Nestled in the tree lined tip of the North State Street area, the home now known as King House has provided a
unique cooperative experience for over 50 years. King House is currently the ICC's only apartment style cooperative.
One current member thinks of living in King as training for owning your own home. When living here, you learn things
like how to fix a door lock or electrical outlet while still having the support of the ICC maintenance infrastructure.
It is like getting the benefits of having your own place and being in the co-op system all rolled into one. Because of
the many advantages of living in King, there is typically a waitlist for apartments. Some think of King as a little
paradise to reward good co-opers.
There are several different types of apartments that house either one or two co-opers. One person can even live in a
2 bedroom apartment by him or herself. Members can cook on their own or become boarders at one of the nearby boarding
co-ops. House labor is minimal compared to other co-ops, although people are responsible for the upkeep of their own
living space.
Due to the high demand for apartments, members can stay in King House for a maximum of three years. During this time,
they may switch apartments when openings occur. This system provides a comfortable tenure for current members while
keeping openings in King House frequent enough to be an incentive for co-opers in other houses.
In addition to being a great house to live in, King House also has a very desirable location. The North State Street
area is sometimes called "the grad student ghetto" because of high proportion of shall we say, more mature, students
in the neighborhood. The fact that the Graduate School is nearby probably has something to do with this. It is still a
young and vibrant area of town where you will see people hanging out on porches and walking to house parties on weekends,
but it tends to be much cleaner and quieter than the neighborhoods south of campus.
We allow pets, including cats and dogs. Monthly costs include all utilities (gas, heat, electric, water) as well as cable television, wireless
Internet, laundry facilities, parking, and other amenities. Look below for information and photographs of each apartment.
Please call the ICC office, (734) 662-4414, for availability and rates.
