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WALT’S WORDS ers Gulch trail system encourages hiking/walking and pro-
vides additional support to the commercial structure of the area
Walt Korinke... while enhancing the livability of the area. Simultaneously, the
owner will be doing a $5 million upgrade to Festival Park and
The new source of power is not money the Gulch as the project itself develops. Weather permitting, a
in the hands of a few, but information full completion of RiverWalk is scheduled for fall 2018/spring
in the hands of many. John Naisbitt 2019.

Building continues along the I-25 south The Golden-based de-
corridor at an amazaing pace; however velopers, Confluence
the new starts or announcements for Companies, have an
the month are primarily in the rapidly excellent track record
expanding Castle Rock area. for doing it right, prov-
en by their other proj-
CASTLE ROCK – No longer a sleepy little town, the rap- ects in the Metropolitan
idly growing com- Denver area. With their
munity of Castle history of acquisition, development, construction and manage-
Rock with just ment, they bring the complete package to the table.
over 60,000 resi-
dents changes at More senior housing planned
every blink of the for Castle Rock, but with a
eye. With over new twist. The Proposed
HILLSIDE / ARBORS de-
$100 million of real estate activity in just the town’s center velopment will be a 120-unit
core, my compliments go out to the Castle Rock Develoment gated residential community
Services Department for the job they are doing. With the mas- consisting of single-family
sive 166 acre Promenade at Castle Rock, on the northside well and attached duplex homes
underway, the town’s second most important development is designed for seniors (55 years and up). The location is another
the scheduled kick off in January with The Riverwalk De- fill-in site on the north side of Wolfensberger between Coach-
velopment. line Road and Red Hawk Drive. This general area is becoming
“senior” oriented with designated multi-family and senior care
With the enormous amount of peripheral growth in Castle Rock, facilities along with nearby shopping, and most importantly,
the importance of maintaining a viable downtown is crucial in the expanding medical facilities surrounding the rapidly grow-
order to avoid a future armpit in the center of the town. For a ing Centura Adventist Hospital nearby. Just east of Hillside at
city center to be viable, it needs to provide a 24-hour experi- Auburn Drive, Auburn Ridge is getting ready to start its sec-
ence, not a shutdown / go home at 5 p.m. persona. A solid core ond phase to be known
of inner-town residents combined with places to work and shop as AUBURN VILLAS,
are what make a town core successful, and prevents deteriora- which will include both
tion, crime and other negative effects. age restricted and non-age
restricted dwelling units.
The RiverWalk North With all the growth in Cas-
and RiverWalk South tle Rock, it is good to see
Development is a $60 the attention being given
million project that to senior living along with all the other growth. This phase is
will occupy two blocks adjacent to the south side of Auburn Ridge Senior apartments.
just south of the central They have also leveled the 4.8 acre site on their west side at the
business district start- corner of Wolfensberger and Auburn Drive which is designated
ing at the well known Mexican restaurant, the Blue Nectar for 96 additional units.
and crossing Seller’s Gulch to replace the former Town Center
Plaza. The dual building complex will include 228 multifam- About a mile to
ily units, 21,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square the north, directly
feet of retail and restaurant space. Parking will be provided for across from the
328 cars with both street level and sub-grade space. It joins the Centura Adventist
Hospital is a 14 acre
new growth of mid-rise tract where the 240-
space adding a five-sto- unit ECHELON luxury rental apartments will be built in the
ry and a six-story build- Meadows PD. The project will consist of 24 two story build-
ing to the inventory.
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Its juxtaposition to the
two sides of the Sell-

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