Thistle Communities hosted a traditional topping-off ceremony at The Bus Stop Apartments on June 20. This is Thistle’s newest affordable-housing development at 4871 Broadway in Boulder, the former location of the iconic Bustop Gentlemen’s Club. The event celebrated the building of 53 new affordable housing units in the city. Joining the fun was the development’s […]
Celebrate with the NoBo arts community and affordable housing supporters as the Bustop is transformed into affordable housing and arts space! Enjoy dancing, art-making, music and performances. Come be photographed for the “Portraits of NoBo” art exhibit and help launch a Construction Fence Art project. You do not need to be an artist to participate […]
Since 2008, New Hampshire-based ROC (Resident-Owned Communities) USA has facilitated the transition of over 200 manufactured home parks with more than 12,000 homeowners into self-governing and self-managed neighborhoods. Thistle became a ROC Certified Technical Assistance Provider in early 2017. We are actively working with interested residents in several Colorado mobile home communities to purchase their […]
On August 1 Thistle joined thousands of communities by hosting an event in conjunction with National Night Out. Residents enjoyed a BBQ, visits from the Boulder Police Chief Greg Testa, Boulder Mayor Suzanne Jones, City Council member Matt Applebaum and various fire fighters and law enforcement officers. Thistle thanks all who attended for their participation […]
Thistle’s property management team hosted another great community-building event on June 27, 2017 at English Village in Longmont. Many English Village residents turned out and enjoyed the food, games and socializing with Thistle staff and their neighbors. Our Longmont Police liaisons and the fire department also mingled with the crowd. Community Manager Andy Kadlec demonstrated […]
Thistle staff and board attended the inaugural Goose Creek Land Trust event, “Housing a Vital Diverse Boulder” on June 21, 2017. Music, food and drink at the Bohemian Biergarten created a festive networking milieu with attendees including Thistle Board members Jill Grano and Sally Meeker (shown in photo), Thistle staff Mary Duvall, Marguerite Ryback and […]
The new mural on the Fairways Apartments 5620 building is amazing! Residents and Thistle staff attended a celebration event hosted by Open Studios on October 20. Artist Sally Eckhart created this mural after gathering resident input. Residents participated in the planning and artist selection process, two meetings on the potential subject matter of the mural. […]
Residents and Thistle staff gathered at 1200 Kimbark to celebrate the completion of a year-long $2M project. Thistle purchased the property in December 2014 and financed the renovations via tax credits. Single mom Sarah P who has lived at Kimbark since before Thistle purchased it said, “since Thistle took over, there were lots of arrests, […]