Briargate Colorado Springs Area Guide

Briargate, Colorado Springs is an outstanding, family-oriented community with top quality housing, progressive education, easy access to recreational opportunities, and numerous retail, professional, medical and family entertainment centers and employment. Briargate has become one of largest and fastest growing areas in the northeast section of Colorado Springs, encompassing more than 9,600 acres. Briargate is home to many activities that promote recreation, worship, shopping, dining, and learning. Briargate, Colorado Springs single-family homes range in price from $170,000 to $1.4 million. Most recently built and most brand new homes in Briargate range in price from $350,000 to $550,000.

Leading New Home Communities:
Pine Creek, Wolf Ranch, Cordera, and Cumbre Vista

Pine Creek, Colorado Springs

Pine Creek was the first community in Briargate, Colorado Springs to require builders to design and build their new homes in accordance with strict design guidelines and distinct architectural styles. Pine Creek has 976 acres of rolling hills, high plains grasslands and the meandering Pine Creek nestled through the Pine Creek Golf Course. Pine Creek offers a variety of single-family, luxury patio and luxury townhomes starting in the upper 300's. There are also exclusive homesites where you can build your custom dream home. Pine Creek features special wall treatments, landscaped pedestrian walkways and medians, and extra-wide community sidewalks. Pine Creek's location offers easy access to shopping, restaurants, businesses, and I-25.

Pine Creek Home Prices

Pine Creek homes range in price from $340,000 to $1.4 million, and these homes range in size from 2,300 to 5,600 total square feet. Most Pine Creek homes are found in the $400,000 to $500,000 price range, and these homes vary from 3,500 to 4,700 total square feet in size. To view all active listings for resale homes in Pine Creek, go to our Property Search and search homes in the Briargate MLS area. And please Contact Us by email or call us at (719) 495-8638 in Colorado, (800) 701-3965 toll-free when you're ready for home showings -- you'll enjoy thousands of dollars cash back on any Pine Creek home through our Cash Rebate Program.

Buying a new home in Pine Creek?

To enjoy our cash rebate program for Pine Creek new homes, be sure to call us at Columbia Properties to accompany you on your first visit to Pine Creek model homes and builder sales offices, so we may sign up as your Realtor®. You'll receive thousands of dollars cash back! For details, click on our Cash Rebate Program.

Pine Creek Neighborhoods & slide shows of Pine Creek Homes

La Bellezza: The rolling Tuscan countryside, rustic stone towers, private courtyards, water features, and dining al fresco are the inspiration for the new La Bellezza at Pine Creek. The flow of space inside the villas is open and elegant, perfect for entertaining and day-to-day living. With a choice of five floorplans, each home is designed to accommodate a personal lifestyle with a painter's studio, gardner's haven, music room or expanded guest quarters being just a few of the possibilities. New homes are priced from the mid $500's.

Oak Knoll at Pine Creek: Oak Knoll is sited along the golf course and is one of Pine Creek's newest, prominent communities featuring homes by top builders. Unsurpassed views and family-oriented neighborhoods punctuate the quality of living in Oak Knoll.

Oak Meadow: A leading local builder brings its vision of creating affordable, functional and beautiful homes in harmony with the surroundings to the Pine Creek neighborhood of Oak Meadow. There are eight unique floorplans ranging from 1,780 to 3,070 square feet of living space. Prices from the low $400's.

The Carriages: A well designed community of 38 townhomes overlooking the Clubhouse and several greens of the Pine Creek Golf Course. All Carriages floor plans offer main-level living, and also come standard with fully finished basements with taller foundation walls. More than half of the units offer 3-car garages and walkout basements. All landscaping, landscape maintenance, and snow removal is included through the HOA. Eight (8) Available Floor Plans starting in the upper $300's.

Pinecrest: A unique opportunity to purchase a building lot to build the home of your dreams, in the kind of location most people only dream about. Selected custom builders are available to build homes on these lots.

