Pikes Peak Home Buying Guide 2019 by Colorado Springs Gazette, LLC

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KELLER HOMES

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Late last year, Keller Homes celebrated 35 years of building homes in Colorado Springs. Yet all those years of experience haven’t dimmed their enthusiasm about building in a new community, as they’re truly excited to announce their appropriately named new neighborhood — “Revel” — which will be located in Wolf Ranch East. With prices from the low $400s, they are enjoying sales success even before their offices are open. The new sales center will open in mid-June. One of the larger master-planned communities in northeast Colorado Springs, Wolf Ranch boasts 300 acres of open space, 10 miles of trails, a recreation center, community swimming pool, many parks

throughout the community, and an 11-acre lake where people can enjoy kayaking and paddleboarding. As for the design of the singlefamily homes they’ll be building in Wolf Ranch, four architectural styles will be available: Modern Farmhouse, Craftsman, Cottage and Midcentury Modern, in a variety of ranch and twostory layouts. Keller Homes feels that their signature approach to building is what will set Revel apart from other Wolf Ranch neighborhoods. They also pride themselves on their award-winning design studio, which is the most extensive in the region, staffed by a talented team that works with every buyer to personalize their home. Rather than having clients crisscrossing town to plan their home

interiors with multiple vendors, the studio provides a convenient onestop design experience. The builder consistently receives compliments on this process, which takes the homebuyer through each selection, step by step. Keller loves those compliments, but even more, they love to see how happy their homebuyers are at the end when they see it all come together. The fact that they’ve made a lot of happy customers shows, as the multi award-winning builder picked up theSilver award in the Best Builder category of The Gazette’s 2019 Best of the Springs, an award they have enjoyed for nine years running. And evidently they also have happy employees, as evidenced by being named one of The

Gazette’s Best Workplaces 2018 among midsize companies. Keller Homes continues to be on the leading edge of design, product offerings and processes. For more than three-and-a-half decades they’ve been guided by these principles: A commitment to quality, a dedication to top-notch customer service, and a passion for progress. Revel at Wolf Ranch promises to be an exciting new chapter in that legacy. Besides their new Wolf Ranch neighborhood, Keller Homes continues their tradition of excellence today in Cordera, the low-maintenance Cordera community of élan, and Cumbre Vista. For more information, visit them online at kellerhomes.com or call 719-499-3781.

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Covington Homes difference by visiting one of their model homes, or by going to www.Covingtonhomesco. com for more information.

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It is the fourth year that Covington Homes has built the St. Jude Dream Home in Colorado Springs, and this year the four-year campaign will reach over $3 million dollars raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In 2018, Covington Homes was honored with the national St. Jude Builder of the Year award, recognizing the past years’ efforts where Covington Homes and their trade partners donated 100% of the materials and labor to build the Dream Home at zero cost, meaning that all of the proceeds from ticket sales have gone directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Once again, this year’s St. Jude Dream Home was built in the spectacular community of Banning Lewis Ranch. The beautiful wide-open ranch floor plan — The Palazzo — won the People’s Choice award in the 2018 Parade of Homes. The approximately 3,700-square-foot, garden-level home has a finished basement, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and is valued at over $565,000. The winner of this Dream Home will enjoy incredible upgrades, beautiful finishes and impeccable interior design. Tickets are now on sale. Only 9,000 tickets will be sold at $100 per ticket, and the winner will be announced on KKTV News on June 14. There is not much time left to get your Dream

