We’re now accepting applications on a rolling basis for several upcoming vacancies.
Applications are now open for 1-3 studio and one-bedroom units at our 22-unit limited-equity housing cooperative just north of Downtown Berkeley BART, with earliest potential move-in dates starting in November 2026. Read more about Walnut House below; if we sound like a good fit and you’d like to be considered for these openings, please apply!
Important: these units are currently undergoing renovation and we don’t have a clear timeline for when they’ll be available. Because of this, we’re accepting applications for waitlist slots. We’ll review applications as they’re received, with the goal of building a waitlist to fill these units as renovations are completed, as well as any other vacancies that arise over the next several years. For the time being, we encourage you to click the Past vacancies tab (below) for pictures and floorplans of similar apartments in the building, many of which are comparable in size and configuration.
We’ll hold both in-person and virtual open houses in August (and potentially September as well); additional details will be posted here once they’re finalized, and anyone who’s already submitted an application via email will be notified directly.
If you’re accepted for a waitlist slot, we’ll work together to select a move-in date that best accommodates both your current housing obligations and our availability timeline.
If you’re interested in applying to live at Walnut House, download and complete the application form below. (But wait! First, please read this page and our longer About Us page top to bottom.)
Application details
Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected] as attachments. If you’re applying with someone else (a partner, for instance), please attach both applications to the same email. If you’d like to include additional documents to provide complete information, or if your answers require a little more space than our textboxes allow, save them as .pdfs and attach them to that same email.
Incomplete applications will not be considered for membership, and we cannot accept faxed or mailed applications. We recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and fill the application. (It’s available as a free download from Adobe.) For longer responses, we recommend drafting in Google Docs, Word, or another tool that automatically saves your work if something goes wrong!
We’ll contact you to let you know that your application has been received, and again if you’ve been selected for an interview.
If you’re provisionally approved for membership, we’ll ask your permission to do a credit check, an employment/income/finances check, and a reference check — all of which will happen after your initial interview. We’ll notify you before contacting your employer or other references, and all information and documentation provided by applicants will be kept confidential.
Questions?
Questions about the application and new member selection process? Read this entire page first, our About Us page, and the entire application. If you still have questions, drop us a note at [email protected]. We’ll do our best to get back to you in a reasonable amount of time – but we’re all member volunteers, so don’t be surprised if it takes a little while.
Details, photographs, and floorplans of past vacancies are linked below.
- #3 – 1st floor studio. Details, floor plan, photos.
- #5 – 1st floor one-bedroom. Details, floor plan, photos.
- #8 – 2nd floor studio. Details, floor plan, photos.
- #9 – 2nd floor studio. Details, floor plan, photos.
- #12 – 2nd floor studio. Details, floor plan, photos.
- #17 – 3rd floor studio. Details, floor plan.
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