318 in loans and investments totaling $29.5 million in the district in 2022
Stories from the District
Developing quality, affordable housing in Boulder, CO, so working families can afford to live there
Boulder,
Colorado
Community Housing Capital
It’s hard for most middle-income people to make ends meet in upscale Boulder, Colorado. With home costs in this ski-resort town averaging $850,000, many working people find that living in the city is just not affordable. Faced with impossible housing costs, many people struggle with long daily commutes from outside of the city.
Alpen Flora, which translates to mountain flower, was created by Betsey Kiehl in Vail, Colorado after one of her off-season jobs turned into a passion she couldn’t let go. Betsey and her husband moved to the Vail Valley in 1991 the day after their wedding. They had both been ski instructors in Vermont and decided Vail was a great place to continue their careers. During the off season, gardening became a favorite job for Betsey, so she decided to take a master gardening course through a CSU land grant opportunity, then furthered her craft by taking a course at the Denver Botanical Gardens.
The project included the construction of a 3-story, 63,000 sq. ft. building that would serve as the headquarters of the Mile High United Way, located in Denver, Colorado.