Home ticket, and more prizes can be won for buying early. Get yours today at www.dreamhome.org — you could win a home, and you’ll be helping to fight childhood cancer. Service and compassion for others have always been the cornerstone of Covington Homes’ culture. Under the leadership of Grace and Ron Covington, the company has continued to grow and thrive, and has become the builder that builds more than just homes: “We build community.” The Covington Team delivers a personalized homebuying experience, providing future homeowners with floor plans for their unique lifestyles, paying attention to the details and building Energy Smart. Building better homes, creating communities and giving back — this is what makes Covington Homes stand apart. “We choose designs that fit the needs of our buyers and create cohesive community — exteriors that are welcoming and distinctly different, and interiors that are inviting. We choose to build in communities that offer the best value, convenient locations and a healthy lifestyle. That is our commitment every day,” the Covingtons stated simply. In 2016 Grace Covington also received the prestigious Builder Member of the Year award from the Housing and Building Association of

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HARDING NURSERY

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Billie and Joan Harding opened Harding Nursery in 1957 with a vision to provide Colorado Springs with reliable, high-quality tree, plant and flower products that turn ordinary houses into warm and inviting homes. One of their specialties was — and still is — helping customers create a custom outdoor living area that soothes the soul. But as their business has grown over the years, so has their mission. Specializing in growing vast amounts of blue spruce, shade trees, evergreens and aspens (just to name a few varieties), Harding Nursery now serves as a pillar of the community in the way of sustainable natural air purification. For over half a century, Harding has continually expanded their growing operations and plant stock areas. Now there are more than 160 acres of growing fields and 25 greenhouses located east of Colorado Springs.

Their main nursery has over 12 acres of stock and 17 greenhouses. Over 80% of their products are grown inhouse. Their friendly, knowledgeable sales staff can assist you with all your plant and landscape questions. Not only is the staff capable of lending expert advice in person, but they can also provide you with pamphlets and handouts that provide specific answers to any plant-related concerns you may have. Each year, they offer how-to seminars that are free to the public covering numerous topics such as: How to plant, plant care, gardening, year-round color, and landscaping your property. Colorado has a challenging climate to grow in, but the plant products Harding Nursery offers thrive in the Colorado Springs area. Harding Nursery is located at 721 N Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs. For more information, call 719-5965712 or visit hardingnursery.com.

Live. Play. Grow. Join a master planned community that puts your needs and values at the core of everything they do. At Wolf Ranch, we have homes to fit every life stage and breathtaking spaces for you to make memories. Here at Wolf Ranch we have twelve builders to choose from, quality Academy District 20 schools, beautiful trails and water features, a dog park and resident inspired activities. There’s something for everyone, here. Visit us at wolf-ranch.com for more information

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The Elite 25 is a concept begun by Stewart Title, made up of the current top one percent of local highend Realtors, with a membership that rotates annually. Members are hand-picked to join based on various metrics such as total sales volume and number of highend properties sold, but those sales benchmarks vary from year to year depending on market performance. Said charter member Becky Gloriod of Becky Gloriod Partners, “It’s been an honor to be part of the group from the very beginning, and I’ve seen the group change and grow, but it’s always a great group.”

Elite 25 gathers some of the most successful real estate professionals in the Colorado Springs area, and provides both buyers and sellers unmatched opportunities. Collectively, the group boasts extensive experience in the industry, in-depth knowledge of the region and unparalleled negotiation skills. Stewart Title hosts a monthly catered luncheon for the Elite 25 which includes touring two to three homes nearby listed by members. Gloriod also likes how being involved with the group enriches her market know-how. “When you go to list a

home, you may have extra knowledge about some of the more recent sales, or the more active sales that the sellers will be competing with, and you wouldn’t have even been in those homes otherwise,” she said. The group’s website features listings for some of the finest homes and estates currently for sale. Prospective buyers interested in any of the listings can feel free to call, email or use the “Inquire about property” link on the listing details page. To learn more, look through the list of agents or browse featured listings, visit Elite-25.com.

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Mixing design styles is a great way to create a look for your home that is uniquely yours. It gives you more freedom and flexibility when decorating your home, and the end result is a curated, collected reflection of your personal taste. While you can’t mix different styles willy-nilly with good results, creating an eclectic look isn’t difficult if you keep these five design guidelines in mind. THE 80/20 RULE Keep your room feeling cohesive by using 80% of one dominant style and 20% of a secondary style. COLOR Repeat the same colors throughout your room to bring different styles together. SCALE AND SHAPE Keeping items in the same scale makes them look like they belong with each other and ensures that they will function together.

