Tag: construction
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Showtime? Ford Amphitheater officials say new Colorado Springs music venue is ready for next week’s debut
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With less than two weeks until pop band One Republic takes the stage Aug. 9 at the 8,000-seat Ford Amphitheater that’s under construction on Colorado Springs’ north side, the outdoor music venue isn’t quite ready for its first show. But it will be, its developer…
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Colorado Springs Senior Center rubble cleared away ahead of rebuild
The jaws of an excavator loaded the remains of the Colorado Springs Senior Center into a dumpster last week, clearing the site south of the Patty Jewett Golf Course. The new $15 million senior center on North Hancock Avenue could start taking shape in July with crews aiming to open the new building in August…
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Ongoing CDOT construction project to close I-25 south of Colorado Springs
Drivers will see a full closure of Interstate 25 soon as part of a multi-phase improvement project. The Colorado Department of Transportation said that crews will be implementing a lane switch on the interstate between the Santa Fe Avenue and Mesa Ridge Parkway, with accompanying closures to include the full roadway on June 20. Lane…
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Colorado Springs home construction jumps in May as buyers shake off high mortgage rates
Colorado Springs-area homebuilding and prices on the resale side of the local housing market both jumped in May — trends that indicate, in part, that some on-the-fence buyers no longer are waiting for mortgage rates to fall and are taking the plunge on a home. Permits pulled for the construction of single-family, detached homes totaled…
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Colorado Springs apartment rents slumped again in the first quarter, new report shows
Colorado Springs apartment rents fell again in the first quarter and the area’s vacancy rate remained high, more signs that the local multifamily market is overbuilt, a new report suggests. And, expect those trends of softer rents and higher vacancies to continue unless the pace of absorption, or apartment occupancy, ramps up significantly, one of…
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Colorado Springs apartment rents slumped again in the first quarter, new report shows
Colorado Springs apartment rents fell again in the first quarter and the area’s vacancy rate remained high, more signs that the local multifamily market is overbuilt, a new report suggests. And, expect those trends of softer rents and higher vacancies to continue unless the pace of absorption, or apartment occupancy, ramps up significantly, one of…
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Construction road impacts around El Paso County as of May 24
A list of projects impacting roads around the county as of Friday, May 24. Knollwood Boulevard A section of northbound Knollwood Boulevard in Monument will be closed for 2 weeks starting May 28. CDOT says the El Paso County Highway construction project team will be working on drainage along Knollwood between Highway 105 and Village…
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Air Force Academy chapel restoration progresses as crews run tests to address leaking issues
“There is nothing common about this building,” said Academy Architect Duane Boyle
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Meeting future El Paso County road needs would cost $2.44 billion
El Paso County would need $2.44 billion to build all the projects outlined in a new transportation plan nearing completion. The Major Transportation Corridors Plan outlines 20 years of projects for the community and helps guide the roadwork that El Paso County requires of developers putting in new neighborhoods. It also helps calculate the road…
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El Paso County begins yearslong process to update zoning code
El Paso County is starting a yearslong process to update its land-use development code, a document that will shape where and how new homes and businesses are built. The county’s development code was last updated 17 years ago, when about 588,000 people lived in the community. Since then about 151,000 new residents have moved in,…