Industry Articles
Heidi Williams chosen as Director of Government Affairs
Heidi Williams has been hired as the Director of Government Affairs for the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, starting in November 2018. Williams will be responsible for outreach and interaction for the HBA and its members with the counties and municipalities in the metro area. Williams is the current Mayor of Thornton and is serving the final…
Read MoreDENVER HOME BUILDERS’ POINT MAN, INDUSTRY VETERAN JEFF WHITON, TO RETIRE
Credited with piloting the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver through the global financial meltdown of the 2000s, association chief executive and industry veteran Jeff Whiton has announced his retirement effective the end of this year. Join Jeff to Celebrate: October 18, 2018 5:00 – 7:00 Heritage EAgle Bend Golf Club hbadenver.com/jeff The CEO of…
Read MoreTRIO Continues Growth Streak with Acquisition of Design Lines, Inc.
Commercial design & visual merchandising firms unite to expand capabilities and national reach. TRIO, one of the fastest-growing design and visual merchandising firms in the nation, today announced the acquisition of Denver-based Design Lines, Inc., an interior design firm specializing in model homes, apartment communities, clubhouses, and sales centers. The move will allow TRIO to…
Read More920-home residential community breaks ground southeast of Denver
More than 900 single-family residential homes will sprout up in rural Elbert County over the next seven years as part of a new master-planned community. Craft Companies LLC broke ground Thursday on its Independence development in the northwest corner of the county. Tim Craft, principal of the Denver-based real estate firm, said more than $100…
Read MoreLAND PREPARATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY AT THE CANYONS BY SHEA HOMES
New Master-Planned Community in Douglas County on Track to Begin Sales in 2019 LONE TREE, Colo. – Aug. 22, 2018 – Shea Homes Colorado, the master developer of Highlands Ranch, BackCountry and Stepping Stone in Douglas County, has begun preparing the land and developing infrastructure at The Canyons, a 1,270-acre master-planned residential community located east…
Read MoreHalf of US Homes Built before 1980
The median age of owner-occupied homes is 37 years, according to the latest data from the 2016 American Community Survey. Compared to a median age of 31 years in 2005, the U.S. owner-occupied housing stock is aging gradually. This aging trend is primarily because of modest gains in residential construction over the past decade. This…
Read MoreFinal approach: Two decades in the making for Stapleton housing
Homes will soon rise in Stapleton’s 12th and final neighborhood, marking the beginning of the end of a two-decade boom for single-family home construction in Denver. Developer Forest City is about to release the first of 1,300 single-family lots just south of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on land that once hosted the…
Read MoreNew condo development hits the market in Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood
Presales for 41 condos at 155 S. Monaco Parkway has begun, per Peter Kudla and Metropolitan Homes. Starting at $340,000, the condos are part of the Crestmoor Heights Development in Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood. The most recent part of that development was 25 townhomes, priced from $600,000 to $750,000, all of which have sold. “There are…
Read MoreIs your Jobsite Ready for an OSHA Inspection?
Team up for Safety The JobSite Safety Committee is comprised of an experienced team of professionals dedicated to promoting and developing safe working environments in the home building industry. JobSite Safety Committee members work collectively to facilitate the goal of accident and injury free job sites by providing EDUCATION, TRAINING, SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS, and PEER SUPPORT. Committee members…
Read MoreBrookfield and Forest City Announce Acquisition Agreement
Brookfield Fund to Acquire Forest City for $25.35 per share in $11.4 Billion Transaction Portfolio Includes 18,500 Multifamily Units and 10.8 Million Square Feet of Prime Office, Life Science and Retail Space in Major Cities in the U.S. NEW YORK and CLEVELAND, July 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) (NYSE:BAM) (TSX:BAM.A)…
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