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Broomfield apartment developer overcomes fiscal concerns with affordable housing

BROOMFIELD — Despite an increasing reticence by Broomfield officials to give their blessing to resident projects in parts of the city designated for commercial development, the city’s Land Use Review Committee voted unanimously this week to recommend approval of a proposal to build nearly 300 apartments off of West 169th Avenue. The project, known as…

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Utah developer fails to win over Broomfield officials on multifamily proposal

BROOMFIELD — Unfortunately for Salt Lake City-based Wasatch Residential Group, the developer’s second attempt to win support for an apartment project in Broomfield was received much like its first in late 2021: unenthusiastically. During a study session this week, a concept review was presented for Avenue 120, a project on about 15 acres near the…

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Wildfire Homes to help meet Estes’ burning need for workforce housing

ESTES PARK — Given that the monstrous East Troublesome Fire two years ago this month forced the evacuation of the mountain village of Estes Park and could have consumed the town itself but for the courageous efforts of firefighters, it’s understandable that someone might have a few qualms about moving into a subdivision called “Wildfire”…

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Planning begins on second phase of Boulder Junction area plan

BOULDER — In the 15 years since Boulder adopted the first phase of its Transit Village Area Plan, a guide to development and infrastructure within what is known as Boulder Junction, progress has been made toward achieving the city’s stated goal evolving the neighborhood into “a lively, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented place where people will live, work,…

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P&Z decision due Thursday on southeast Fort Collins affordable-housing project

FORT COLLINS – The Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday is expected to make a final decision on Heart of the Rockies Christian Church’s plan for what it calls “affordable and attainable housing” on undeveloped land it owns on the city’s southeastern edge. If the commission approves, groundbreaking is likely to occur next…

Broomfield leaders push McWhinney on Baseline affordable housing plans
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Broomfield leaders push McWhinney on Baseline affordable housing plans

BROOMFIELD — Broomfield officials are becoming increasingly vocal in their efforts to ensure elements of McWhinney Real Estate Services Inc.’s Baseline mega-development meet the community’s expectations. Expressing consternation last month about potential negative impacts on future tax receipts, members of Broomfield City Council scrutinized the Loveland developer’s proposal to reduce commercial space in favor of…

Delantero set to bring up to 5,000 housing units to west Greeley
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Delantero set to bring up to 5,000 housing units to west Greeley

GREELEY — After its PUD was approved by the city council, the 822-acre Delantero master-planned community is ready to get underway.  The community is being developed by Denver-based Stratus Cos. It will be located on vacant land in west Greeley, south of U.S. Highway 34, north of Weld County Road 56, west of Colorado Highway…

Proposal to rezone former Greeley Hewlett-Packard land to high-density residential fails
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Proposal to rezone former Greeley Hewlett-Packard land to high-density residential fails

GREELEY — A proposal to rezone part of the former Hewlett-Packard Co. property in west Greeley from industrial to high-density residential failed in a tie vote during the Greeley City Council meeting Tuesday amid intense neighborhood opposition. The proposal would have rezoned the last remaining unused industrial portion of the former HP property near the…

Casa Lou Cardenas brings new mixed-use space to downtown Longmont
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Casa Lou Cardenas brings new mixed-use space to downtown Longmont

LONGMONT — As Jennifer Peterson spent decades living and raising her family in Longmont, she would often drive through the intersection of Main Street and 9th Street and notice the ugly strip mall buildings sitting on the northeast corner.  One car ride, she commented to her family that she wished someone would knock them down…

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Habitat for Humanity project seeks to improve Longmont affordable-housing stock

LONGMONT — Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley plans to increase Longmont’s affordable-housing stock with a new project on Rogers Road near the intersection of Martin Street and Third Avenue. The nonprofit group received unanimous approval this spring to build three triplex buildings with a total of nine units that will be sold…

Loveland City Council reviews Draper Heartland project, moves to executive session
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Loveland City Council reviews Draper Heartland project, moves to executive session

LOVELAND — Downtown Loveland’s planned Draper Heartland project continues to be cloaked in mystery. While some details of the project were disclosed to the Loveland City Council Tuesday night, the council retreated into executive session to hear details related to the project’s financing. No decisions were rendered following the executive session. After receiving a presentation…

More affordable housing proposed near Poudre High School
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More affordable housing proposed near Poudre High School

FORT COLLINS — Local developer Housing Catalyst has proposed a project that would build 62 new units of affordable housing at 306 and 400 Impala Circle, as well as renovate the existing 24 affordable units at 400 Impala Circle. The development would be just south of Poudre High School. It would include 10 single-family townhomes…

Mead trustees approve IGA, service plan for Turion metro districts
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Mead trustees approve IGA, service plan for Turion metro districts

MEAD — The Mead Town Board of Trustees approved unanimously Monday night an intergovernmental agreement and service plan for the Turion Metropolitan Districts, partly clearing the way for the development of a more than 2,000-acre master-planned community with 4,000-plus homes and 5.3 million square feet of commercial space. Turion still awaits approval from the town…

Berthoud Town Board to consider IGA for Bill Gates-owned development
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Berthoud Town Board to consider IGA for Bill Gates-owned development

BERTHOUD — The town board will consider at its meeting Tuesday whether to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Turion Metro Districts that would pave the way for the development of a master-planned community with more than 4,000 homes and 5.3 million square feet of commercial space.  Turion is bounded by Interstate 25 to the…

Johnstown exploring mixed-use development with 750,000 SF commercial, nearly 1,200 residential units
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Johnstown exploring mixed-use development with 750,000 SF commercial, nearly 1,200 residential units

JOHNSTOWN — The developer behind Johnstown Plaza could be bringing another large mixed-use project to the area. According to an economic-impact analysis of the project presented to the town council late last month, Carson Development Inc. is exploring a 237-acre development at the southeast corner of Interstate 25 and Colorado Highway 60 that could include…