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.