rate of $12/hr on yearly basis.

Move in cost: (subject to change)
• First Month: $2,950
• Last Month: $2,950
• Deposit: $1500
• Total Move in Cost: $7,400