Facing a wall of opposition from fire officials, Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday killed a bill that would have allowed taller apartment buildings to be constructed in a single-stair style that’s common in Europe. House Bill 1239, had it passed, would have allowed developers in Colorado to build five-story buildings around a single stairway, rather than … Read more
Residents in Thornhill Estate, Modderfontein are voicing their dismay over plans to construct new padel courts in the area. In particular, they have raised concerns about the potential environmental repercussions on a nearby wetland. The construction company behind the development – Nevada Group – have been singled out for disregarding by-law policies and community input. … Read more
City Street Investors is raising a glass in Arvada. The Denver-based company that develops, owns and invests in retail and restaurant properties is building another beer garden project — similar to existing ones in Edgewater, Lowry and Green Valley Ranch — at 9248 W. 58th Place. Co-founder Joe Vostrejs said the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority … Read more
If you think in-person shopping is dead, or there is a recession brewing, you weren’t at the grand opening of the Bass Pro Shops’ Outdoor World in Irvine. Or, if you want to see how merchants are surviving online retailing or a supposed economic downturn, you should have been at Wednesday night’s debut. Let’s set … Read more
Colorado lawmakers are poised to ban occupancy limits in cities and towns across the state, clearing the way for more roommates to live together as part of Democrats’ push to reform local zoning regulations and address the state’s housing crisis. Roughly two dozen cities and towns in Colorado have the type of occupancy limits that … Read more
Colorado lawmakers are pursuing legislation to safeguard some of the state’s most fragile waterways from pollution after a U.S. Supreme Court decision rolled back federal protections. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday night introduced a bill that requires the state to create a permitting process for people who want to fill in, dredge or pave over waterways. … Read more
After last week was disrupted by the snowpocalypse, the Colorado Capitol is back on track this week, and it’s kicking off the latter half of March with what will almost certainly be the longest committee hearing of the session. A bill to ban the purchase and transfer of so-called assault weapons (HB24-1292) is set for … Read more
The developer behind Essex Crossing plans to build a nearly half-million square-foot office tower on Trinity Church land at Hudson Square — a sign of confidence in Manhattan’s troubled commercial market. Taconic Partners and its investment partner Nuveen Real Estate unveiled images of One Grand, a tower to rise at the corner of Grand and … Read more
The ballot was conceived as an opportunity to “clarify” each party’s stance on supporting Ukraine, Benjamin Haddad, a spokesperson for the pro-Macron Renaissance party and chair of the French-Ukrainian friendship group, told POLITICO. With their votes, he argued, France Unbowed and the National Rally had “confirmed their alignment with the Kremlin’s positions.” “Voting against [the … Read more
Jodi Lovejoy can look out the window of her Westminster apartment and see the mountains of the Front Range. She can track the rolling clouds and watch the weather change over the peaks, something she used to do with her children. The neighborhood is quiet, dotted by mature trees. She doesn’t own the two bedrooms … Read more
