Cooperative House in Crown Heights
MOVE IN: 07/01/24
RENT: $1420 SECURITY DEPOSIT: $1392

We are a 7-person home looking for a long-term roommate for one room opening July 1st. Rent is $1,420. There is a security deposit of $1,392. This is a fixed rate from the leasing company at the start of the original lease. The current occupant’s lease will be transferred to you.

The large, sunny room is in the front of the house, has two large, south-facing windows, and high ceilings. The room is about 280 sq ft (20’ x 14’) Our home is a three-story, seven-bedroom brownstone located five blocks from the Kingston-Throop C and Kingston 3 trains. The first floor is where our big common spaces are – living room, kitchen, pantry, guest room, and bike storage. The second and third floors house all the bedrooms as well as a spare storage/ crafts room. Each floor has a full bathroom. Our backyard has a patio, maple trees, compost, and a fire pit. There’s also a garden in front. We prefer to keep our home smoke-free and provide designated outdoor smoking spaces.

On an accessibility note there are two sets of stairs to get to the room. To enter the house at ground level, there is one step down. We have a house bank account and make individual deposits to cover our monthly utility bills and bulk pantry groceries (125/mo). We have room for personal and shared groceries in our kitchen. Each housemate is tasked with spending $50/mo independently on collective groceries, staples like rice, eggs, milk, butter, produce or dry goods so we can sustain each other.

About This Lister

We are a group of conscious and intentionally-minded folks working on finding better ways of existing and moving through the world and challenging histories of oppression each in our own individual ways. We are all in our late-20s/early-30s. The strength of our community depends upon honest, direct communication. We are committed to facing our role in gentrification as a violent process and considering ways to do justice by our neighbors. We recognize Crown Heights’ history, and support a sustainable relationship with our community. We maintain relationships with our neighbors, patronize local businesses, and we do not call the police.

We will prioritize applicants indigenous to Turtle Island, life-long New Yorkers, and others directly impacted by gentrification in Brooklyn. We're committed to making our home a safer space for queer and trans people and people of color, and we do not tolerate any racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia in our home (current house members include queer
and trans people and people of color).

Our house has existed as a cooperative for about 10 years. With each new iteration of the house, we undergo a period of change and each year, we take time to figure out what it means to share food, space, and live collectively. We strive to make decisions democratically, keep a
stocked pantry, share group meals, split communal groceries and utilities, and meet regularly. In our meetings, we share a meal, reflect on accountability, practice decolonized communication, address bills and otherwise together.