From Luxury Wellness Homes to Workforce Wellness Communities
Updated: Oct 10, 2025
In Park City, Utah, a new neighborhood called Velvære is making headlines. Homes there feature circadian lighting that matches the rhythm of the sun, advanced air and water purification systems, wellness suites with saunas and cold plunge pools, and even robotic massage systems. A wellness center with yoga, sound baths, and holistic treatments is set to open in 2026.
It’s being called the future of residential living — a place where the home itself actively supports your health and well-being.
But there’s just one problem: homes in Velvære start at $7 million.
Wellness Shouldn’t Be a Luxury
The principles behind Velvære — healthy materials, community wellness spaces, and integration with nature — shouldn’t be reserved for the ultra-wealthy. They should be available to the very people who make communities work: the teachers, nurses, firefighters, and hospitality workers who keep our towns alive.
Unfortunately, these are the same people being pushed out of resort towns and small cities as housing costs skyrocket.
That’s why our vision for workforce housing goes beyond affordability. We want to design communities built around health and wellness — borrowing the best ideas from luxury projects like Velvære and making them accessible for everyday working families.
A New Model: Workforce Housing + Wellness
Here’s what it could look like:
1. Healthy Homes for All
Use safe, non-toxic materials like VOC-free paints and natural finishes.
Build in good air and water filtration systems that are affordable to maintain.
Design for natural light, quiet, and rest — supporting mental as well as physical health.
Make homes energy efficient to lower utility costs and environmental impact.
2. Wellness-Oriented Community Spaces
A community wellness center with fitness rooms, yoga/meditation spaces, and flexible meeting areas for workshops or health classes.
Outdoor trails, bike paths, and shared gardens woven into housing layouts.
Communal kitchens or teaching kitchens to support healthy eating and food security.
Why It Works
Families thrive when housing supports health instead of undermining it.
Municipalities benefit from a stable, healthy workforce that reduces strain on local services.
Employers win when workers live locally and feel supported in their well-being, improving retention.
Communities grow stronger when people feel rooted, connected, and proud of where they live.
From Aspen to Park City to Everywhere
Aspen pioneered deed-restricted workforce housing decades ago. Park City’s Velvære shows us what’s possible at the high end of the market. Our mission is to bridge those two worlds — combining affordability with wellness design to build communities that are sustainable, inclusive, and healthy for generations to come.
Because true wellness isn’t about luxury. It’s about giving everyone — especially the workers who keep our communities running — a chance to live in a home and neighborhood that supports their health and well-being.
👉 Imagine a community where a nurse can afford to live near her hospital, walk home along a greenway, and raise her family in a home with clean air, natural light, and supportive neighbors. That’s the future we’re working toward.
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