Masala Co-op

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About the Community

What we do

Masala Community Housing is a nonprofit, vegetarian, consensus-driven, affordable, environmentally focused housing cooperative. We are part of the first community co-op system in Colorado. We are owned by the Boulder Housing Coalition, a nonprofit organization currently providing affordable housing to the Boulder area. The co-op is a mix of students and non-students. We purchase food cooperatively and eat approximately three meals a week together.

Our Vision

affordable, consensus, coop

Our Mission

affordable, consensus, coop

  • 11 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
11

How to join

Attend a dinner and then an interview, then a consensus decision is made. There is a reference check. After that you need to income qualify, see BHC website.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Send us a message and ask.

Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
Monthly fees/dues: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor required: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Garden(s), Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 2-5 times per week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

Property status

  • Privately owned

Setting

  • Urban

Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    One large lot acres

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Location

  • Colorado, United States

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