Project Info:

Highlights:

• Construction: $11.5 million
• Scope: 97,000 Gross SF
• 100 Rental Units

The Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs hired HB&A to program and design a two phased, twenty-eight building rental unit complex. The existing 6.15 acre site originally contained 22 1940's duplex rental properties owned and operated by the Housing Authority.

The site required re-platting, rezoning, and demolition of the existing structures. HB&A designed two different building types for the 100 rental units, more than doubling the housing density. The buildings are standard wood residential construction and detailed to blend with the character of the surrounding community. The primary building type is a five-unit apartment building designed to resemble a large house, with ten single-family cottages. In order to make each 'large house' unique, exterior fiber cement, lap siding, and stucco finishes alternate around the site. In addition, three roof configurations, three porch configurations, two porch column styles, and three color schemes were developed so no two buildings are exactly the same. The large house design creates a sense of community with the overall feel of a traditional neighborhood, not public housing. The units have been very well received by the Colorado Springs community. Units are being rented on a sliding scale based on income and are targeted to entry level workers in the downtown area.