Athenaeum Community
Our intentional community in Hillsborough (near San Mateo) is looking for a new housemate. Do more than just share a roof with those you live with! Live in a big beautiful house near the Crystal Springs Reservoir with trails, on a peaceful street with an expansive and private yard, two living rooms, nice kitchen, sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool, garage workshop. We have a beautiful view of the bay, SF, Oakland, and SFO. We’re halfway between San Francisco and Palo Alto for an easy commute and access to the city. We share our yard with abundant rabbits, lizards, bats, and beautiful trees. We’re looking for long-term residents who are excited to invest in our community and grow with us. We will probably not be able to accept new furry pets in the house.

Room Info
Available: September 15
Rent: $1,277 (increases yearly in August)
Description: 11x10 feet
The room has a wide window facing the side yard and a large glass sliding door that opens to the patio. Can be unfurnished or furnished with a bed. The room is near a full bathroom which is shared with one/two other people. There is abundant light in the room, and is generally well insulated from other house sounds. The closet is detached and around the corner.

About the Community
Athenaeum is an intellectually curious, friendly, caring, and consensus-driven community, founded in 2015. As individuals, our values vary but one thing we all have in common is a desire for community - to do more than just share a roof with those we live with. We take active, intentional steps to bring people together and foster connections.
We enjoy sharing dinner most nights at the Ath. We have a weekly house meeting where we discuss announcements, improvements on the house/community, and general check-ins. Costs, utilities and groceries are shared. We buy lots of bulk foods and keep the kitchen well stocked. We host Friday night dinners for friends twice a month, occasional lectures, birthday cookouts, holiday dinners, and hikes in the redwoods. We’re all fully vaccinated now. This is a somewhat risk tolerant house, COVID-wise. Most of us don’t mask up outside of the home all the time. This is an ongoing discussion as the pandemic situation continues to evolve long-term.

The Roommates
We are a group of six adults (including our next housemate), in our late 20s - mid 30s who come from a variety of backgrounds and love sharing, talking, and eating food together. Some of us are queer, neurodiverse, all of us are open-minded and welcoming. There’s usually something fresh-baked in the kitchen, a hike happening on the weekends, books on the bookshelves, and dancing just because.
S: she/her, queer/trans white scientist & artist. Excited about conversation, helping, jokes, workshop shelving, exploring new things, plant keeping, leftist ranting, & her pet chameleon.
W!: she/her. Loves dancing, the outdoors, self-improvement, deep conversations, and spontaneous adventures.
P: she/her, loves learning new things, meeting different people, traveling and bonding over food. Likely to say yes to trying new restaurants and game nights.
C: she/her, queer, white, works in arts & humanities, writing a play about wolves, neoliberalism and climate change, interested in communalism, regenerative economics, ecological psychology, hikes, and practice.
M: loves math, science, religion and philosophy, reading, and always learning. Likes baking, tending to the bread, cooking, and asking big questions in the kitchen over tea. You could often find him biking or hiking on the weekends and generally getting up to shenanigans with the community.

The House
Nestled in Hillsborough, Athenaeum has 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a well-stocked spacious kitchen, large patio and yard, and lots of off-street parking. We are a 23 minute drive to Stanford University and a 25 minute drive to the Mission in SF. Conveniently close to 280 and under 10 minutes to groceries. We’re about 3 miles from the Millbrae Caltrain station. The house is on a large, winding hill, with gorgeous views of the bay. It’s bikeable if you’re very dedicated, or have an e-bike.

Next steps
Fill out our application: https://forms.gle/p5MwV2Tt4rKFr1Wu6
We’ll get back to you soon to set up an interview, over zoom or in person. We can’t wait to meet you!