This group is in the process of getting the Iowa City City Council to approve their rezoning applications. Prairie Hill is located on Highway 1 in Iowa City just behind the Culver's restaurant and slightly to the northeast of Hawks Ridge apartments. The group bought the land in April 2013 and they hope to have completed residential units constructed sometime next year.
My understanding is that there will be one large jointly-owned building that will offer community members the opportunity for shared meals, living space, and exercise rooms. I believe it will be big enough to house a handful of individual apartment units. The larger building will be surrounded by an assortment of smaller family homes. These private homes would have bedrooms, living rooms, small kitchens, etc.
I really like this project and it's the thing that I want to jump into -- except that I have a husband and a son who really aren't into this kind of thing. Sometimes I feel like I just want to get involved with something bigger than me. But it's not quite that simple when it's not just me.
Check out this link if you are interested in learning more about Prairie Hill and about their application process.