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A rendering of Zeppelin Development’s A-Frame Club hotel in Winter Park. (Courtesy of Zeppelin Development)
The Denver-based development firm led by Kyle Zeppelin last week closed on a $5 million construction loan through FirstBank, enabling the company to begin construction of an A-frame village one shuttle stop away from the base of Winter Park Resort.
The 31 structures, each 460 square feet, will be operated like a hotel, likely renting for “the high $200s” a night, according to Vice President of Development Justin Croft.
“We are anticipating being open by mid-December,” Croft said.
The A-Frame Club, as the property will be known, is being constructed at 1008 Winter Park Drive, a wooded site backing up to the Fraser River. Zeppelin purchased the 2-acre site in February 2020 for $1.5 million.
The goal, Croft said, is to build a property that stands out amidst dated ski condos and uninspiring hotel buildings.
“There’s no reason that the quality of the design shouldn’t match the quality of the outdoor experience,” he said.
The purchase also included one building, which Zeppelin has already renovated. The ski shop that operated there is staying on as a tenant, and the remainder will be the hotel’s bar and restaurant, with cedar paneling, globe lights, leather booths and fireplaces — “a throwback to the heyday of the 1970s Colorado skiing scene,” Croft said.
While Zeppelin is most known for its work in RiNo — the firm has been gradually building out its Taxi campus for years, most recently with apartment buildings — the Winter Park project is one of two the company has in the mountains.
At the end of December, Zeppelin purchased the 130-year-old Western Hotel in Ouray, which he’s in the process of renovating. Croft said it could reopen in the late fall or early winter.
The A-Frame Club, however, isn’t just a one-off project to the firm, which anticipates building multiple sites. While no other sites have been selected, Zeppelin isn’t limiting itself to Colorado, nor to just ski towns.
And the firm expects strong business even when flakes aren’t coming down.
“We’re anticipating booking a lot of weddings at the property, as well as corporate retreats,” Croft said.
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The Revitalizing Main Street program chose Fraser to be one of three recipients of funding this round, along with New Castle and Buena Vista. Fraser received $96,749 to install seating, shade structures and bike infrastructure at the Fraser Mural Park.
“We feel the additions will improve the feel of the downtown area and provide a space for the local community and tourists to gather, take a break from hiking and biking the surrounding trails or enjoy a bite to eat from one of the surrounding restaurants,” said Sarah Wieck, Fraser’s marketing and communications manager.
Previously, the mural park was empty, until the coronavirus pandemic pushed the town to utilize it for the Fraser Mural Festival and then later as an outdoor community space, which will now be more permanent.
Wieck said the project will not only beautify a previously empty lot, but also allow it to be utilized for more town events while the Public Arts Committee raises funds for the future arts center.
Fraser received the second highest grant in the round, with Colorado Department of Transportation Director Shoshana Lew saying the project illustrated the goal of the program, which is to improve safety and offer long-term transportation benefits.
“These projects will positively impact each community into the future,” Lew said.
Work in Fraser is expected to begin in August with a goal of early fall completion.
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