Sharing: A radical, sustainable Act
By: Sarah Ditton — Development & Sustainability Sharing is the status quo within housing cooperatives. Cooperatives are defined by people sharing space, decision-making power, buying power, and chores. Oftentimes, cooperative housemates share much more – emotional support, skills, good (and bad) times, and food. Sharing is truly amazing. It is sustainable and affordable. I’d go […]
Down with Commuting
By: Sarah Ditton — Development & Operations According to a 2019 Boulder Community Profile, “an estimated 58,000 people travel into the city of Boulder every day for work, as commuters make up 60% of the local workforce.” More than half the people that work in the City of Boulder don’t live in the City. Boulder’s […]
Support Permanently Affordable Co-ops at Planning Board
On Thursday, November 2nd, the Boulder Housing Coalition will be asking Planning Board to allow us to house up to 16 people in our proposed co-op in South Boulder. We offered a bit of background on the project here. We need your help to ensure this co-op can housecouples & families, especially single parents. The new law enabling […]
Proposed Ingram Co-op at Planning Board
On November 2nd, the Boulder Housing Coalition will be appearing before Boulder’s Planning Board, seeking a recommendation that city staff grant us additional occupancy in our proposed co-op at 4662 Ingram Court (near Moorhead & Table Mesa). In this post we will discuss the reasoning behind our request for additional occupancy, speak to the criteria Planning Board […]
BHC 2015 Summer Internship
The Boulder Housing Coalition is accepting applications for a Summer 2015 internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff and community. We seek people who are passionate about social justice issues, with prior knowledge and experience of housing cooperatives, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Background Our nonprofit organization […]
Co-op Affordability – By the Numbers
By: Jordan Mann – BHC co-op alum and engineer. My name is Jordan Mann and I currently live in one of Boulder’s housing cooperatives. Some of you may remember a letter I sent recently detailing the environmental sustainability benefits that come with living in a co-op. Today, I wanted to highlight the affordability that is […]
New North Haven Co-Op!
The BHC has just purchased North Haven an 8 unit apartment building on the corner of 9th and North Street. We will convert to, a permanently affordable, rental co-op, that will be home to 22 residents. The building was purchased with generous support from the City of Boulder Division of Housing ($400,000 grant) and the Boulder County Commissioners through the Worthy […]
