Tag: amara
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Colorado Springs investment and development heavyweights form new real estate company
A Colorado Springs private equity firm and one of the city’s oldest and highest-profile developers are partnering on the creation of a new real estate company they say will bring a vibrant mix of land uses to the community and possibly beyond. The O’Neil Group and La Plata Communities announced this week they’ve formed ONE…
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Colorado Springs approves annexation for 6,500-home development over emergency safety concerns
Editor’s note: The Karman Line annexation request will go to the City Council for a required second vote at a later date. Craig Dossey, who presented Karman Line on behalf of developers, is the president of Vertex Consulting Services and former El Paso County planning director. The Colorado Springs City Council voted late Tuesday night to accept the…
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Colorado Springs to host open house on annexation guidelines
Do you have thoughts on the future borders of Colorado Springs? The public is invited to comment on AnnexCOS, the city’s draft annexation guidelines, at an open house on Jan. 13. “Annexation guidelines are important for city leaders so they can better understand how a city can grow,” said Katie Carleo, the city’s land use…
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Colorado Springs annexation for 6,500-home subdivision narrowly passes
The Colorado Springs Planning Commission narrowly advanced the annexation and zoning plans for a roughly 1,900-acre development southeast of the city limits. The commission voted 4-3 Wednesday evening to recommend a series of annexations for the Karman Line development. The annexation will head to the City Council early next year for a final vote. The…
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Costs, benefits of a proposed Colorado Springs annexation presented. Amara all over again?
The Colorado Springs City Council heard Monday about the potential costs and benefits of annexing about 2,000 acres near Schriever Space Force Base. The proposed development, called Karman Line, could have up to 6,500 new homes, 444 acres of open space and 148 acres set aside for commercial and industrial space, according to a presentation…
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Amara developers ‘very surprised’ after Colorado Springs pulls plug
Developer La Plata Communities is reassessing the future of thousands of acres it owns outside of Colorado Springs limits, land the City Council last week ultimately decided — after years of planning efforts — it would not allow to annex into the city. There’s no concrete Plan B right now, La Plata Communities President and Chief…
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Colorado Springs City Council reverses decision to annex 3,200 acres adjacent to Fountain
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify what expenses are included in Manitou Springs’ estimated utilities costs for Amara. Colorado Springs city council members reversed their decision to annex 3,200 acres adjacent to Fountain. The council voted 5 to 4 to reverse a vote it took Aug. 1 to accept the annexation. La…
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Amara annexation: City Council girds for possible final vote amid intense debate
Impassioned debate continues over the projected impact of the Amara annexation on municipal utility ratepayers, as Colorado Springs City Council’s second and possibly final vote on the massive development approaches Tuesday. Two councilwomen opposed to Amara said they are concerned that ratepayers, particularly larger commercial and industrial users, may not have initially realized they are…
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Contrasting opinions fly as Amara development approved by Colorado Springs City Council
Three years after La Plata Communities proposed the sprawling Amara development to be built on thousands of acres of land on its way to being annexed into Colorado Springs, developers on Wednesday celebrated the City Council’s decision to welcome the master planned community into city boundaries. “It’s got us all charged up and excited about…
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Amara annexation: Who on City Council voted yes, who voted no?
Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday night approved the proposed Amara development, granting local developer La Plata Communities’ request by a narrow vote to annex about 5 additional square miles south and east of the city’s current borders. The annexation paves the way for developers to create a new master-planned community of up to 9,500…