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…

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…

With At Home moving in, Johnstown Plaza nears buildout
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With At Home moving in, Johnstown Plaza nears buildout

JOHNSTOWN — Johnstown Plaza, the 50-acre commercial development near the southeast quadrant of the interchange of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34, could be fully built out by the end of this year, said Allen D. Schlup, the Kansas-City-based owner of the development.  Schlup said the last undeveloped one-acre parcel in Johnstown Plaza is currently…

Amid stalling projects and mall foreclosure, what is the future of midtown Fort Collins?
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Amid stalling projects and mall foreclosure, what is the future of midtown Fort Collins?

FORT COLLINS — Midtown Fort Collins — the stretch of College Avenue between Prospect Road and Harmony Road — has come a long way since an Urban Renewal Authority study declared it legally blighted nearly 10 years ago. During that time, Midtown has seen significant development activity, from the 600-plus-unit student-housing complex The Summit to…

Site plan for Left Hand Brewing Company beer garden expansion in Longmont, CO
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Left Hand Brewery’s beer garden expansion moves forward

LONGMONT — Left Hand Brewing Co.’s proposed one-acre outdoor beer garden expansion is moving forward with approval from the Longmont Planning and Zoning Commission, and brewery co-founder and president Eric Wallace said the tentative plan is to have the space ready by next summer. “Now is finally the time,” Wallace said. The conditional site use…