Blue Ridge Cohousing
BRC's Development Goals
  • 26 homes in Eastern Crozet
  • easy commute to Charlottesville
  • in a designated growth area
  • 6.2 acres surrounded by woods
  • public sewer and water
  • Clustered homes that:
  • leave open space for common
    gardens, playground, woods and
    fields
  • reduce materials and future energy
    use
  • Environmentally sound construction
  • solar hot water standard on all
    homes
  • all homes prewired for photovoltaic
    solar
  • highly efficient heat pump and
    appliances
  • highly insulated thicker-than-
    standard walls
  • Includes affordable housing
  • Includes housing for disabled residents
  • Houses are visitable to the disabled
  • Homes should be $200K to $400K
Consensus decision making at Shadowlake Cohousing
A meeting in Shadowlake
Village in Blacksburg, VA
The Downtown Pedestrian Mall
in Charlottesville, VA
Monticello, a Charlottesville Virginia landmark
Monticello, home of
Thomas Jefferson, in
Charlottesville, VA
Community Structure and Rules

If you are interested in joining Blue Ridge Cohousing, we suggest you read our
list of consensus decisions to ensure our structure and rules fit your needs.