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Boulder Housing Partners plans affordable apartments at Geological Society of America site

BOULDER — Boulder Housing Partners has submitted plans for review by Boulder officials for a 113-unit, 100% permanently affordable apartment community with an onsite daycare center. The development is proposed for 3300 Penrose Place, the long-time home of the Geological Society of America. “The proposal includes pursuit of landmarking and repurposing of the original portion…

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CSU to break ground Thursday on expanded veterinary school

FORT COLLINS — A groundbreaking ceremony for Colorado State University’s new $230 million Veterinary Health and Education Complex will be held Thursday on the Fort Collins campus.CSU hopes the project will position it as a leader in veterinary-medicine education, research and animal care for the next several decades. The ceremony will be held from 4…

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Westminster leaders mostly supportive of latest Uplands neighborhood

WESTMINSTER — Members of the Westminster City Council mainly expressed support for the latest set of conceptual plans for the next phase of Dream Finders Homes Inc.’s (NYSE: DFH) Uplands mega-development. The builder — which has applied for development approval alongside VPDF Uplands LLC, an entity registered to the Minneapolis address of investment firm Varde…

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Zoning change approved for Westminster office-to-apartments project

WESTMINSTER — The Westminster City Council this week unanimously approved a key zoning change that allows a local developer to move forward with plans to turn an aging office building into a small apartment complex.  The development team, led by 3699 West 73rd Ave LLC, an entity registered to the Wheat Ridge address of Eagle…

Lokal Homes plans 89-unit residential project in Broomfield
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Lokal Homes plans 89-unit residential project in Broomfield

BROOMFIELD — Greenwood Village-based developer Lokal Homes LLC plans to build a residential community in Broomfield’s Lambertson Farms subdivision. The project, which was reviewed in its conceptual form this week by Broomfield City Council, is proposed for about 8.5 vacant acres at the northwest corner of West 136th Avenue and Huron Street and is expected…

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Cardinal Glass mulls major expansion of Loveland plant

LOVELAND — Armed with city planners’ approval of its site-development plan that would nearly quadruple the size of its Loveland facility, Cardinal Glass now is waiting for a view of the economic climate that’s as clear as the view through its energy-efficient panes. “We’re just feeling out the market,” said plant manager Eddie Claxton. “We…

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Builders celebrate topping out at Willoughby Corner

LAFAYETTE — The construction team for Willoughby Corner, a soon-to-be-completed affordable-housing community in Lafayette, celebrated the project’s topping out last week. A topping out ceremony commemorates the completion of a building’s exterior frame.  “I’m so proud of the team and their high-quality work to get us framed out,” Boulder County Housing Authority development director Molly…

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Atlanta developer seeks Longmont annexation for townhome project

LONGMONT — Atlanta-based builder Vista Residential Partners hopes to have a property on Quail Road — where it’s planning a townhome development — in unincorporated Boulder County annexed into Longmont city limits. Longmont City Council voted in late March to initiate the approval process of Vista’s annexation request of an 18.66-acre parcel at 8902 Quail…

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Vacant Westminster office building could be transformed into apartments

WESTMINSTER — A developer plans to turn a vacant office building into a small apartment community.  Westminster’s Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a zoning change and preliminary development plan for the eight-unit project at 3699 73rd Ave. on March 12.  The development, led by 3699 West 73rd Ave LLC, an entity registered to the…

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RiNo’s Ironton Distillery gets OK for Louisville relocation

LOUISVILLE —  The operators of Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse, located in Denver’s River North (RiNo) neighborhood, recently won a series of key approvals to relocate its spirits-production, tasting room and hospitality facility to Louisville.  The Louisville operation, which planning documents show would include a total building area of about 22,000 square feet, is planned for…

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Pearl East Innovation Building advances through Boulder approval process

BOULDER — The Pearl East Innovation Building, a planned life-sciences-focused flex space in Boulder’s Pearl East Business Park, moved a step closer to construction last week when Boulder’s Planning Board declined to call up a minor site review amendment requested by the project’s developer.  A “call up” allows for the Planning Board or Boulder City…