Known as a desirable place to live, with its high quality of life, progressive values and natural landscape, Boulder County has become increasingly …
How One Pricey Resort Community Works to Make Housing Affordable for its Workers
Boulder, Colorado, is typical in many ways of resort communities whose attractiveness ends up pricing housing so high that there are too few affordable places for its workers to live. But what makes Boulder atypical is how hard and long its activists and leaders have tried to fix the problem – and how thoroughly a local newspaper digs into the issues.
Standing on a two-acre plot of land in southwest Longmont, Navy veteran Paul Melroy surveys the scene: Upon this tractor-raked swath of dirt, there …
30Pearl is in an ideal place for affordable housing, right in the middle of Boulder Junction, a pedestrian-oriented district with regional transit connections and public spaces. The three buildings that make up 30Pearl host a mix of affordable rental (120, with more to come later) and ownership units, plus the city’s first rent-capped retail space and first integrated housing for adults with developmental disabilities.
The Sans Souci Community is something of a manufactured housing success story, at least so far. In late June, the residents of the nearly-11-acre …
After reaching capacity at the North Boulder location some time ago, BookCliff Vineyards owner Ulla Merz has searched for a new space elsewhere in …