Traer Creek is a land investment company based in Avon, Colorado. We invest in the community by partnering with businesses, municipalities and individuals to make Avon a vibrant place to live and work.
The Village (at Avon)
About the Village
Located in East Avon at exit 168 off of I-70, the Village is an 1,800-acre fully entitled mixed-use investment project that includes the right to retail, housing, open space and community infrastructure.
The following projects have been constructed within the Village:
Traer Creek Plaza, a LEED-certified, mixed-use commercial building with approximately 26,000 square feet (SF) of leasable retail space on the first floor and about 18,000 SF of leasable office space on the second floor.
The 244-unit Buffalo Ridge housing affordable housing complex on the North side of I-70 overlooking the Village and Beaver Creek Mountain.
An Eagle County Ambulance Response Station.
A 187,096 SF Walmart Supercenter and 118,648 SF Home Depot with Tract E park between them.
A 4 acre parcel dedicated to the Town of Avon for a public works facility is located east of the Home Depot, and currently serves as the recycling site.
The 240-unit market rate rental apartment project known as the Piedmont.
A 243-room dual brand Marriott hotel (SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites brands).
Maverik gas station with a 4,425 square foot convenience store.
The Bosk apartments construction is now underway and will deliver 242 market rate rental units.
Traer Creek has also dedicated roughly 3.5 acres to the Town across the street from the Piedmont, which is the subject of a DRB application for a day care facility.
Raising the bar on aesthetics
The Village design guidelines call for innovative and attractive architecture that promotes sustainable ideas and is sensitive to the surrounding area. This is why the first phase was so important. Both Walmart and Home Depot incorporated an innovative design that minimizes typical big-box architecture, and satisfies the Village’s design philosophy and enhances the aesthetic value. Traer Creek Plaza set the standard.
Post Boulevard was simultaneously planned and opened in connection with the Walmart and Home Depot store openings. Post Boulevard was designed to be sensitive to the beautiful Vail Valley surroundings. Understanding the significance of the mountains to the Vail Valley and its residents, Arthur Erickson required that coming down from I-70, Post Boulevard be tucked against the hillside and that the Walmart and Home Depot be pushed as far north as possible. This strategic planning mitigated visual and site disturbance of the commercial and maintained the overall aesthetic by respecting the surrounding mountains. In addition, a substantial investment has been made by Traer Creek in the landscaping within the Walmart and Home Depot parking lots. Further, the negotiations required that the sites be maintained in a first-class condition to ensure that the stores are respectful of the great community they are a part of. This includes strict adherence to maintaining the “clean feel” of not having clutter along the frontage, highlighted by properly maintained canopy pillars. All the projects designed and constructed after this followed in these footsteps. As an example, the Eagle County Ambulance Response Station sited Traer Creek Plaza as the inspiration for designing their building and achieving a LEED Silver certification.
