Will Colorado voters support a “transformative” housing program if it might impact their TABOR...

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 9/20 2:00A Seth Klamann

Coloradans will vote on an affordable housing measure for the first time ever this November, one that would divert nearly $300 million in annual funding toward a first-of-its-kind program. Proposition 123 is unique in its breadth and scale,...

ZGF, design firm with long history in Colorado, opens office in Denver

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 9/19 9:28A Judith Kohler

After three decades of working on major projects in Colorado, the design firm ZGF has opened an office in Denver. The firm, which started 70 years ago in Portland, Oregon, worked on the master plan for the Central Platte Valley neighborhood ;...

Metro Denver’s growing sprawl now has a hard southern boundary

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 9/19 2:00A John Aguilar

CASTLE ROCK When the first houses go up in the Dawson Trails neighborhood in Castle Rock in a couple of years, it will mark the beginning of the end of metro Denver s decades-long southward migration....

Mixed-use community in Aurora to stress sustainability, natural surroundings

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 9/14 2:00A Judith Kohler

A former homestead will be the site of a residential community in northeast Aurora that the developers say will incorporate the elements of the high prairie and such forward-looking features as energy-efficient buildings and native, more...

Why Aurora officials are headed to Houston in hopes of finding solution to rising homelessness

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 9/13 9:05A Saja Hindi

Diana Salas, a domestic violence survivor, recalls moving at least 41 times in 52 years, often maneuvering in and out of homelessness and going from one bad situation to another. Sometimes, she slept...

10 of Denver’s most notable restaurant closures since the start of the pandemic

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/31 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Perhaps it goes without saying that the last couple of years have been tough for restaurants. Between required closures , capacity restrictions , hesitation among diners to eat out , rising food and...

These are the hottest ZIP codes in metro Denver’s housing market right now

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/28 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Metro Denver s housing market has exited the pandemic-induced fever that dominated last year and the first half of this year a surge in activity and prices unlike any the region has ever seen or will...

Aurora City Council adopts new limits for residents’ grass lawns, golf courses to reduce water use

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/23 2:00A Saja Hindi

Aurora will no longer allow cool-weather turf grasses to be installed for golf courses or new home developments after the City Council adopted new rules to curb the city s water use Monday night. The new ordinance, passed unanimously, bans...

Commerce City wants to turn its only rail stop into a destination

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/21 2:00A John Aguilar

COMMERCE CITY The train s been rolling through this city for nearly two years , but aside from daily use by hardcore commuters, there isn t much to lure passengers off the rails and into this...

Abandoned motels of Colfax: Windows to the past and indicators of avenue’s future potential

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/15 2:00A Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

The vacant rooms of several dilapidated motels sitting on Denver s historic Colfax Avenue won t gather dust for much longer, as real estate developers and city officials hope to breathe new life into...

Englewood’s quirky, gritty side is behind the city’s transformation

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/7 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Veteran developer Peter Kudla knew downtown Englewood well as a regular at the bingo nights that the Elks Lodge No. 2122 hosted. But for years the city remained a place he passed through but didn t...

Flash flood reported in Cameron Peak burn scar, landspout spotted near DIA

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/5 4:34P Kieran Nicholson

Turbulent weather hit parts of the Front Range on Friday with flash flooding in the Cameron Peak fire scar, a tornado warning in Adams County and a landspout tornado touching down west of  Denver International Airport. A two- to three-foot surge...

Despite added supply, average apartment rent in metro Denver ticks up

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/5 7:45A Aldo Svaldi

Developers delivered more apartments than tenants claimed in the second quarter, contributing to a slight rise in metro Denver s apartment vacancy rate. But that added supply wasn t enough to prevent rent inflation from accelerating, according to...

Denver’s Coffee at The Point closes temporarily, lays off all employees due to staffing issues,...

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/2 5:50A Tiney Ricciardi

Yet another one of Denver’s stalwart hospitality businesses has announced its closing. This one, however, is expected to be temporary. As of Monday, Coffee at The Point, which has been serving up...

Metro Denver in top half of vulnerable housing markets, study finds

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 7/30 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Metro Denver s housing market is among those more vulnerable during an economic downturn, but it doesn t rank among the frothiest markets in the country, according to an analysis by Seattle-based brokerage firm Redfin . With interest rates up,...