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WORDS Continued from page 7 units will have chef-prepared culinary dining areas, a barber
and beauty salon, chapel, and community store along with tai-
PERRY PARK – Douglas County has started the new asphalt lored activities and wellness programs. Twenty-four hour staff-
layering to our ancient roads ing and nursing staff, concierge services, medical, dental and
– provides a real refresh to podiatry services complete the picture for a well-rounded living
the neighborhood, and defi- experience. Some of us can’t stay on the ranch forever, and it is
nitely a less bumpy ride. If comforting to know that other options are available that allow
you are wondering about the us to remain in this great area.
road way leveling and utility
activity on the west end of PALMER LAKE – Ground work at the Lake has prepared the
the Country Club, it is part site for the new rail-car-
of the Water District’s $8 mil- walking bridge that will be
lion capital improvement program with the intent to create a built hopefully this summer
water line loop that will increase the pressure for improved fire when the railroad approves
protection along with improved water quality. It DOES NOT the plans. The town has
include any paving, sewer or other utilities. added a new launch deck
to improve upon the kayak
LARKSPUR – The Larkspur Country Store has completed and paddleboard rentals access which are put to good use, es-
renovations to its facade pecially on the weekends. They tell me they actually have fish
along with a coat of exterior in their lake.
paint, giving the store a fresh
cheery look. Across the DENVER – New shopping center development is becoming
street, the Vision Real Es- a rare commodity
tate Building is improving across the U.S. as the
its clean but dull appearance retail industry con-
with the addition of a large tinues to shrink due
to the heavy on-line
mural painting underway on competition. It takes
its northern facade (c’mon a unique location to
down and take a peek at art
in process). The result of prompt the development
both efforts brightens the risk today. Mel Simon
center of town and improves thinks he has such a loca-
the visitation desirability. tion in Thornton where
Beautification continues as next month, Denver’s
the Renaissance Festival has added a three-rail fence along new Premium Outlet
its Perry Park Avenue frontage, improving the look of the bare opens. The nation’s lead-
parking areas. ing mall developer, Simon Property Group, Inc, is complet-
ing the 94-acre development at a cost of $134 million. Simon
MONUMENT – If you have been over to Monument’s Home also owns the Colorado Mills Mall in Lakewood. The former
Deport or Walmart empty field on the northeast corner of 136th Avenue and I-25
lately, you can not is surrounded by Cabella’s, Lowes and Walmart. The 350,000
miss the dramatic square foot, +80 tenant center will include Kate Spade New
change to the look York, Michael Kors, Coach, American Eagle, Banana Repub-
of Jackson Creek lic, Gap, Guess, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sketchers – and the
Parkway as the list goes on. The City of Thornton has invested $25 million in
Jackson Creek the development and expects to generate about $100 million in
Senior Living Community nears sales tax revenue over the center’s lifetime.
completion. The $28 million de-
velopment of this 128,000 square Denver’s downtown crane has
foot, 137 unit retirement com- returned, and is about to have
plex on six acres has completely twins. The second announce-
changed the appearance of the ment of a downtown high-
area, and could serve as the trig- rise in recent months is for a
ger for the much needed road wid- project known as Block 162
ening for this portion of JC Pkwy. located at 675 15th Street be-
They are already taking reserva- tween California and Welton.
tions for a probable early fall opening. The full-service, in-
dependent- living apartments, assisted living and memory care Continued on page 10
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