Construction begins on senior housing

LAFAYETTE – Boulder County officials broke ground Monday on a housing development in Lafayette that will have 74 apartments for senior citizens and 79 houses for seniors and families.

Josephine Commons will be built on a 14.4-acre site near the corner of Dounce Street and Brooks Avenue.

The apartment project is the first phase. It will include a number of environmentally friendly features, such as solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling and Energy Star appliances. It will be the equivalent of a LEED Silver building, according to the county.

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The first phase of the project will cost about $13 million, Boulder County development manager Scott Simkus said. The county has received a Low Income Housing Tax Credit from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority to help pay for the project, Simkus said. The target completion date for the phase is Aug. 13, 2012.

The project is being developed by the Boulder County Housing Authority to meet a demand for affordable senior housing in Lafayette. The units will be restricted to tenants who meet income thresholds.

A second phase of the project will build 79 affordable housing units for seniors and families. Its projected cost is between $15 million and $20 million, and construction is projected to begin in late 2012.

The project is designed by HB&A LLC, a Colorado Springs architectural firm. Milender White Construction Co., which is based in Arvada, is the general contractor.