Housing
Davis, California, 95616
Muir Commons is located in West Davis as a part of Aspen Development. It was the first newly constructed co-housing community in the United States and was modeled after communities in Denmark. After several years of planning, ground breaking took place on November 1990 with residents moving in during the summer of 1991. Most of the homes were constructed as affordable housing.
Muir Commons is made up of 26 homes on just under three acres. Most houses includes a private yard and are available in one of three models ranging from 808 square feet to 1381 square feet. The clustered homes face a central pedestrian pathway connected to the Davis greenbelt, while backyards face the outer edges of the site. Outdoor features at Muir Commons include a garden, an orchard, an egg-laying chicken flock, a children’s playground, bike sheds, lawns, as well as picnic tables and “nodes” to facilitate socializing. Landscaping includes many drought-tolerant and native species.
(Source: cohousing.org website)