Two medical office buildings approved for Harmony Tech Park
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Two medical office buildings approved for Harmony Tech Park

FORT COLLINS — The Fort Collins Planning Commission this month approved two medical office buildings for the Harmony Technology Park.  The buildings would be located at the southwest corner of Timberwood Drive and Lady Moon Drive. One would be two stories and 33,830 square feet; the other would be three stories and 50,577 square feet. …

Five industrial flex buildings coming to Broomfield
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Five industrial flex buildings coming to Broomfield

BROOMFIELD — A 30-acre site adjacent to Arista could be getting a massive industrial flex park. LaPour Broomfield, as the project is called, would consist of five industrial flex buildings totaling 507,300 square feet. It would be located on the southeast corner of Wadsworth Parkway and Parkland Avenue, just west of the Arista master-planned community. …

15 years in, Arista surges toward buildout
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15 years in, Arista surges toward buildout

BROOMFIELD — Tim Wiens and his full-service real estate firm, Wiens Real Estate Ventures LLC, purchased the land that would become Arista in six parcels in the early 2000s, when the more than 200 acres for the property were nearly vacant. The widened and lengthened 120th Avenue hadn’t been extended to cross U.S. Highway 36….

Luxury apartment complex in Johnstown sold for $70.2M
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Luxury apartment complex in Johnstown sold for $70.2M

JOHNSTOWN — Rise at 2534, a 236-unit luxury apartment complex in the 2534 development, has sold, brokerage CBRE Capital Markets said Wednesday in a news release. The release did not disclose the price of the sale, which closed Tuesday, but according to Larimer County property records, the deal closed for $70.2 million, or $297,500 per…

Watermark proposes 300-unit apartment complex in northwest Fort Collins
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Watermark proposes 300-unit apartment complex in northwest Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS — Indianapolis-based developer Watermark is proposing a 300-unit multifamily apartment complex near Terry Lake in northwest Fort Collins. The nine-building project would be located at 501 Spaulding Lane. It would be bounded by Spaulding Lane to the north, East Willox Lane to the south and Redwood Street to the east. Redwood would be…

In Colorado, multifamily housing is a bull market
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In Colorado, multifamily housing is a bull market

The multifamily residential real estate market in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley came to a sudden halt, along with the rest of the world, in March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the United States and government lockdowns were imposed. One year later, however, it’s clear that the freeze was temporary. The multifamily…

An artist’s rendering of The Lock at Flatirons, a 254-unit multifamily project in Broomfield.
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Developer seeks additional density for Broomfield apartment project

BROOMFIELD — The developer of a planned new apartment community in Broomfield is asking city leaders to approve a measure that would increase the project’s density and allow for more units to be built. Pivot Development Co., an Indiana-based multifamily residential developer, which has proposed to build the The Lock at Flatiron community near the…

Developer proposes 240-unit apartment complex in southeast Fort Collins
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Developer proposes 240-unit apartment complex in southeast Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS — Denver-based apartment builder Milestone Development Group has revealed plans for another complex spread across eight three-story buildings near the city’s southeast corner. According to conceptual project plans submitted to Fort Collins planners, the complex would be built on an eight-acre plot at the northeast corner of Precision Drive and Cinquefoil Lane. It…

Controversial residential project near Celestial Seasonings should clear site review in March
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Controversial residential project near Celestial Seasonings should clear site review in March

BOULDER — The controversial proposed residential development near Celestial Seasonings should be out of site review with the Boulder Planning Board by the second week of March, Lead Planner Elaine McLaughlin said. After site review, developers for the 230-unit project in Gunbarrel would have the opportunity to respond to planning staff comments before a public…

Slowly but surely, downtown Loveland catches up to its Front Range neighbors
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Slowly but surely, downtown Loveland catches up to its Front Range neighbors

LOVELAND — When Fort Collins and Longmont began to revitalize their downtowns in the 1980s, downtown Loveland still struggled with vacant storefronts, decaying facades and little of the development activity that characterized the reinvigoration of Loveland’s Front Range neighbors. Now, it’s beginning to evolve. Massive development projects such as The Foundry have brought large amounts…

St. Louis Parish and Boulder Innovation Campus industrial development approved by Louisville Planning Commission
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St. Louis Parish and Boulder Innovation Campus industrial development approved by Louisville Planning Commission

LOUISVILLE — The Louisville Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal Thursday night to build an industrial development and gas station on a vacant parcel of the St. Louis Parish and Boulder Innovation Campus.   “This is likely the best outcome we can squeeze out of this location,” said Commissioner Steve Brauneis. The development would be located…

Owner of 700 block of S. Public Road in Lafayette looks to sell after redevelopment plans fall through
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Owner of 700 block of S. Public Road in Lafayette looks to sell after redevelopment plans fall through

LAFAYETTE — The owner of the 700 block of South Public Road in Old Town Lafayette is looking to sell the property after plans to sell it to the Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority for redevelopment fell through. Gerry Morrell, the former Lafayette fire chief and owner of Morrell Printing whose family owns the block in…

Repurposing, not redevelopment, could be future for struggling retail properties
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Repurposing, not redevelopment, could be future for struggling retail properties

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in consumer behavior to accelerate, those shifts were already well underway; ecommerce was on the rise, and brick-and-mortar retail was contending with how to compete.  In cases where brick-and-mortar couldn’t compete, investors, developers and city planners have had to grapple with the challenge of what to do with…

New residential neighborhood proposed for S. College Avenue in Fort Collins
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New residential neighborhood proposed for S. College Avenue in Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS — A nearly-40-acre multifamily residential neighborhood will have its preliminary design review with the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board next week. The neighborhood would consist of 417 dwelling units. It will be located at the northwest corner of South College Avenue and East Trilby Road. It will be bordered by East Skyway…

Construction progressing on Burrito Kitchens’ new production facility
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Construction progressing on Burrito Kitchens’ new production facility

LONGMONT — Construction on Burrito Kitchens’ new Longmont production facility is moving forward after an amended site plan was approved by Longmont’s planning division late last year. Burrito Kitchens, which manufactures microwavable frozen burritos that are sold in convenience stores and other retail shops, is building a 30,000-square-foot production facility on seven acres near the…