REPEATED ELEMENTS Use the same textures, patterns and materials throughout your space to make your different pieces feel intentionally chosen instead of randomly selected. COMMIT TO A MOOD Choose pieces that work together to enhance the feel (relaxed, chic, formal, etc.) that you want to create in your space. At American Furniture Warehouse, customers enjoy the largest selection of quality, stylish home furnishings and accessories at the lowest prices in the state. To learn more about all they have to offer, visit their Colorado Springs store at 2805 N Chestnut St. or visit them at afw.com.

Rooftops spanning the northeast side of Colorado Springs announce a remarkable master-planned community emerging at Powers Boulevard and Research Parkway. It’s Wolf Ranch, one of the premier developments in the city. The 2,000-acre community features beautifully crafted homes for every lifestyle, from patio and townhome styles to single-family residences. Challenger Homes, Classic Homes, Covington Homes, Creekstone Homes, David Weekly Homes, Gray Homes, JM Weston, Keller Homes, Level 1 Homes and Vanguard Homes are all part of making dreams come true at Wolf Ranch. Spacious floor plans, custom designs and delightful architecture await prospective residents. There are plenty of activities available to the community. The neighborhoods are full of winding trails and playful parks. Resident-inspired activities drive a

Over 500 Acres of Parks, Trails & Open Space

community concert series, family nights and exciting outings. The Wolf Ranch Recreation Center hosts a colorful splash pad, a junior Olympic swimming pool and a recently completed dog park. Fishing and non-motorized boating opportunities will soon be accessible at Wolf Lake. This high-quality community is continually growing. Highline and Revel, two of the newest neighborhoods, will provide ample opportunities to put down roots. Academy District 20 will open the Challenger Learning Center at Legacy Peak Elementary in the fall of 2019, offering state-of-the-art STEM learning for elementary to high school students. Opportunities like this — and many more — will continue to make Wolf Ranch the ideal place for residents to live, play and grow. Visit Wolf-Ranch.com for more information.

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A STEP ABOVE: OAKWOOD HOMES BUILDS ON CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

AND AFFORDABILITY IN COLORADO SPRINGS The Oakwood Homes Colorado Division opened its doors in 2006 and purchased a portion of Banning Lewis Ranch as its first Colorado Springs development in 2012. Since that time, Oakwood Homes currently builds homes in Colorado Springsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; award-winning master planned community Banning Lewis Ranch and Cumberland Green, located on the southern edge of Colorado Springs in Fountain City. Whether you are a first-time home buyer, someone interested in purchasing a bigger home, or an empty-nester, Oakwood Homes offers an array of new homes to fit the vast needs of homebuyers in

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the Colorado Springs community. Each of Oakwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s communities boasts a variety of homes available in every price point, starting from the mid-$200s all the way up to a luxury line of homes that are priced in the high $500s with countless floorplans and design options. Oakwood Homes in Colorado Springs is centrally located in a 15,000-square foot building located off Aeroplaza and Powers. This location houses the division support offices and features a beautiful 7,000 square foot design center.

What sets this team apart? A dynamic culture and core values that are not simply words on paper, but are lived out by everyone in all they do. Integrity, customer focus, adaptability, passion, and a people first attitude are values modeled by every associate. A major differentiator for Oakwood Homes is the company’s deep commitment to customer experience from the moment they walk into a model home to years after closing. Oakwood is committed to making the homebuying experience an enjoyable and seamless process.

“At Oakwood, we never lose sight that we are building people’s dreams, and we continually strive to build customers for life,” said Oakwood Homes VP of Finance and Division Executive, Thomas Garmong.

