Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Popeyes looks to expand in northern Colorado Springs
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen could be the next familiar chicken chain to expand in the Pikes Peak region. An affiliate of the Dhanani Group, a suburban Houston franchisee for Popeyes, plans to develop a 2,300-square-foot restaurant northwest of Woodmen Road and Rangewood Drive, on the east side of the King Soopers-anchored Woodmen Plaza shopping center in…
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Amy’s Donuts adding second Colorado Springs location
Amy’s Donuts, whose more than 100 varieties range from the traditional to the exotic, will add a second location next year in fast-growing northern Colorado Springs while it keeps its original store on the city’s south side. The family-owned business has signed a 10-year lease to open in the Springs Ranch Shopping Center, northeast of…
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Popeyes looks to expand in northern Colorado Springs
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen could be the next familiar chicken chain to expand in the Pikes Peak region. An affiliate of the Dhanani Group, a suburban Houston franchisee for Popeyes, plans to develop a 2,300-square-foot restaurant northwest of Woodmen Road and Rangewood Drive, on the east side of the King Soopers-anchored Woodmen Plaza shopping center in…
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Colorado Springs home prices set more record highs; average price tops $500K
The trend isn’t necessarily your friend if you’re trying to buy a single-family home in the Colorado Springs area. Local home prices soared to a new round of record highs in June, as the average price cracked the $500,000 mark for the first time, according to a monthly market trends report released Thursday by the…
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Colorado Springs man dies after 2-vehicle crash on southwest side
A Colorado Springs man died last week after his motorcycle collided with a commercial-sized truck that was towing a piece of machinery on the city’s southwest side. Police on Monday identified the man as 33-year-old Paul Bilardo, according to a news release. At about 10 a.m. Thursday, Bilardo was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Brookside…
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From In-N-Out to downtown hotels; Colorado Springs commercial construction not slowing down
Colorado Springs’ commercial building boom, which barreled through the COVID-19 pandemic with relatively few disruptions, shows no signs of a slowdown. At the halfway point of 2021, construction continues on dozens of restaurants, hotels, apartments and other projects that remain on track to open this year, in 2022 or the following year. Developers, meanwhile, continue…
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Colorado Springs home construction bounces back after brief skid
The pace of Colorado Springs-area home construction rebounded last month after a slowdown in May, a sign that the new home market continues to benefit from strong demand being fueled by a variety of factors. The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department issued 382 permits in June for the construction of single-family homes in El Paso…
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Colorado Springs ‘housing crisis’ threatens employers and economy, business leaders say
Colorado Springs’ housing woes are no surprise to local homebuyers, many of whom can’t find a house because of a shortage of properties for sale and then must pay thousands of dollars above a seller’s asking price to lock in their purchase. Likewise, builders have said they’ve struggled to keep up with demand. There aren’t…
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Nationally known economist to discuss housing trends during Colorado Springs forum
The first of three community forums to examine issues facing Colorado Springs’ housing market will take place Friday and feature nationally known economist Elliot Eisenberg, who will provide an overview of the national and state economies and housing trends. The forum — “Housing for All: Creative Solutions to Our Local Housing Crisis” — will be…
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Hundreds of new apartments planned for high-growth areas in Colorado Springs
Three out-of-state companies plan more than 850 apartments in fast-growing areas of Colorado Springs, as the city’s increasing population, quality of life and economic gains continue to attract multifamily developers, industry officials say. Millennials who don’t want to buy homes, baby boomers who’ve retired and downsized and newcomers who have moved from large urban areas…