Village Hearth

A 55+ intentional neighborhood of LGBTs, straight friends, and allies in North Carolina

Village Hearth is a group of LGBTs, friends, and allies creating a caring community in Durham, North Carolina. As with most cohousing projects, the community is built on the concept of cozy sustainable homes clustered around a common house providing ample opportunities to be social within steps of each member’s front door.

So far the group has bought a 15-acre wooded site, where they plan to build 28 single-story fully functioning cottages, with backyards and big front porches. They will be clustered to leave more than ten acres for natural open spaces, gardens and outdoor activities. Smart principles of universal design throughout will ensure that the entire community is accessible to everyone. There will be plenty of opportunities for interaction in the central green space, the common house, the gardens, the dog park, the storage shed, the art studio, and the workshop. The common house will have a large dining/meeting room, kitchen, office, laundry room, an exercise room, guest room, sitting/game room, and sewing/craft room.

Move-in is currently projected for 2019, and there are still places available; details are on the website.