Market Conditions for Highlands Ranch, Colorado Reported by * Homes and Lifestyles of Colorado , Broker/Owner, CRS Updated May 21, 2012.

Current Market Rating: 3 1 2 3 4 5 Buyer's Seller's

Current Price Trend: 3 1 2 3 4 5 Falling Rising

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ZIP Codes: 80129, 80130, 80131, 80132, 80133, 80126, 80134, 80135, 80136

Approximate Location Boundaries: 25 South/ South of Denver

Location Characteristics: Per Highlands Ranch Fact Sheet/ Planned Community:

General Description
Highlands Ranch is a 22,000-acre master-planned community in
Douglas County, Colorado. It is located twelve miles south of
Denver along C-470 and approximately one mile west of Interstate
25 (I-25).
The Highlands Ranch Development Plan, approved by Douglas
County in 1979, laid the foundation for the innovative development
of a community with a wide variety of housing opportunities
designed to meet the needs of a broad range of new homebuyers.
The master plan calls for 61 percent of the land to be devoted to
non-urban uses including open space and recreation, 31 percent
to residential uses, and 8 percent to business properties. Highlands
Ranch currently ranks as one of the top 20 master-planned
communities in the country.
History
The land upon which the community of Highlands Ranch is being
developed was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Homesteaders staked out claims in the area, which were
consolidated into one holding of 23,000 acres by the turn of the
century. Highlands Ranch was owned by Lawrence Phipps, Jr.
between 1937 and 1976, and in 1979 was purchased by Mission
Viejo Company. The first homes were offered for sale in July 1981,
and in September 1981 the first residents moved into Highlands
Ranch. In August 1997, J.F. Shea Co., parent company of Shea
Homes, purchased the community of Highlands Ranch, along with
its sister communities, Mission Viejo and Aliso Viejo in California.
Population and Projected Completion
As of February, 2008, the population was approximately 93,352
residents living in nearly 28,997 homes and 3,289 apartments.
Estimated build-out of the community is anticipated after the year
2020. Upon completion, the community is expected to have a
population of approximately 100,000 residents occupying 36,700
homes.
Local Government
Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated area under the jurisdiction of
Douglas County. Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District (HRMD)
was formed to provide municipal services including water and
sewage treatment, arterial highway construction, arterial
landscaping and maintenance, and parks and trails development
and maintenance. A seven-member board of directors represents
the citizens and provides these municipal services. While the
General Description
Douglas County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement to
Highlands Ranch, the Metro District has established fire and
emergency services through an intergovernmental agreement with
the City of Littleton. There are three fire stations serving Highlands
Ranch, two of which are located in the community. All homes are
served by an enhanced 911 emergency phone system.
A five-member board of directors and a community manager
govern the Highlands Ranch Community Association (HRCA),
which operates and maintains the community recreation centers, a
portion of the Backcountry Wilderness Area and provides
architectural control, covenant enforcement, community events,
and recreation programs. All residential property owners are HRCA
members.
Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails
The Metro District designs, plans, manages, and maintains an
impressive network of outdoor recreation amenities in Highlands
Ranch. This includes more than 70 miles of paved and natural trails
that connect neighborhoods, 22 parks, and more than 2,100 acres
of natural open space areas throughout Highlands Ranch. The
parks offer a variety of recreation opportunities. Civic Green Park in
Town Center features a shaded amphitheatre for performances,
creeks, stream sided pools, and fountains, as well as The Big Book
Cove, a planned children's play area near the Highlands Ranch
Library. Three large community parks, Falcon, Northridge, and
Redstone, feature athletic fields, picnic areas, and playgrounds.
Additionally, the neighborhood parks offer sports fields, play areas,
and picnic facilities. Specialized recreation amenities in the park
include four dog off-leash areas, a 20,000-square-foot skate park,
three community gardens, the nationally recognized Redstone Park
Tennis Center which is open to the public, Slammer's Batting
Range, and Tanks Park, which features an in-line hockey rink and
skate park atop twin three million gallon water storage tanks.

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