Cooperative & Community Ownership Models: 2026 COO Learning Series presents:
Crow Woods Co-Housing - organization, development and tour
Date: June 30 at 5:50pm
Agenda: Tour and program begins at 5:50pm
Location: Crow Woods Co-housing - 11729 Meridian Ave N Unit A, Seattle, WA 98133
Note: Parking along the street is fine but if you park on the east side, make sure you are not blocking the sidewalk there.
Join the latest Co-Op learning series event, this time a tour and deep dive on the Crow Woods Co-Housing community. Attendees will be able to tour the nine-unit co-housing community in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, and hear about the architecture and development process, financing and co-housing community organization.
The conversation will cover:
Architectural & development aspects such as ADU and DADU development & permitting, zoning, and developer and project management roles
Financing and financing entity: LLC funding and financing sources (banks and other sources), and payment details how Jane's LLC got financings from banks or other sources, how they have paid off them or refinance them.
Co-Housing community: outreach, organizing, operations, and governance of the co-housing community.
Speaker bio:
Jane Lester is a retired pediatrician who recently founded Crow Woods, a small urban cohousing community in north Seattle. By the end of this summer, all nine households will have moved into our homes in this urban oasis among the tall trees.