About us

Our 25-unit apartment-style cohousing community is located in Nanaimo’s Harewood neighbourhood, minutes from downtown Nanaimo and Vancouver Island University.

The building includes a mix of one, two, two bedroom and den, three and three bedroom and den units, ranging in size from 711 to 1550 square feet. Each unit opens onto the spacious glass-roofed atrium, which leads to an extensive 8,000+ square foot Common House. The building was built adhering closely to LEED Guidelines, to ensure the construction, occupation and maintenance of our building is environmentally sustainable. Construction was completed in 2009.

The property is 4.37 acres of former farmland. It has lots of space, with tall trees, wildflowers, bees, butterflies, eagles and deer, a salmon-bearing stream, two seasonal ponds with ducks and singing frogs, and a westward view of Mount Benson. Vancouver Island has the longest growing season in Canada, and we have flourishing organic gardens on the site. The property still has some of the original fruit trees.

We respectfully acknowledge that the land we reside on is the unceded traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

We are a vibrant, multi generational cohousing community that:

Cares for the environment

Emphasizes cooperation, fun, and quality of life

Welcomes families with children and pets