What we do.
Architecture
Real Estate Development
…Everything Else!
Architecture
We work with the dreamers and leaders of the community to bring unique design projects to life
Architecture & Design with the community, by the community, and for the community - we are collaborators!
Using a collaborative design and workshop facilitation process, we’re here to bring projects to life that create the greatest positive impact on people and the planet. We gather feedback, test ideas, and rally behind a shared vision. Collectively, members of the CoEverything team have over 38 years of architecture and design experience, holding licenses in multiple states including Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
We offer: full architecture and interior design services, Passive House and Net Zero Energy and low carbon design, small scale design/build and community-driven design.
Dorchester Food Co-op
6,000 SF Community-owned full service grocery store at 195 Bowdoin St. Dorchester Food Co-op is open for business!
OBY Cooperative
OBY leases space from East Bay homeowners to develop, build, and lease affordable two-bedroom ADUs that are low carbon and net zero. Pilot completed 2021.
LEAF Global Arts
A multi-story community arts and performance space in Asheville, NC opened in 2020, home and headquarters to LEAF Global Arts.
Harvard & Standish
22 units of workforce homeownership units with a 100 SF commercial space in Dorchester with TLee Development. 2024
Nehemiah Homes
Nuestra CDC and Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church team up to create 26 affordable rentals & a family life center that wrap around the chapel. 2023.
justBook-ish
Porsha Olayiwola and Bing Broderick are creating a literary gathering space in a 1300 SF retail space in Fields Corner! 2024.
Real Estate Development
Bringing the “Co” into Real Estate Development
Real Estate for All - we use real estate development as a means for collective and community ownership!
We are working to redefine real estate development and investment as a cooperative, community-driven process that aligns profits with the people and planet. We want to Co-develop projects using alternative models to finance and own these projects. We work with our clients to form a cooperative team. By aligning everyone in the development team with parallel incentives and matching objectives, you get projects that end up closer to the original project vision (on budget, on schedule, and mission aligned).
We take on: alternative ownership structures, real estate crowdfunding, joint ventures, community solar, land and housing cooperatives.
1463 Dot Ave Crowdfund
Live on Small Change - real estate crowdfunding meets democratic participation. More than 40 local Reg CF equity investors.
Harvard & Standish
Awarded designation from the City of Boston in 2022. Joint venture with Tlee Development.
Solar Co-op
Boston Community Solar Cooperative is launching their first solar development in Dorchester - an 81kW array.
…Everything Else!
We bring a wide range of skills to the table, we are educators, entrepreneurs, cooperators, and environmentalists.
Whatever it takes to help the dreamers and leaders of our community to bring a project to life!
Whether it’s brainstorming what avenues to use to create affordability in a cohousing project, to filming and editing a promotional video, or teaching a pop-ed workshop to your neighbors, we love to bring our creative and organizational skills to the table to assist projects and clients with mission and vision-aligned work.
We offer: fundraising, graphic & web design, project management, facilitation, coop consulting, business development, workshops & trainings.
Enterprise Community Partners
Enterprise Community Partners Real Estate and Community Engagement Workshops for Rose Architectural Fellows. National, 2018-2021.
Boston Ujima Project
Pop-Education course “Real Estate for All” part of Boston Ujima Project’s A Loving Embrace 2021 Real Estate Assembly.
Ethic Coop
Ethic Coop - Graphics & Web Design, Renderings, Coop Development Sprint, in Miami FL 2021.
Dorchester Food Co-op
Dorchester Food Co-op store renderings, Web & Graphic Design, Promotional Video and Fundraising materials, 2020-2021.
Zero CO2 Buildings
Our Commitment
100% of the energy consumed by our buildings over the course of a year will be generated by the solar on its roof.*
*We know not all of our projects will have buildings (might be a process or product), but all that do we will push like hell to keep to this goal.
Every building must reduce its Carbon Dioxide load as much as possible and produce as much renewable energy as possible. We can build this way - and we must build this way. Net zero energy buildings are a baseline standard at CoEverything. There is no more time to wait. The devastation of climate change is already here, it is killing, displacing, and impoverishing people all over the world, and is getting worse. We must stop this.
By the numbers
Zero net energy makes sense. Most “green” certifications have all sorts of points, and various levels of certification, or numbers that few people understand. The Zero energy standard is both the most impactful for the environment and the easiest to test! Either all of the energy produced by the solar is equal to the amount of energy that is used by the building over the course of a year - or it isn’t.
Health and Comfort
Zero energy homes are more comfortable and have healthier environments - they are a gathering place for friends and a sanctuary for your family. Because zero energy homes are built better than standard buildings, you end up with fresher filtered air, more consistent temperatures, and a peaceful, quieter space.
Every Building
Net zero energy buildings are buildings that are so air-tight, well insulated, and energy efficient that when you add solar panels to them they produce as much renewable energy as they consume over the course of a year. This not only means there is a net zero energy bill, but also means your building isn’t adding to carbon emissions.
