As an intentional community, the residents and owners of The Commons are encouraged to connect and work together to build a vibrant community whilst also pursuing their own interests and lives.
The building includes many shared spaces dedicated to all residents, including Hobart's most spectacular rooftop washing line, laundry, veggie gardens and a sun terrace looking over downtown Hobart and up to the cliffs of kunanyi /Mt Wellington. The open-armed design of the building was intended to not only nourish residents but also add value to the community at large.
The Commons community contributes to the wider Hobart community, adding revenue and life to the inner-city economy. Residents enjoy buying local seasonal produce direct from Tasmanian growers at the weekly Farmgate Market nearby. The building offers two commercial spaces on the ground floor and generously makes a sunny corner pocket park available for public use. A 'green wall' with native climbing plants is being nurtured to cover the building's terraces and to help beautify the streetscape.
An internal online forum (built on the Slack platform) enables quick communications between all owners and residents. It supports real-time broadcasting of urgent news, facilitates group discussions, and helps with the sharing of important documents (such as strata by-laws, management committee agendas and minutes).
One of our by-laws is that apartment leases may be no shorter than 6 months. This is intended to encourage longer-term rentals as opposed to short stays, and in that way to help build the cohesion of our community.
In April 2022 the Commons Committee published and distributed to all residences our first comprehensive guide to "how things work" in our community. Condensing what we learnt in our first full year of occupation, and being updated as things evolve, the Resident Guide is a gift to new residents and an essential information reference for all, covering aspects from what to do in an emergency to how our everyday waste management systems work.
Photo credit: Robert Gavin
The building includes many shared spaces dedicated to all residents, including Hobart's most spectacular rooftop washing line, laundry, veggie gardens and a sun terrace looking over downtown Hobart and up to the cliffs of kunanyi /Mt Wellington. The open-armed design of the building was intended to not only nourish residents but also add value to the community at large.
The Commons community contributes to the wider Hobart community, adding revenue and life to the inner-city economy. Residents enjoy buying local seasonal produce direct from Tasmanian growers at the weekly Farmgate Market nearby. The building offers two commercial spaces on the ground floor and generously makes a sunny corner pocket park available for public use. A 'green wall' with native climbing plants is being nurtured to cover the building's terraces and to help beautify the streetscape.
An internal online forum (built on the Slack platform) enables quick communications between all owners and residents. It supports real-time broadcasting of urgent news, facilitates group discussions, and helps with the sharing of important documents (such as strata by-laws, management committee agendas and minutes).
One of our by-laws is that apartment leases may be no shorter than 6 months. This is intended to encourage longer-term rentals as opposed to short stays, and in that way to help build the cohesion of our community.
In April 2022 the Commons Committee published and distributed to all residences our first comprehensive guide to "how things work" in our community. Condensing what we learnt in our first full year of occupation, and being updated as things evolve, the Resident Guide is a gift to new residents and an essential information reference for all, covering aspects from what to do in an emergency to how our everyday waste management systems work.
Photo credit: Robert Gavin
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