City Council approves controversial Briargate apartment complex
By Austin Sack (COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado Springs City Council has denied an appeal against an affordable housing complex set to be built in the Briargate area, near Union Boulevard and North Powers Boulevard. Some community members who live nearby are opposed to the project and said they are ready to take the decision to […]
New Pikes Peak Housing Network hopes to tackle Colorado Springs’ housing woes
By Rich Laden rich.laden@gazette.com Mar 1, 2024 Updated Mar 6, 2024 Can anything be done to increase the supply of housing and expand affordable housing options in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas? The Pikes Peak Housing Network hopes to explore those problems — and find solutions. Community leaders, along with business and housing organizations, formed the nonprofit last summer […]
March Newsletter
There is much activity in the local and state housing arenas. So many organizations are working hard to ensure our community has access to housing they can afford. Likewise, our housing developers are finding innovative ways to build housing more efficiently at lower prices. The house above is from Classic Homes Portrait Collection, a smaller home […]
Colorado Springs school district plans teacher housing on district property
Sun, February 4, 2024 Article by James Powel, USA Today A Colorado School district said that it is planning to build affordable homes for its employees Saturday. Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs is in the planning stages of building 20, 352-square-feet duplexes on an acre parcel at the district’s Mountain Vista Community School, according to the […]
So Colorado Business Forum & Digest I Vol. 2, No. 1
January 30, 2024 Visit the link below to read the recent Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest publication, Southern Colorado’s Economic Vibes. Within this report, you will find updates from around the Pikes Peak Region including articles by Jeanne Davant on “Housing Legislative Priorities for Business Advocates”, “Solutions Sought for Lack of ‘Missing Middle’ Housing”, […]
Pine Creek neighbors appeal controversial Briargate apartments
Jan 19, 2024 Updated Jan 23, 2024 Article By Breeanna Jent Pine Creek residents are preparing to take their fight against plans to build hundreds of new apartments in Briargate to the Colorado Springs City Council. Preserve Pine Creek Village, a group of Pine Creek neighbors, on Thursday formally appealed the Planning Commission’s Jan. 10 approval of […]
Surge in home prices making it tough for first-time homebuyers
October 12, 2021 – Data shows home prices for Colorado Springs increased 24 percent over the last year. Tatiana Bailey, Director of the UCCS Economic Forum, says there are multiple reasons for the home price surge. Read More…
$35M affordable housing project approved for Southeast
August 2, 2021– El Paso County commissioners have approved tax breaks for a 137-unit affordable housing apartment complex in the city’s Southeast. Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority will oversee the project, to be built by the Kansas-based Cohen-Esrey Development Group. Read More…
Colorado Springs receives $111M for housing needs; City Council looks to do more
July 12, 2021 -The Colorado Springs City Council critiqued how the city staff proposed spending $76 million in federal coronavirus relief aid on Monday, calling for more funding for affordable housing, but largely supported many ideas to fund infrastructure and economic development. Read More…
Proposal for affordable housing, downtown Colorado Springs
April 21, 2021 – “The opportunity to be in a house, that is affordable, in a beautiful city like Colorado Springs? I think that’s a step in the right direction,” said Kiran Pandit, neighbor. Read More…