- Project Type: Cohousing, Multi Family
- Location: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Blue Columbine Cohousing is situated on over three acres in an up-and-coming section of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The site is part of the 44th Street corridor and just 15 minutes from downtown Denver. It’s an excellent example of the most current thinking about cohousing: on an infill site with great access to transit and natural open space.
The community has 39 privately owned units, including flats, townhomes, and carriage houses, all of which open onto a very generous central green courtyard that generates activity and connection. The back of the property feels like a natural preserve, including a natural pool. The community is in an urban setting, but it feels like you’re in nature.
The community also includes a 5,400-square-foot Common House complete with an exercise studio, community kitchen, and indoor outdoor dining, which addresses the urban realm but also connects to the green. The design palette is modern but warm and inviting. Also on the property are the natural pool and a pool shed, community gardens and garden shed, a bike barn and storage, a maker’s shed for woodworking and welding, and a dog run area and dog wash.
The result, says the Blue Columbine Cohousing website, is “an inviting haven that combines the allure of elegant homes with the warmth of authentic connections.”
