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Originally Posted by Robert.hampton
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I still am intrigued by this newer development group given partly to the fact that Trevor Hines is a son of Gerald D. Hines obviously one of the more prominent developers, especially of office buildings in the country. I see that they leased office space at 1601 Wewatta St. which is a Hines/Perlmuter development. I'm sure they didn't get a sweetheart deal.
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Originally Posted by transistor
Aurora is still stuck in the mindset that if it continue gobbling up plains all the way to Kansas, it will at some indeterminable point become a great city.
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Originally Posted by bunt_q
Do you have a better idea? There's not a lot of empty land closer than that, at least not enough to build single-family units affordably. We have outlawed condos. Are we all supposed to live in shitty apartments and rent for the rest of our lives? Because unless you are giving up on the aspiration of homeownership, we have no choice but to sprawl. I personally think Aurora has a much brighter future than we let on. Eventually we will run out of new millennials to pack into overpriced apartments, demographics don't lie. And people will not want to rent forever. Denver will become impossible for them.
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This is a very valid perspective. Additionally I've suggested (depending on one's job quality/pay) that Millennials can also easily pack up and move on to a more affordable city without better options in Denver.
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Originally Posted by transistor
They could raise property taxes to account for the fact that single family homes do not generate enough tax revenue to be worth it. Use this money to provide decent services and to make the city an actual city instead of a suburb with zero things to do.
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Couple of things and
bunt does further explain taxing issues, but...
In the sprawling Phoenix metro area these issues don't seem to be a problem. Most metro cities do have healthy impact fees but property taxes are not high at all. I believe that sales tax funds a lot of their needs. It is said that retail follows rooftops and of course so do schools.
With respect to activities, families, especially young families with kids have plenty of activity in their lives. Their lives revolve mostly around their kids and the school district, not to mention seeing the latest Disney movie.
With respect to families living within Cherry Creek School District the vast majority would have no interest in moving to or living in Denver. CCSD is awesome not only for their quality of education but also for their ability to serve a diverse population including families who have children with disabilities. For most people school district quality is the number one criteria for where they choose to live. Aurora wouldn't be an ideal place for singles perhaps but then again single moms also care about schools.
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Originally Posted by trubador
IMO, if Aurora wants to establish a renaissance, they need to embrace Colfax. They have a start with Anschutz, but instead of offering tax deals to hotels by the airport, they should be doing that for the colfax corridor. Start at 225 and move in both directions. Tear down the abandoned buildings, offer incentives to developers, and improve the street presence with trees and wide sidewalks.
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Some of this is already starting to happen. With respect to tax breaks/incentives they have used them in this area. It's why there's that (relatively) nice, shiny new hotel and conference center on the south side of Colfax.
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It is worth noting that Aurora did a nice job of creating diversity within CCSD through zoning. Generally, Smoky Hill Road divides more dense areas to the north from the more genteel property to the south.
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