To further strengthen their commitment to an enjoyable homebuyer experience, Oakwood Homes opened its expansive design center in 2017 to offer home buyers a unique opportunity to visually and physically experience selections that will go into their home. With countless possibilities and selections available, the world-class design center features a variety of workstations throughout with countertops, tiles, flooring, light fixtures and more.Life-sized models of kitchens, baths, home offices and theatres give interested homebuyers a reallife place to test the many selections that go into a new home. The design center gives Oakwood an opportunity to make a buyer’s dream home a tangible reality.

“I love having the opportunity to get one-onone time with the homebuyers and give them a lifetime experience and creating a forever bond building their dream home,” said Oakwood Homes Interior Designer Erica Vashti.

For those interested in learning more about Oakwood Homes in Colorado Springs, the homebuilder will host a grand opening event for its newest collection of homes, The Enclave at Banning Lewis Ranch, on March 31st.

Check out the website for updated information on events and upcoming collections as Oakwood Homes has many exciting things in store for Banning Lewis Ranch in the years to come, with a collection that fits every family. Continued growth is on the horizon with several communities and new product lines launching in 2019. If you are interested in learning more, please visit OakwoodHomesCo.com or call (719) 380-5092.

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THE FARM

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It’s true — nestled in the natural landscape that surrounds this superb master-planned community is the opportunity to envision and build your own dream home. The Farm is a vibrant and abundant community. Imagine taking in spectacular views from lots with native topography and vegetation like scrub oak, close to nearby ponds, open spaces, unique parks and plentiful trails that will eventually connect with the regional Santa Fe Trail and La Foret Trail. And all of this is close to the new “Gathering Place” clubhouse and outdoor amenities — a connecting point for this intimate community, coming in late fall. A first-class clubhouse facility in a phenomenal setting, it will feature an outdoor pool, fitness classes, a pond overlook, childcare, canoeing and kayaking, a cardio/weight room, shoreline fishing, multi-purpose rooms, plus an outdoor patio and cafe area. HOA fees at The Farm are currently only $25 per month. But are anticipated to increase to between

$150 and $200 per month once the Gathering Place is complete. It’s hard to believe that a masterplanned community with these vastly beautiful vistas and natural amenities is so conveniently located, but it’s all just minutes off the Interquest Parkway exit on Interstate 25. Everything you’ll need is just a short drive or walk away: restaurants, movie theaters and shopping centers.. If you’re a fan of taking in some Denver culture, that drive also isn’t far from The Farm. Take a peek at The Farm’s current list of featured custom home builders: Elevation Homes, Goetzmann Custom Homes, Jayden Homes, Picasso Homes, Saddletree Homes and Solid Rock Custom Homes. Or if you have your own custom builder in mind, bring them on in to The Farm. Custom Lots at The Farm range from $230,000 to $400,000, and homes from $1 million and up. For additional information about this exciting opportunity, call 719-867-2279 or visit thefarmcolorado.com.

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When the Village Cooperative develops a new housing community for active adults, they carefully select the area using a whole host of data points. But these communities don’t serve data points, they serve real people. That’s why they are so excited about their Briargate community that is coming soon to Colorado Springs. So, what is a senior cooperative? This home ownership option lives very different from a singlefamily home, townhouse, condo or assisted living community. When people decide to live here, they’re not only wanting to get rid of the oversized house that doesn’t fit their lifestyle any longer, but also to live better, to have closer ties to their neighbors and families, and to have the little luxuries they deserve without the hassles of maintenance, repairs or repair bills. While it’s not a new concept, it is new to Colorado. Senior cooperatives have been around for

more than 40 years, primarily found throughout the Midwest. With 34 Village Cooperative locations either operating, under construction or planned for construction in the coming year — including seven locations in Colorado — they are a national leader, and believe this is the best option available with all the amenities and at such a great value. This exciting new community will include just 52 homes in one-bedroom, two-bedroom and two-bedroom-with-den designs, built specifically for active adults — retired or working. Members choose from 18 unique and spacious home styles. The homes range in size from approximately 900 square feet to over 1,600 square feet of one-level living space within in a safe and secure three-story building. Contact Jill Davis today at 719-425-8383 for a personal appointment to learn more. For additional information, visit www.VillageCooperative.com.

