About the Windcliff Property Owners Association (WPOA)
The Windcliff Property Owners Association — or WPOA — is comprised of the 160 property owners of Windcliff Estates. Its covenants protect both the appearance and the private demeanor of the community.
The WPOA owns and manages:
- 282 total acres
- Over 133 acres of private green space bordering both the Roosevelt National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park
- Over 5 miles of private roads
- Three private water reservoirs (water purchased from the town of Estes Park, CO and distributed through Windcliff’s state-regulated private water distribution system) storing more than 170,000 gallons of first-use fresh water
- Four community sewer lift stations
- A mid-mountain maintenance facility
- Vehicles
- Equipment
- Mailbox clusters
- Newspaper cluster boxes
- Community garbage storage and transfer facility
The 157 Property Owners of the WPOA are comprised of (approximately):
- 38 Condos
- 104 Single Family Homes
- 18 Undeveloped Lots
Of those properties, usage is as follows (approximately):
- 28 Full-Time Residents
- 46 Active Vacation Rentals
- 68 Seasonal Second Homes
The Windcliff Property Owners Association Board of Directors is comprised of elected members who serve at the pleasure of the membership lead by a 7 member elected Board of Directors, 4 appointed assistant officers and eleven committees.
All WPOA documents are publicly available at https://windcliff.hoaspace.com
These committees include:
- Architectural Control
- Bylaws
- Community Relations
- Forest Management
- Finance Committee
- Information Services
- Long Range Planning
- Mountainscape Preservation
- Nominating Committee
- Operations Committee
- Social Committee
The WPOA also employs 2 full-time employees for daily maintenance of roads and all other Association assets.
The board budgets for and establishes annual member assessments. For FY 2022 (June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022), each home (or condo unit) is assessed $4,408 and each unimproved lot is assessed $1,360. Assessment invoices are typically mailed in July and may be paid in one or two payments.
If you’re interested in living or investing in Windcliff, our helpful Estes Park Real Estate staff is here to help.