The Apex is a limited-equity, 21-year old housing cooperative located at First Avenue and Bell Street in Seattle's Belltown district. Apex provides its members with affordable housing and community facilities on a nonprofit basis. Apex seeks diversity of all types in its members and caters especially to people eligible for low-income housing.

We Own It!
Apex members (there are about 25 of us) collectively own and operate 35% of the building (the owner of Egbert's owns the remaining portion). This ownership translates to a lot of freedom, responsibility and community involvement on the part of members.

Living Space
The co-op consists of two floors of housing that used to be a hotel. Members have their own living spaces, and there are two shared kitchens and four shared bathrooms on each floor, complete with beautiful mosaic work and clawfoot tubs (not in the kitchens).
There are laundry facilities and lounges on each floor as well. A roof deck offers a sweeping view of Elliott Bay, the Olympic Mountains, Mt. Rainier and downtown Seattle.

Participation
We exist because our members are actively responsible for running the co-op. That means everything from cleaning the toilets to refinancing our loans. Members must do weekly chores (we have a rotating list), participate in work parties, attend monthly general membership meetings and participate in committee meetings. We have three committees: Building, Finance and Membership, which also meet once a month. In addition, members must serve on the Apex Board of Directors at least once every three years. On the fun side, we have regualr potlucks and get-togethers, including our annual Moroccan dinner, prepared for everyone by Xtina, and our roofdeck summer theme party, complete with djs, dancing and delicious food.

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