Solterra Home Page Solterra is a new passive solar cohousing community in southwest Durham, North Carolina. There are many houses in place and several under construction, but there are also a few lots left. If you are looking for a place to build an environmentally friendly house and you want a rich neighborhood life, Solterra could be for you. The varied terrain of the twenty-acre site consists of open meadows, pines and hardwoods. The roads curve gently, and there are many colorful birds, lizards, deer and other native wildlife.
Footpaths connect all the houses and the common spaces through the meadows and woods.
The common areas include play spaces, picnic tables, a tree house, swings, a large garden and a place for the common house, which is in the design stage. Last summer was the highly successful third year for our organic gardens. We are situated at an equal distance from both Durham and Chapel Hill, and a short distance from the state capital, Raleigh. Leading local colleges and universities and the cities themselves offer numerous cultural opportunities, theater, music, libraries and museums. Fine shopping and restaurants abound.