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Rare Cohousing Opportunity!
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Live in community in the #1 Small Arts Town in America! Rare opportunity to live in cohousing without years of planning or cumbersome membership requirements. A lovely 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home has become available at Rocky Hill Cohousing (www.rockyhillcohousing.org ) in Northampton, Massachusetts. Cohousing communities feature fully independent homes clustered around a community Common House with dining facilities, game or family rooms, guestrooms, and gathering spaces. Cohousing communities are typically pedestrian, with parking lots on the perimeter, for peaceful living and child safety. Residents design and run the community via committees, community meetings, and consensus decisions. Many think of cohousing as a return to the days when we knew and trusted our neighbors. Others like the focus on ecological design and sharing of resources.
Rocky Hill Cohousing opened in 2005 and has 33 units, designed by award-winning green architect Bruce Coldham and built by well-respected Kohl Construction. The home for sale is just 2 years old, with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. It has a "great room" and an "away" room, affording opportunities for both family togetherness and privacy. The away room is a living room/TV/book nook, a cozy space in the back of the house, with a view of the woods. This special design offers two living spaces on the first floor, so the kids can watch a movie or play a game while the grown-ups sit at the table and have a quiet conversation. There's also a small office with a closet on the first floor, and a separate tiled entry/coatroom.
The house is just over 1400 square feet, with high-quality construction. The attic is prepped for future expansion: the stairs up to the attic are finished, there are three windows framed out, and the electric and gas lines have been brought up. The basement could also be finished easily; it has 3 big windows on one wall that draw a lot of daylight. The house is super-insulated and has a remarkably efficient heating system. The beautiful 8x12 front porch is surrounded by hydrangeas and rhododendrons.
Northampton is a vibrant college town with diverse cultural and artistic offerings, top-notch schools, and natural beauty. It has a hometown feeling but also direct access to the Berkshires, Springfield, MA, and Hartford, CT. It's no wonder that Northampton is called "the Paradise City"!
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