Twin Buttes of Durango

What Twin Buttes of Durango does

Twin Buttes of Durango is a master-planned residential community development located two miles from downtown Durango, Colorado, inside city limits. The project was initiated when the Pauls family purchased the 400-acre Roe Family Ranch in 1995; ownership transferred to Glenn and Terri Pauls in 2007. The development combines single-family homes and townhomes with a working farm, a Farm Stand, a 14-mile trail system planned and maintained by nonprofit Durango Trails, and Historic Tram City Park with a playground and bandstand. In 2011, 290 acres, including the twin buttes landmarks and most of the trail network, were donated to the City of Durango, leaving a smaller developable footprint under private ownership. Core infrastructure includes 1GB fiber optic internet, city water and sewer, a 1,250,000-gallon water tank, and a separate Twin Buttes Metropolitan District for local governance and design review.

The revenue model is two-track. Primary revenue derives from one-time homesite and home sales, handled through a direct Sales Office at 335 Tipple Avenue and via Keller Williams Realtor partners; pricing is not publicly disclosed. A secondary revenue stream comes from Twin Buttes Farm, which sells fresh produce, eggs, flowers, and grass-fed beef directly to consumers through a seasonal in-person Farm Stand (mid-June through early October) and year-round online ordering, with a 15% discount for property owners. Wholesale output is supplied to roughly eight named local restaurants and grocery stores, including James Ranch, El Moro, The Ore House, Zia Taqueria, Eolus, Durango Natural Foods Co-Op, Sunnyside Market, and Bread Bakery. A planned village mix of a farm-to-table restaurant, café, small shops, and two reserved school sites has been announced but is not yet operational. The company is privately held by the Pauls family, has 1-10 employees, has raised no external funding, and operates exclusively in the Durango, Colorado market.

Name

Twin Buttes of Durango

Legal name

Twin Buttes of Durango

Website

https://twinbuttesofdurango.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Twin Buttes of Durango is a privately held, family-owned master-planned residential community in Durango, Colorado, combining homesite sales with a working farm, Farm Stand, 14-mile trail system, and historically donated public lands, with planned village amenities under development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Master-Planned Residential Community Development

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Master-planned community
• Residential real estate
• Agrihood development
• Homesite sales
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Durango

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Real estate/homesite sales: Revenue generated from the sale of homesites and homes within the master-planned community. The development offers various options including custom home building with approved architects and builders.
2. Farm Stand products: Farm Stand sales offering fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, eggs, honey, and locally-raised grass-fed beef. Online ordering available year-round with in-person Farm Stand open mid-June through early October. Property owners receive 15% discount on produce.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Twin Buttes of Durango is a family-owned master-planned residential "agrihood" community in Durango, Colorado that sells homesites and homes within a multi-hundred-acre development. The community is centered around a working organic farm with a Farm Stand that supplies residents and local restaurants, complemented by 14 miles of interconnected trails, historic and planned parks, and a planned village of neighborhood amenities. The developers have donated 290 acres to the city for permanent open space.

Product overview

Twin Buttes of Durango is a master-planned residential community offering single-family homes and townhomes in a nature-connected setting two miles from downtown Durango, Colorado. The community provides amenities including the Twin Buttes Farm and Farm Stand for farm-to-table living, a 14-mile trail system for hiking and mountain biking, and Historic Tram City Park with playground and event space. Infrastructure includes 1GB fiber optic internet, city water/sewer services, and planned village-style amenities such as restaurants, shops, and schools. The portfolio operates as a unified community development rather than separate modular products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Twin Buttes Residential Homesites and Homes

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 miles of maintained trails available for residents
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Durango TrailscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal nonprofit that planned, built, and maintains most of the trails within the Twin Buttes neighborhood. The trails network of 14 miles is connected to the regional trail system beyond.
• DurangocoreOthersCity of Durango provides essential services including city water and sewer, maintenance of paved roads, sidewalks, storm water runoff system, fire hydrants, and 1,250,000-gallon water tank. The city also picks up trash and recycling.
• Animas High SchoolminorOthersTwin Buttes owners Glenn and Terri Pauls provided a new home for Animas High School as part of their development work along Highway 160 in 2010.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Whisper Valley: Sustainable master-planned community in Austin, Texas with extensive geothermal infrastructure and energy-efficient design. Comparable in mission-driven sustainability focus, though lacking the working-farm and agrihood component central to Twin Buttes.

Direct peers

• Prairie Crossing: Conservation-focused master-planned community in Grayslake, Illinois with a working farm, educational programming, and preserved open land. Comparable in mission-driven, sustainability-anchored development ethos to Twin Buttes.
• Serosun Farms: Hampshire, Illinois agrihood with working farm, conservation land, and custom home building on homesites. Direct concept match for the working farm / custom homesite model at comparable scale to Twin Buttes.
• Willowsford: Loudoun County, Virginia master-planned community built around a working farm with extensive trail network and amenity-rich programming. Closest comparable to Twin Buttes in terms of integrated farm-residential concept at scale, though in a higher-priced Mid-Atlantic market.
• Miralon: Master-planned community in La Quinta, California featuring olive groves and agricultural elements integrated into residential living. Comparable in agriculture-themed residential development, though operating in a desert climate region with different buyer profile.
• Harvest by Hillwood: Hillwood Communities' master-planned development in Northlake, Texas featuring a working farm, community events, and amenity programming. Directly comparable agrihood positioning and operational farm-to-residential integration model.
• South Village Community: Vermont agrihood in South Burlington featuring a working farm, trail network, and walkable village design. Closely matches Twin Buttes' farm-residential model, though at smaller scale and in a different climate region.
• Arden: Freehold Communities' agrihood in Palm Beach County, Florida with a 20-acre working farm, farm stand, and lifestyle programming. Directly comparable operating model to Twin Buttes with similar working-farm-plus-residential integration.

Broad incumbents

• Babcock Ranch: Sustainable master-planned community in Charlotte County, Florida by Kitson & Partners, with extensive solar infrastructure and amenity-rich planning. Larger-scale but comparable in sustainability-driven master-planning ethos to Twin Buttes, though without the working-farm centerpiece.

Regional players

• Bucking Horse: Master-planned community by D.R. Horton in Fort Collins, Colorado. Operates in the same state with similar mountain-region buyer profile as Twin Buttes, but without the working farm centerpiece — making it a regional comp rather than direct concept peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYu0j2Yr8rdE0ixzQfYOiDg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/TwinButtesDurango
• Instagraminstagram.com/twinbuttesofdurango
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/twin-buttes-of-durango

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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