Affordable Workforce Housing for Families in Rural Colorado
Sterling, Colorado, known as the Queen City of the Plains, is located just over 100 miles northeast of Denver along I-76. As the county seat and largest municipality in Logan County, Sterling has a diverse economy supported by employers in agriculture, renewable energy, government, education, healthcare, and retail. The community’s aging housing stock, however, with a median year built of 1958, limits its ability to attract and retain a stable workforce. Sugar Commons will be a catalytic investment that revitalizes the local housing market by providing high-quality, stable, and accessible homes for working families, strengthening the broader economy.
Sugar Commons will provide a 54 units of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units ranging in affordability from 30-70% AMI.
Design features
- On-site property management offices
- Indoor/outdoor gathering spaces including a south-facing family-oriented courtyard w/ play areas and community room w/ additional amenities
- Pet amenities
- Fitness Room
- Controlled building access
Sustainable Design
- Seeking NGBS Silver
- Prairie Express bus route provides access to public transportation directly adjacent to site & regional transportation provided through Bustang
- Within 1/2 mile of grocery store, shopping, library, museum, restaurants, bank, parks, childcare and police/fire services
- Within 1 mile of school, medical facilities and social service organizations
- (6) EV ready parking spaces, future electrification, energy efficient systems/appliances
- Solar garden program
Project Information
Client: Völker
Site Area: 91,575 S.F. / 2.10 AC
Density: 54 units – 25.7 DUA
Completion: 2027
Construction est.: $16M
Contact: Lauren Schevetts
Managing Director of Development
Völker
720.308.8253
l.schevets@volker.co