100% WORKFORCE HOUSING

Building Stability for the Roaring Fork Valley

Your Friends. Your Coworkers. Your Community.
EJ Crossing residents are part of daily life in the Roaring Fork Valley, and most likely your life, too.

EJ Crossing, an Aspen One-led project, will be home to your coworkers, clients, gym buddies, favorite baristas, and friends. People who teach your kids, respond to emergencies and, yes, the ski industry, too.

Most importantly, this project does not create a new population – it stabilizes the one that is already here, already serving, and already at risk of being priced out.

Location + Legacy

Honoring the Crawford Legacy

The EJ Crossing property has been planned and zoned for housing for decades.

The Crawford family has approached land ownership with a multigenerational commitment to the community. That commitment dates back to 1964, when they provided housing for federal employees building the Ruedi Reservoir Dam, one of the valley’s earliest workforce housing efforts. Their more recent contributions include working directly with Pitkin/Eagle Counties and the US Forest Service to facilitate a land swap for the 124-acre Crown Mountain Park, which is now a local, valley-wide open-space gem. They also continued the legacy of workforce housing by providing more than 350 workforce housing units in El Jebel.

The Crawfords are in the process of selling the property to Aspen One because of the company’s commitment to 100% workforce housing that honors the family’s long-standing vision for the land.

“We have had many offers on that property, but we do not need another Tree Farm or Willits. We need workforce housing. Government-subsidized housing can only do so much. We need the private sector to step up and provide affordable housing options. When Aspen One approached us with putting in 100% workforce housing, we were excited to work with them on this project. No one else is doing this other than us.”

– Robert Hubbell, Floyd Crawford’s Grandson and President of Crawford Properties, LLC

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The Neighborhood

More Than Housing – A Place to Belong

100% of EJ Crossing homes are reserved for the workforce, with a realistic mix of household types and income levels. It is designed to be a true neighborhood, where kids play, people gather, and neighbors become friends.

Neighborhood Highlights

100% workforce housing, no free-market units
163 workforce apartments and townhomes (1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-bedrooms)
A sizeable number of homes may be reserved for broader community members; remaining homes for Aspen One employees and households
Community spaces, trails, and greenspace
Transit, bike, shuttle, and pedestrian connections
Privately funded by Aspen One and community partners, no tax dollars
Currently zoned Residential Suburban Medium Density (RSM), allowing up to 163 residential units
The infill will occur on an underutilized property within an established area with existing infrastructure

Aspen One is actively pursuing partnerships with valley employers, school districts, local governments, and other organizations to ensure these community units reach the people who need them most.

EJ Crossing is about holding the community together, not expanding it.

Community Courtyard

Aerial Site Plan

Central Green

Pedestrian Corridor

SW Street View

The Need

A Valley-Wide Challenge

We are constantly reminded that the Roaring Fork Valley is experiencing a housing shortage that affects nearly every part of community life. The gap analysis is staggering, with thousands of units identified as needed today, just to stabilize our current workforce and not continue to lose the people we have. A newly promoted VP with a young family faces the same impossible choices as a lift technician or a first-year teacher, showing the true depth of the crisis.

People who work locally are increasingly commuting long distances, struggling to stay in the valley, or leaving altogether. As long-tenured employees retire, if they choose to leave the valley, the housing they vacate returns to the free market. But the employees who will replace them simply cannot afford that now-available home, creating a valley-wide workforce crisis that touches every sector.

EJ Crossing helps address this challenge by creating 100% workforce housing near jobs, transit, and existing infrastructure. This is not about growth. It is about maintaining a healthy, thriving community.

Every year without new workforce housing is another year of erosion – of community, of stability, and of the quality of life that makes the Roaring Fork Valley worth living in.

Community Impact

It’s Not About Growth – It’s About Survival

EJ Crossing is about more than housing units. It is about keeping the valley functional, connected, and livable for the people who already call it home. Without more housing, we risk increasing our workforce turnover, which significantly strains our schools, healthcare systems, emergency services, and local businesses, all critical to daily life across the valley.

By creating 100% workforce housing near jobs and transit, EJ Crossing helps reduce commuting pressure, supports local employers, and creates stability for families and future generations. This is private investment helping address a community challenge while strengthening the people and services that hold the Roaring Fork Valley together.

FAQs

Is 163 housing units allowed by Eagle County?

Yes, this 20.4-acre site is zoned Residential Suburban Medium Density (RSM). This zoning is designed for moderate-density development in or near community centers where transit and utilities exist, and by-right allows for single-family, duplex, and multi-family homes, as well as small convenience commercial uses.

Why does the community need EJ Crossing?

EJ Crossing is not designed to bring new people to the valley. It is designed to house people who already live and work here. The Roaring Fork Valley is short thousands of homes for its existing workforce. Retiring workers who are housing secure are retiring in place, making it increasingly difficult for employers to recruit and retain employees given the high prices of free-market housing. Without new workforce housing, employers, schools, healthcare providers, emergency services, and local businesses will continue to face staffing challenges. The cost of inaction is longer commutes, higher turnover, and continued pressure on community services.

The landowner, Crawford Properties, has owned this property for decades and has a long history of supporting workforce housing and community benefits throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. They always intended this site to become workforce housing and wish to work with Aspen One because of its commitment to that vision. The property is zoned Residential Suburban Medium Density (RSM), allowing up to 163 residential units or more, by right. Whether developed by Aspen One or another owner, this land is planned and zoned for housing.

Will EJ Crossing actually be affordable, and will it house the workforce?

EJ Crossing will be unlike any other project in the valley. It will be the biggest private employer-driven investment in workhouse housing ever undertaken in the Roaring Fork Valley. There will be no market-rate housing, no vacant/second homes, and no short-term rentals (STRs). Aspen One will be the majority owner of the project, with at least 110 units rented to or owned by its own workforce. 21 units will be deed-restricted under Eagle County Housing Guidelines with price-capped rents available to those in the workforce making 80-100% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The remaining units may be owned and rented to Aspen One employees, or made available to other community partners struggling to house their employees. These may include public entities such as fire, school, recreation, and hospital districts, as well as other private employers and small businesses struggling to house their employees. EJ Crossing will indeed be a 100% workforce project.