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La-Z-Boy Colorado Springs is excited to announce that their new store is now officially open for business at 3826 Bloomington St., in the First & Main Town Center. The whole La-Z-Boy team worked hard to make the space beautiful and get it up and running — and now they’re excited to share it with you. With the much larger 19,000-squarefoot showroom they now have, they are ready and waiting to supply you with any springtime furnishings you may need. As you’ve come to expect, they still have all your home furnishing and decor needs covered, from their timeless stationary sofas, to stylish Urban Attitudes collections and innovative Duo Reclining collection. The new showroom also features their amazing bedroom and dining collections from the La-Z-

Boy Casegoods family, Kincaid and American Drew. For those of you who have been a part of the Colorado Springs La-Z-Boy family for any amount of time, some of your favorite sales associates have transferred stores and are now located at the new store — so come on over to see them! La-Z-Boy of Colorado Springs is eager to help you with all of your furnishing and decor needs from either of their store locations. The store at 7087 N. Academy Boulevard remains open for business in addition to their new location. Their Parts and Repair Department is also always happy to help you at the Distribution Center on Waynoka Road. For more information, visit them at la-z-boy. com/Colorado-Springs, or call 719593-7888.

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Calling all golfers. (And nongolfers, too.) Wherever you land on the golf spectrum — expert, novice, totally uninterested — Meridian Ranch welcomes you, say residents Jeff and Nancy Joy. And they speak from experience. When they moved to Meridian Ranch in 2014, Nancy had never golfed and Jeff was only a couple of years into the game. Now you’ll find Nancy playing three times a week at Antler Creek, the neighborhood’s public golf course, and Jeff “all the time,” he laughed. “An old-fashioned small town.” That’s how the Joys describe Meridian Ranch, located just 20 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs. “With the rec center, golf course and grill, and the way it’s laid out, it really feels

like an old-fashioned small town,” said Jeff. Because the Joys came from a small suburb outside Minneapolis, that friendly vibe was important to them. Despite Meridian Ranch being a golf course community, there are so many other reasons people choose to live there. Good Falcon District 49 schools. A safe, friendly neighborhood. Fun community events. Trails, parks and a 42,000-square-foot rec center with indoor and outdoor pools. A nice variety of well-built, well-priced homes from top homebuilders. And of course, the Pikes Peak views, which immediately hooked Nancy and Jeff, who plan to enjoy them for a long, long time. Find your new home at MeridianRanch.com.

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available for two age groups: ages 4 to 6 and 7 to 12. Art is another key focus, and through Cordera’s association with the Fine Arts Center children will learn from knowledgeable instructors from the Bemis School of Art — right there in their own neighborhood. From the basics of understanding art tools and materials, to learning to explore their creativity and building problem-solving skills. They’ve even got classes for rock stars in training, with guitar classes for kids on Mondays, and then adult guitar classes on Tuesdays for parents who’d like to get in on the act. Classes like these are certainly nothing new, but having them available right in the heart of a community like Cordera is an incredible asset for residents. Sound like the kind of community you’d like to be a part of? Stop by the Cordera Model Homes to get a look in person, or visit Cordera.com for more information.

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SO MUCH TO LOVE IN NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS.

Keller Homes builds a full range of home styles in the best neighbohoods of Northern Colorado Springs. You’ll find family-friendly homes in Wolf Ranch. In Cordera, we’re building historically-inspired homes as well as the low-maintenance, mid-century styles of élan. And there’s plenty of comfort and craftsmanship in Cumbre Vista. Prices range from the high $300’s to the low $600’s. Follow your heart north, and let your new home be you favorite destination.

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