Fellow list members! One of the members of our co-op is heading off to Colorado to take advantage of a graduate program there. This means that she's selling her shares in our housing cooperative. Below is a brief description of our cooperative that I wrote in preparation for co-leading a session at the upcoming Living Green Expo -- the description may help folks get a feel for the NHC.
***** The Nicollet Cooperative Association is a housing cooperative with a diverse, progressive membership.� We own an extensively rehabbed 37,000 square-foot building at 4429 Nicollet Avenue South, with 28 apartment homes and additional common areas. How are we living green?� We are re-using a 37,000 square-foot building built in 1921.� Twenty-eight households in one building translates into good energy and land use.� We manage ouir building and grounds in a resource efficient way, and have dreams of adding solar and wind energy generation in the future.� We've discussed starting raingardens and greenroof space as soon as this spring, and see many possibilities for additional sustainable projects, from vermiculture to greywater. Living cooperatively encourages relationship building amoung our communtiy of people of diverse ages, races, religous and ethnic backgrounds. Our children can easily play together, and are growing in a truly diverse community.� We are able to plan common meals and special events easily, and share cars, tools, and books as many households live in one big house. ***** So, list members -- if this sounds good for you or for someone you know, please contact me off-list, and we can discuss more details. My contact info is: Gary Hoover: H: 612-825-0892 C: 612-670-2711 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is a bit of info about the particular apartment available: Sunny 3- bedrooms, newly renovated, new appliances, new oak cabinets, lots of closet space, ceiling fans, new AC, free laundry, pet friendly, free off-street parking, on a bus line, accessible building, close to Lake Harriet, Minnehaha Creek, MLK Park, and a great neighborhood of coffee shops and wonderful neighborhood stores. Ownership, heat and maintenance costs are included in the monthly payment of $1,100, and only $2,000 down is needed. This is a terrific apartment to share between two or three adults, and may be co-owned, or an owner may rent to one or two roommates. Come check it out! I'd be very glad to give a tour to anyone who is interested. Thanks! Gary Hoover Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
