Woodstock Commons

December 8, 2021

Woodstock Commons

Woodstock, NY

Completed in 2013

buildings at night

Woodstock Commons is an intergenerational campus with 53 apartments for seniors, artists, and families located at Leslie’s Way in Woodstock. The development is set in 28-acres, of which 21 acres remain as woodlands and include nature and fitness trails, multiple gardens, and an outdoor pavilion.

The $15 Million development boasts innovation and sustainability. Woodstock Commons utilized geothermal construction, eliminating the use of 20-25,000 gallons of home heating fuel per year. The project received Gold-Level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and was one of the first nine LEED-eligible affordable housing projects in upstate NY. Woodstock Commons’ participation in the LEED Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Pilot Program expands the green building certification to incorporate sustainable elements into neighborhood design.

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Resident Amenities

• 24-hour emergency maintenance service

• On-site superintendent

• Energy Star appliances

• On-site laundry facilities

• Community room

• On-site parking

• Proximity to transportation routes, services, and retail

• ADA Compliance and Handicap Accessibility

Households must be at or below 60% of area median income to be eligible for this property.

The Story of Woodstock Commons

Giving Housing a Voice

In May of 2003, the phone rang. It was Bob Young, then chair of Woodstock’s Town Board-appointed, affordable housing committee. “Would RUPCO please come to Woodstock to build affordable housing,” asked Mr. Young? “We’ve been trying for the better part of three decades and we can’t get it done.” RUPCO answered the call and launched ten-year saga that ended in May of 2013 when we proudly cut the ribbon on Woodstock Commons.

“Give Housing a Voice” depicts a small town meeting in Woodstock where citizens gathered to address the entitlement process for Woodstock Commons, an innovative, intergenerational campus of 53 affordable homes for seniors, working families and artists. The painting features Tamara Cooper, who on several occasions throughout the prolonged process, spoke eloquently from her heart about how and why affordable housing impacted her life. Tamara is surrounded by many of the folks who also spoke in support of affordable housing and talked about why home matters!

To commemorate the steadfastness of those determined to bring needed homes to their town, RUPCO commissioned this oil painting by Stephen Hargash in 2014. Hargash compiled photographs over the span of one year to create the portraiture shared here. The painting measures 4 feet high by 8 feet wide; a replica hangs in the Woodstock Commons Community Room.

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Give Housing a Voice Mural