Our Neighborhood
Urban Cohousing
Urban Cohousing transforms the anonymity of urban living into a community experience balancing privacy and solidarity. Residents in multistory buildings know everyone along the corridors they share. Stranger danger cannot happen as residents meet resident neighbors at regular shared meals, meetings, informal gatherings, celebrations, and work groups.
Each cohousing member agrees to join and participate in the life of the community before purchasing a unit. Each household member does this in their own way. Members respect differences and household privacy. Social isolation is not an option.
Meet Oak Park
Our building, at the intersection of Madison Street and Carpenter Avenue, offers pedestrian friendly convenience. Schools,
grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, bus stops, the CTA train station, Unity Temple, Rush Hospital, parks,
and many restaurants are all less than a 10-minute walk away.
Conveniently Located
The Village commercial center is barely a mile away with the Lake Theatre, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Formula Fitness Center, Oak Park Public Library, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, and many retail and service shops. Nearby Harlem Avenue provides access to the Eisenhower Expressway linking Oak Park to Chicago and the western suburbs. O’Hare International Airport is just thirty minutes away.
Oak Park includes excellent K-12 schools. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School offers an optional Spanish bilingual program, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School has wonderful performing arts opportunities, and Oak Park and River Forest High School has excellent college and career prep classes. The school district actively embraces social diversity and equity goals, as do municipal elected officials and civic leaders.
