Author: RICH LADEN rich.laden@gazette.com
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Residents plan to take Ford Amphitheater noise complaints to Colorado Springs City Council this week
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Colorado Springs-area homeowners and apartment dwellers who say they’ve been inundated with unwanted noise from the new outdoor Ford Amphitheater plan to turn up the volume on the City Council. Several residents who’ve posted on social media sites or complained about amphitheater noise to the city via its GoCOS app say they’ll attend Tuesday’s regular City…
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Comparing building height limits in 3 Front Range cities: Boulder, Denver, and Fort Collins
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What height limits, if any, do other communities have for their downtowns? Here’s a look at three Front Range cities: • Boulder: Buildings can be no taller than 55 feet in downtown, as well as citywide, according to the Boulder City Charter. Among several reasons listed in the Boulder City Charter, the height limits would “preserve…
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The height of controversy: Proposed 36-story high-rise in downtown Colorado Springs spurs views vs. vibrancy debate
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ABOVE: The 36-story VeLa Peakview apartment tower, proposed for the southwest corner of a block bounded by Cascade and Vermijo avenues and Sahwatch and Costilla streets in downtown Colorado Springs, would be 350 to 400 feet tall, according to the project’s developers. At its maximum height of 400 feet, VeLa Peakview would be 62% taller…