Sharing life with friends in Oakland

About Radish

Radish is an intentional community for people who believe in the "Obvious Truth" - that we are happiest and healthiest surrounded by people we love and admire. We design our home around the people who make us the best versions of ourselves.

We are 20 adults and 8 kids (all born at Radish) living in a 6-building, 10-home compound in the Temescal/Longfellow neighborhood in Oakland.

It’s an experiment in whether parenting with young kids can be easier and more joyful.

The community was founded in 2019 and is proudly co-owned by the residents and the wider community

Media coverage on Radish

• It shouldn’t be so hard to live near your friends (Vox)
• Should more of us be moving to live near friends? (Architectural Digest)
• What it’s like to parent with your friends (NPR Forum)
• Baby happy hours: How to make parenting less lonely (Guardian)
• An article one of our residents wrote in the NYTimes Modern Love column:
• A video tour of Radish from Kirsten Dirksen with interviews of residents
• A case study on Radish in Supernuclear a blog about coliving
• Life with babies at Radish - “Baby Happy Hour” and living at “Baby Monitor Distance”
• A feature in the California Sunday Magazine “12 Roommates Trying to Avoid the Suburbs”
• Co-buying property with friends (Star Tribune)

How to start your own Radish

• Live Near Friends - Buy homes right next door to friends and family (started by Radish founder Phil Levin)
• How to live near friends - a webinar on 6 models that work
• Co-buying property with friends - the mega guide
• The Radish LLC Model - how the financial plumbing works
• Planting a flag - Getting started