Best "Whoever Holds the Conch"
21st Street Co-op
This student housing cooperative offers a glimpse into what might have happened if the grown-up lads from Lord of the Flies had made a second go of it – but with a much, much happier ending, of course. Residents, as mutual owners, have a say in the decision-making (and cleaning and cooking) – very egalitarian, indeed. There are other co-ops managed by College Houses, but the tree-house-style 21st Street Co-op (located off of its namesake), is touted as the "first building in North America designed from the ground up to be a co-op." It's also the only clothing-optional co-op managed by College Houses. Just sayin'.
21st Street Co-op
707 W. 21st, 512/476-5678
www.collegehouses.org/house/21st-street
