Sustainable Development Offers Eco-Friendly Living & Adventure

Adventure Magazine has recognized Durango as “Your Kind of Town.” Durango is an outdoor adventure hub. From ice-climbing to mountaineering, mountain biking to snow biking- multi-sport adventurers looking to relocate to Durango, CO,  will find their adventure of choice here. Seeking a new home? Experience Three Springs.  Durango’s newest, and most unique development, Three Springs is a neighborhood that gives the adventurer every opportunity to live in sync with nature.

Three Springs, a traditional neighborhood development, located within the city limits of Durango, CO, sits right in the center of La Plata County and is only minutes from Historic Downtown Durango.  There is no lack of adventure at Three Springs. Homeowners have access to public recreation areas and open space, right out their front door.  Miles of neighborhood trails connect users to a walkable village core with restaurants, a bank, a fitness center and more; to neighborhood gardens and pocket parks; and, to Horse Gulch Recreation Area- famous for great mountain biking. Neighbors can park their cars…. and walk, bike, or hike pretty much anywhere.

The Three Springs Master Plan includes over 2000 Built Green® homes, retail shops, restaurants, grocers, and hundreds of acres of preserved open space. Completion of Three Springs is projected to take over twenty years.   Sounds like a big, long project, right?   It is. But, it’s developers have invested time, attention, and resources in creating a master plan that is more town-centered, is oriented around the pedestrian, and has a mixed use of housing, commercial and retail shops. They have also taken measures to reduce the impact on the environment. Three Springs is truly is an eco-friendly neighborhood.

All construction at Three Springs follows Built Green® Colorado standards, and in most cases, exceeds them.  Every new home for sale is equipped with energy-efficient appliances and is air sealed to increase air quality. All construction material is recycled and the use of non-renewable resources is reduced whenever possible.   It’s all part of Three Springs Sustainable Development Program.  In fact, Three Springs is the only community in Durango, CO to have such a comprehensive sustainability program, read more here.

Begin your neighborhood experience by visiting the Three Springs Information Center at 175 Mercado Street or for more information on Built Green® homes for sale at Three Springs or commercial real estate opportunities, click here. Three Springs will only send you the information you request. 

To read the Adventure Magazine article, click here.