During a regular meeting on Dec. 16, 2025, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) unanimously approved a letter of support for the affordable housing acquisition for SolidGround Solutions in pursuing the acquisition of the Pagosa Springs Apartments located at 519 Village Drive.
The matter was approved as part of the meeting’s consent agenda.
Earlier that day during the BoCC’s work session, Pagosa Springs Community Development Corporation Multijurisdictional Housing Coordinator Jeff Sams explained that the apartments were constructed during COVID times with higher costs, leading to higher rental rates being charged.
Sams also explained that SolidGround is hoping to purchase the property and get rental rates down.
Prior to being apartments, the building was a hotel.
According to the letter, “SolidGround Solutions plans to offer [area median incomes] in the 60-70% range, and if possible, lower, depending on funding available.”
Sams noted that the current project only has 24 deed-restricted units, mentioning that those are mostly the “smaller” units.
According to the Pagosa Springs Apartments website, as of Dec. 30, 2025, there are two one-bedroom, one-bath units available for rent, one at 493 square feet for $1,250 per month and the other at 280 square feet for $950 per month.
Sams also noted that SolidGround has received a predevelopment grant, and is seeking additional grants and conventional funding “to do back purchase, so they are seeking a letter of support for that.”
He explained that all 98 units at the complex would become deed restricted, “adding 74 affordable units to our community.”
“So that’s a big win for us,” he said.
Sams explained in an email to The SUN that the additional units will count toward the community’s Proposition 123 (Prop 123) commitment.
Sams also explained that the baseline number for the county and the Town of Pagosa Springs used to opt into Prop 123 needed to be achieved within three years with no per-year requirement. The town was required to commit 19 units, while the county was required to commit 44 units, Sams noted.
The letter of support also states, “This aligns directly with the county’s goals of reducing displacement, retaining workers, and supporting community stability.”
According to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), “Prop 123 created the State Affordable Housing Fund, dedicating 40% of funds to the Affordable Housing Support Fund administered by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and 60% to the Affordable Housing Financing Fund overseen by the Colorado [OEDIT] to fund housing programs.”
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