Frasier Independent Living Addition - The Vistas
Project Narrative
As a purpose-driven, not-for-profit community, Frasier has served Boulder's older adults since 1960, working to inspire and celebrate life throughout its 65+ years. With over 800 households currently on its waiting list—and the need for senior housing continuing to rise—Frasier is now preparing for its next chapter. Recognizing this urgent need, Boulder’s City Council and Planning Board approved The Vistas, Frasier’s new 175,000-square-foot, four-story independent living expansion, including a key entitlement for the vacation of Ponca Place, which bisects Frasier’s existing campus and the site of the new expansion. Because of this entitlement, the project can re-envision Ponca Place to create a safer, more connected, pedestrian-focused street that links the community for residents, staff, and visitors.
BA has served as Frasier's strategic partner and architect on this project since the master planning effort kicked off in early 2024, helping Frasier navigate everything from campus-wide planning to entitlements. The Vistas will add 96 new apartments to the campus, along with two levels of underground parking, and a wide array of resident-focused amenities like a rooftop lounge, meeting, and game areas. The Vistas is made possible through a mutually beneficial partnership between Frasier and its longtime neighbor, Mountain View United Methodist Church. The new building will be connected to the existing Frasier campus through a pedestrian bridge.
Every step of the design has been shaped by listening: years of resident feedback, view studies from every existing apartment, and countless conversations with neighbors and city staff have informed a building that goes well beyond code to protect the character of the surrounding neighborhood. With entitlements now secured, the project is moving toward permitting, with construction targeted to begin in 2027 and a planned opening in 2029.
Good development starts with listening—and this milestone belongs to everyone who helped shape it: Frasier's residents, its neighbors, Mountain View United Methodist Church, and the City of Boulder. BA is honored to help Frasier purposefully grow into its future and is proud to serve the community.
