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Three Springs Workforce Housing
Providing a fair share of the housing market to citizens of La Plata County
Three Springs is a 620-acre annexation to the City of Durango. Developed by the Southern Ute Growth Fund — a for-profit development arm of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe — Three Springs is a true mixed-use development. Over half the land is dedicated to open space, and the project area contains a regional hospital, a commercial district and five residential neighborhoods. The hospital is complete and in operation, the rest of the development is in Phase 1 of construction.
Three Springs voluntarily committed to building 25% of the residential development at affordable or attainable prices. The specifics of this commitment, known as “Fair Share,” were developed and will be administered by the Regional Housing Alliance (RHA). These affordable units are being phased in with the whole development.
The attainable housing units will be condos built by Innovative Housing Solutions — another for-profit arm of the Southern Ute Tribe — which produces systems-built manufactured homes built to LEED standards and Energy Star rated. The Phase 1 attainable condos are 4-plexes built as double stacked flats.
The IHS President asked the RHA to offer options to the original design solution and will be building twenty-four condos in autumn 2008 with alternatives presented by Rose Fellow Ophelia Wilkins.
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by Ophelia Wilkins
Three Springs Fair Share condos
by Southern Ute Growth Fund
Three Springs is a 620-acre annexation to the City of Durango and new-urbanist mixed-use development. The developers, the Southern Ute Growth Fund, voluntarily agreed to build 16% of its residential units at affordable or attainable price points.
by Innovative Housing Solutions
Original prototype for attainable condos designed by Innovative Housing Solutions, a systems-built housing manufacturer.
by Genesis Homes
Original ground floor plan for attainable condos to be manufactured through Innovative Housing Solutions.
by Ophelia Wilkins
Alternative 1 of 3: Innovative Housing Solutions requested that the RHA develop alternative design schemes. This scheme maximizes southern orientation for solar panels and introduces a central entry with a common courtyard.
by Ophelia Wilkins
Alternative 2 of 3: This scheme uses the same footprint as the original design, introducing a central entry and alternative cladding
by Ophelia Wilkins
Alternative 3 of 3: Innovative Housing Solutions will be constructing 24 condo units (6 buildings) using this design. The pitched roof design will perform the best of the three options under heavy snow loads.
by Ophelia Wilkins
Alternative Floor Plan: All elevations are based on a centralized stairway allowing three of four walls access to natural light. Innovative Housing Solutions will be constructing 24 condo units (6 buildings) using this design
Project Summary
- Location:
- Durango, Colorado
Three Springs - Program Scope
- 24 affordable rental housing units
- Project Status
- Completed, November 2008
- Location:
- Durango, Colorado
Three Springs - Project Scope
- New construction
- 2 stories
- 260,000 sq ft gross project area
- Program Scope
- 24 affordable rental housing units
- Residential Unit Profile
Affordable units serve moderate income households.
24 2 BR 1,073-1,073 sq ft 24 TOTAL - Green Benchmarks
- Energy Star
- LEED Certified (anticipated)
- Major Funders
- Southern Ute Growth Fund
- Project Status
- Completed, November 2008
