Welcome to Wasatch Commons Cohousing

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Our Homes at Wasatch Commons

All homes at Wasatch Commons have

• an open-plan main room, consisting of kitchen, dining area, and family area
• one to four bedrooms
• one to one and three-quarters bathrooms
• slab-on-grade construction
• natural stucco exterior finish
• asphalt shingles
• offset-stud construction with sound insulation in common walls of adjoining units
• gas appliances
• washer/dryer hookups
• hookups for cable and for future community computer-network

K Argyle

Each unit has a limited common area (LCA) consisting of

• covered porch
• rear patio, deck, or both
• assigned parking spot in a carport
• storage unit

The area immediately around each unit serves as that unit's yard, and the resident is responsible for its care.Approval is required to build permanent structures such as pergolas, poured concrete patios, or fences.

c. L Olchoff

Construction options included

• choice of radiant heat or forced air
• second-floor rear deck (townhouses)
• loft (townhouses)
• interior windows opening onto the clerestorey stairwell for natural light and ventilation (townhouses)
• open staircase (townhouses)
• concrete stain
• swamp cooler cutout
• connection for clerestory fan (townhouses)
• kitchen island
• choice of dishwasher or extra drawers
• kitchen cabinet finish

(link to sample floor plans)

The mix of sizes consists of

• 2 second-floor one-bedroom one-bath, _ sq ft
• 3 first-floor two-bedroom one-bath, _ or _ sq ft
• 3 first-floor two-bedroom one-bath, _ sq ft
• _ two-bedroom 1 1/2-bath townhouses, _ sq ft
• _ three-bedroom 1 3/4-bath townhouses, _ sq ft
• _ four-bedroom 1 3/4-bath townhouses, _ sq ft

for a total of twenty-six units, making up

• 1 detached unit
• 9 side-by-side townhouse duplexes
• 2 stacked duplexes
• 1 triplex
• 2 fourplexes

This is the maximum number of units we are zoned for.

Accessibility

• All but two upstairs units have ground-level entries
• One unit has handicap bathroom, wide doors, and adjacent parking

Environmentally Friendly Features

Design & Construction

• Passive solar: engineered overhangs, slab-on-grade heat sink, heat chimney/clerestory windows, etc.
• Double-paned low-E casement and awning windows
• Interior windows in clerestory stairwell for increased natural light and cross-ventilation
• Extra ceiling (R-44) and wall (R-24) insulation
• Structural insulated panel (SIP/R-Control Panel) construction
• Use of traditional stucco and pale wall and roof colors for sun/heat reflection
• Reclaimed wood from the Lucin Cutoff Railroad Trestle across the Great Salt Lake, used for porch beams and common house dining room
• Option for wood composite decking during repairs
• Low-flush toilets
• Extensive common facilities allowing for smaller individual unit sizing

Appliances

• Gas appliances
• Quiet appliances
• Climate-appropriate evaporative cooling rather than a.c.
• Option for clerestory fan
• Option for in-floor radiant heating combined within single domestic hot water appliance