From Briargate to the Broadmoor, Black Forest to Woodland Park — every neighbourhood has its own housing stock, its own weather exposure and its own recurring problems. Here is what we know about each one.
Master-planned north-side neighborhoods where most of the housing stock went up in the 1990s and early 2000s — which means a whole lot of homes are hitting…
Hillside homes from the 1970s and 80s tucked into the foothills, with mature pines, steep driveways, and the maintenance profile of houses that are now hal…
Historic estates and custom homes at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, where the materials and mechanical systems are frequently nothing like what a standard …
The historic Westside, where a good share of the housing predates the Second World War and some of it predates statehood-era construction standards entirel…
A steep, historic mountain town where the housing is old, the lots are vertical, and water has somewhere to go whether or not the drainage is ready for it.
Fast-growing plains communities east of Powers, where newer construction meets some of the most exposed wind and hail conditions in the region.
Higher, colder and snowier than the city proper — the Palmer Divide gives Monument a genuinely different climate and a genuinely different maintenance cale…
Wooded acreage north-east of the city where nearly every property is on a well and septic, heat often comes from propane, and wildfire is a live, remembere…
A growing south-end community with a large military population, high household turnover, and a strong preference for contractors who answer the phone and s…
Established south-side neighborhoods built largely between the 1950s and 1970s, where original systems have long since passed their design life.
The commercial spine of the east side, ringed by dense 1990s and 2000s residential where an entire generation of builder-grade systems is aging out togethe…
Northeast subdivisions built through the 1990s and 2000s, on open ground with very little to slow down wind or hail before it reaches a roof.
Newer luxury construction on the north end, where the homes are large, the systems are complex, and the expectation is that a contractor shows up looking l…
One of the newest master-planned communities in the city, where the pressing questions are warranty expiry, landscape establishment and getting systems rig…
A hillside neighborhood on the western edge that rebuilt substantially after the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, leaving a distinctive mix of brand-new homes besid…
The northern gateway near the Air Force Academy, spanning established Gleneagle acreage and newer Northgate development — with Palmer Divide weather to mat…
A planned 1970s community in the middle of the city, with mature trees, established streets, and homes now firmly into the age where everything mechanical …
Hillside homes on the southwest slopes with big views, steep streets, and the drainage and foundation questions that come with building on a grade.
Rural acreage east of Falcon, where properties run on their own water and waste systems and the nearest contractor is rarely nearby.
The mountain community above the city, high enough that winter is a fundamentally different problem than it is in Colorado Springs.
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