Josephine Commons is named after Josephine Aspinwall Roche (1886-1976). She owned most of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. The company owned and ran many of the mines in the Lafayette area. This included the land where the 70-unit senior apartment building now stands.
Josephine Commons offers affordable housing in Lafayette. It has 153 homes in all. There are apartments for older adults and rental homes for families with low incomes.
Address: 455 N. Burlington Ave., Lafayette, CO 80026
Finished in August 2012. All units are full, but we still accept waitlist applications.
Finished in June 2014. All units are full, but we still accept waitlist applications.
Learn about Aspinwall at Josephine Commons
To live in Phase 1, your household must meet all of these rules:
Household size Most you can earn in a year
Your rent depends on your income and the floor plan of your unit.
The application fee is $10.95 for each person. We collect it only when a unit opens up. Please do not send money now. We cannot refund this fee.
Read answers to common questions about Josephine Commons
We follow the federal Fair Housing Act. Read about your fair housing rights from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A resource coordinator works on-site to help residents with many kinds of needs. The coordinator helps older adults get:
Residents can use a meeting space and a library. There is also a beautiful Great Room and a large commercial kitchen. These spaces give residents many ways to spend time together:
You can ask for a reasonable accommodation. This is a change to a rule, policy, or space to meet a need related to a disability. We look at each request on its own.
Phone: 303-441-3929
TTY: 1-800-659-3656 or 7-1-1
Fax: 720-564-2283
Email: housing@bouldercounty.gov
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 471
Boulder, CO 80306
Josephine Commons is a new development to meet the need for affordable housing in Lafayette by providing apartment style housing for seniors and multifamily rental units for low income families totaling 153 housing units located at 455 N. Burlington Ave, Lafayette, CO 80026.
A $10.95 per person, NON-REFUNDABLE application fee will be collected once a unit becomes available. Please do not send money now;
Every household member must be aged 55 or older.
The total household GROSS annual income, before any deductions, cannot exceed:
We Do Business in Accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Law.
A Resource Coordinator will be on staff to assist residents with a wide variety of needs. The resource coordinator will work with seniors to ensure that they have access to:
Meeting space and a library will also be available for residents’ enjoyment and use. There is also a beautiful Great Room and a large commercial kitchen. These areas will provide many options for residents to enjoy:
