Nellie's Neighborhood is Summit County's First Small Home Community, with 15 deed-restricted single-family homes. Unit prices will range from the $270's to the $490's.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The County is developing the property with a total of 14 detached single family dwelling units, using accessory dwelling unit (ADU) stock plan designs prepared by Design Path Studios, and constructed by Summit Homes Construction. The ADU stock plan concepts are a mix of approximately 500 sq. ft. one-bedroom and 1,000 sq. ft. two-bedroom homes. The 15th home in the development will be an existing cabin that sits on the property, which will be fully renovated prior to its sale. The development will provide smaller, more affordable homeownership opportunities for the local workforce, with building character and scale that blends into the surrounding neighborhood. Every new construction unit will be DOE Zero Energy Ready certified, with an impressive list of green energy features. 

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Nellie's Neighborhood is located in unincorporated Summit County, convenienty located off of Miner's Creek Road.  Centrally located in Summit County with easy access to Hwy 9, and only 0.5 miles from Frisco Main Street, the neighborhood will provide excellent walkability, bikeability, and access to public transportation routes throughout the County. Each property will be sold via lottery, which will be administered by the Summit Combined Housing Authority. The application window for the lottery was June 10th - July 1 2024. Applicants must work 30+ hours per week in Summit County and meet County-determined income requirements to be considered. To be entered into the lottery, applicants had to have their application completed by July 1. 

Nellie's Neighborhood serves as “proof of concept” for property owners throughout Summit County who are potentially interested in using ADU stock plans to build an ADU on their own property. The PUD Zoning will establish a residential community that blends into the surrounding Bill’s Ranch and Town of Frisco neighborhoods and consists entirely of Affordable Workforce Housing units. The County is currently pricing the units up to 151% AMI. 

Development of affordable workforce housing has been identified as one of the County’s greatest needs, and the Bill’s Ranch property is a key opportunity to address this challenge. The 2023 Summit County Housing Needs Assessment identified a need for up to 1,865 affordable workforce housing for-sale units Countywide by 2028. The Bills Ranch property cannot solve all of the identified housing needs, but the County’s goal is to maximize the number of homes on the property while creating a livable neighborhood that is compatible with its surroundings.

ESTIMATED PROJECT TIMELINE

May 2024: Site work and construction began

June 2024: Lottery applications accepted

July 2024: SCHA lottery selection

December 2024: First home sales completed

February 2025: Final home sales completed