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Community Profile Location: near the north Boulder, Colorado city limit Category: Infill Number of homes: 333, including 138 affordable units What $300K will buy: A 900-square-foot market-rate loft condo. Nearly half will buy a 1,100-square-foot loft condo through a housing program. Closest latte: Amante Coffee on Broadway
photography: Michael Hanson
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Civic Pride No, this is not a resort community. The newly developed mixed-use neighborhood was named for the twin-screen Holiday Drive In Theater that operated on this north Boulder site from 1969 to 1988. The recently refurbished marquee still stands, visible from the community gardens and the bike path along U.S. 36. Easy Rider Lane was named after the first feature film to play here. And when the weather is warm, the locals catch outdoor movies on an inflatable screen in Holiday Park, near the original location of the drive-in. The movie ties are just the beginning of a long list of what's right with this community. A model public-private partnership, the Holiday Neighborhood has designated more than 40 percent of its housing units as permanently affordable, which fills a great need (and is quite a feat) in Boulder, where real estate prices have skyrocketed in recent years. And it does it with urban panache, offering a range of housing styles, including live/work spaces for artists, pocket parks, a shared garden for vegetables, and the latest in green design, including rooftop solar panels. Cottage Connection: Holiday Neighborhood; holidayneighborhood.com | 
