
About Sunward
Sunward Cohousing is a community of forty private homes clustered in the center of Sunward’s 20 acres. There’s privacy when you need it, and social contact when you want it.
Sunward is a pedestrian community with parking intentionally located on the periphery. There is no through-traffic, making campus easily walkable and safe for children playing.
There are about 90 Sunward residents. We are families, singles, young folks, retirees, and children. We are people who value living in a neighborhood where everyone knows your name and it is easy to interact with neighbors. We are artisans and gardeners, doctors and engineers, educators and entrepreneurs, and more. We come from diverse cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, and spiritual and secular paths. We are bound by our commitment to live together in community.
In this video, Noelani Conahan, who grew up in Sunward, interviews her Sunward neighbors.
Belong to a caring intergenerational community
Meal Program: Two community dinners per week
Impromptu gatherings and planned social events
Great neighbors!
Self-governed: Everyone is involved in decision making.
Two more cohousing communities, Great Oak and Touchstone, are a short walk away
Common House available to all residents
Large kitchen and dining room
Fireplace room
Wood shop
TV room
Exercise room
Overnight guest rooms (donation requested)
Children’s play rooms
Game room (pool table, table tennis)
Craft room
Laundry room (free use of washers and dryers)
Surrounded by nature
10 acre wooded area with walking trails
Two ponds with benches for relaxing
Fire pit
Soccer field
Native prairie
Landscaped areas
Hoop house and generous garden plots for growing produce
Playground with swings, play structure, and sandbox
Proximity to Ann Arbor and Detroit
Sunward is a WAVE (Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express) bus stop
10 minute walk to AATA bus stop (Route 30)
10 minute drive to Ann Arbor city center
10-20 minute drive to Dexter
15-30 minute drive to Chelsea
45 to 60 minute drive to Detroit
60-75 minute drive to Lansing