ecoTHRIVE Housing’s Theory of Change
Stable, affordable, and resilient communities emerge when housing, ownership, and social life are intentionally designed together.
When we:
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build small, climate-adaptive homes
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create shared ownership structures that protect long-term affordability
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support residents with skills and systems for shared stewardship
people can build security, belonging, and resilience—now and for future generations.
As this model is practiced and replicated, it can shift how housing is created, owned, and cared for.
Why Design Matters:
Building the Physical Environment
The design of homes—and the relationship between private and shared spaces—shapes daily life, environmental impact, and long-term resilience.
EcoTHRIVE villages are intentionally small in scale, energy-efficient, and organized around a balance of private homes and generous shared spaces. Compact dwellings reduce costs and resource use, while shared amenities—such as a common house, gardens, and outdoor gathering areas—support connection, mutual care, and efficient use of land.
Designed with climate adaptation in mind and surrounded by native and edible landscapes, our built environment works in partnership with the social environment and the land—supporting wellbeing, stewardship, and belonging over time.
Why Governance Matters:
Building the Social Environment
Homes don’t exist in isolation. How they are owned, cared for, and governed determines whether a community can remain affordable, resilient, and supportive over time.
At ecoTHRIVE, governance is the invisible infrastructure that protects long-term affordability, supports shared stewardship, and gives neighbors the tools to navigate change, resolve conflict, and care for one another across generations.
Strong governance isn’t about control—it’s about creating the conditions for belonging and trust to endure.
Designed for Replication
As community-led developers—many of us shaped by lived experience with housing insecurity and systemic exclusion—we’ve designed a model that is both deeply grounded and intentionally replicable.
Our nonprofit structure allows us to access low-interest financing and sell homes as affordable condominiums and cooperatives, supported by community-vetted covenants that protect shared norms, clear agreements, and long-term stewardship. The ownership structures will continue to evolve as we strengthen partnerships with lenders, investors, and philanthropic allies.
At the heart of our growth strategy is a regenerative funding pool: catalytic capital builds the first village, returns through affordable homeownership, and is reinvested to build the next—again and again.
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Why Now?
A new model of homeownership is not just possible—it’s already taking root.
Across the country, more people are seeking housing that centers connection, shared stewardship, and ecological care. At ecoTHRIVE Housing, we’re creating permanently affordable homes designed for belonging and climate resilience—guided by the belief that how we live together can help both people and the planet thrive, now and into the future.
EcoTHRIVE was born from hundreds of conversations in parks, farmers markets, and festivals across King County, Washington. The message was clear: people need housing that nourishes not just bodies, but relationships and ecosystems.
Our first village is taking root in Burien, Washington—a living prototype of what’s possible when belonging, equity, and regeneration are placed at the center of development. We are intentionally designing it for replication.
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