Litigation clouds Cooper housing project in Aspen
Court action attempting to derail a Cooper Avenue worker-housing project faces skepticism from one judge who recently suggested the lawsuit is on shaky legal ground.
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Court action attempting to derail a Cooper Avenue worker-housing project faces skepticism from one judge who recently suggested the lawsuit is on shaky legal ground.
Litigation over worker-housing proposed for East Cooper Avenue prompted the project’s developers to postpone Wednesday’s hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission.
The historic miner’s cabin at 1020 E Cooper Ave. in Aspen is involved in two lawsuits pertaining to an affordable housing proposal. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times file photo) A worker-housing project proposed for an east Aspen neighborhood now has legal hurdles to clear in addition to governmental ones. An Aspen condominium association and a nonprofit organization filed separate complaints late Friday against the city of Aspen over City Council’s 3-2 decision April 19 to remand an application for a five-unit housing complex back to the Historic Preservation Commission, which originally d...