about

goals

create housing

• Develop 3 affordable residential tiny homes on a long vacant, unused property, each supporting 1-2 residents with private kitchen & bath facilities as well as private outdoor space
• Increase the available supply of housing accessible to low- and very low-income residents earning ≤50% of AMI, without displacing long-term residents
• Leverage recent forward-thinking legislation, such as Oakland’s 2021 Vehicular Residential Facility (VRF) ordinance and 2023 zoning density increases
• Empower other innovative housing projects by demonstrating how these new laws can be put into practice and supported through legal and financial models for affordable, cooperatively-owned housing

foster community

• Provide shared spaces for rest, exchange, growth and creativity for residents and community members, such as garden space, indoor gathering space, and workshop space with tool lending library
• Enhance neighborhood safety and well-being by reclaiming speculator-owned property, reducing blight, supporting collective land stewardship, and strengthening connections with neighboring residents & organizations
• Contribute to a growing movement towards community-centered, anti-speculative housing by collaborating with like-minded Bay Area organizations such as Neighborship, EB PREC, & OakCLT.
• Honor Oakland’s history of anti-racist & anti-imperialist community organizing, including the Black Panther Party, by facilitating the exchange of ideas, resources, and space with the community

redistribute wealth

• Enable residents and other community co-owners to build long-term wealth through collective land ownership
• Create short-term contract-based work for East Bay workers & service providers during property development
• Provide ongoing opportunities to partner with, support and empower local businesses and service providers

team

As a member-owned cooperative, we believe there are better solutions to community needs than our current economic system facilitates, and reject the assumption that wealth building and power equalization are mutually exclusive objectives.

Founding members:

• Anjana Vakil - Founder
• Adam Garrett-Clark - Community Development Expert

With rest, respect, and compassion guiding us forward, although we are imperfect we learn from our mistakes. When facing decisions we prioritize social justice, economic equity, collective wisdom, and sustainability.

funding

To fund our operations independently, we will establish & maintain a diversified, flexible assortment of income streams, providing services and spaces that meet neighborhood needs such as housing, parking, vehicle & equipment sharing, and event hosting.

When necessary, we will seek project funding from like-minded community partners including private investors, community-first financial institutions, partner cooperatives, and government programs. We have already secured a private loan to support the initial site development.

We are happy to answer any questions about our financial models and funding sources to promote transparency and accountability, and plan to publicly share more of those details soon.