Sycamore Glen: A quiet and elegant community featuring two quality builders. The landscaping in Sycamore Glen compliments the open space while maintaining the quality feel that you've come to expect in a Pine Creek neighborhood. With its plentiful open space and panoramic views of the Front Range, Sycamore Glen offers beautiful and unique homes combined with lush surroundings that Pine Creek offers.

Here are additional Pine Creek neighborhoods and slide shows:

Pine Creek Golf Club

Opened in the Spring of 1988, Pine Creek Golf Club is one of the finest public golf course in Colorado Springs and is consistently ranked among the top ten public courses in Colorado. Designed by noted golf course architect Richard Phelps, this 18 hole championship course is both physically and mentally demanding. It offers two to five tee boxes per hole, and ranges from a front-tee length of 5,314 yards to over 7,194 yards for the professional tees. Constructed on 200 acres winding through the Pine Creek Valley, the course features natural grasslands and wandering creek beds that come into play on 15 of the 18 holes. On the front nine, you'll be challenged by the canyon-style course, while the back nine features an American-style links course. Adding to the challenge are a variety of trees, lakes, bunkers, and 376 feet of elevation change. Each hole offers breathtaking views of Pikes Peak, the Front Range, and the entire skyline of Colorado Springs.

Wolf Ranch, Colorado Springs

Wolf Ranch is a dynamic, new community in Colorado Springs, with neighborhoods master-planned around the way families want to live and a community council to help weave a strong social fabric. The community offers fine views of the Rocky Mountain Front Range. Ultimately, Wolf Ranch will feature a town center, over 300 acres of open space and parks, 10 miles of trails, a 14-acre lake and a variety of community recreation amenities, including swimming pools. Wolf Ranch opened in January, 2004, and offers 18 model homes from 7 quality new home builders. Eventually there will be approximately 8,000 homes built in the community over a 15 to 20 year period.

The Wolf Ranch Community Master Plan preserves and enhances the area's natural resources and terrain, from spectacular views of Pikes Peak to underground springs and wetlands. The Wolf Ranch Community Charter sets forth structure and standards for development, expansion, administration, maintenance and preservation for the entire community. The Wolf Ranch Owners Association will provide the governance for the community, including architectural review.

Wolf Ranch comprises 1,982 acres including 100 acres for schools; 27 acres of commercial use; 39 acres of mixed-use development; 1,438 acres of residential development; over 300 acres for parks and open space; and 10 miles of trails in Wolf Ranch. The new urban West community design of Wolf Ranch includes a diverse collection of America's favorite home styles, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods and gracious, tree-lined boulevards with roundabouts to slow the traffic. Wolf Ranch access is located in northeast Colorado Springs at the intersection of Research Parkway and Powers Boulevard, approximately one mile north of Woodmen Road. The boundaries of Wolf Ranch are west at Powers Boulevard, on the east by Black Forest Road, on the north by Old Ranch Road, and the southern boundary is Cottonwood Creek.

Wolf Ranch Home Prices

Wolf Ranch single-family homes range in price from $345,000 to $530,000, with most resale homes priced between $375,000 and $425,000. These homes range in size from 2,800 to 4,200 total square feet. Here's a slide show of a variety of single-family homes in "Westcreek at Wolf Ranch".

There are also townhomes in the Westcreek neighborhood at Overlook Townhomes at Wolf Ranch. And here's another slide show, this time of single-family homes in "Villages at Wolf Ranch". To view all active listings for resale homes in Wolf Ranch, go to our Property Search and search homes in the Briargate MLS area. And please Contact Us by email or call us at (719) 495-8638 in Colorado, (800) 701-3965 toll-free when you're ready for home showings -- you'll enjoy thousands of dollars cash back on any Wolf Ranch home through our Cash Rebate Program.

Buying a new home in Wolf Ranch?

To enjoy our cash rebate program for Wolf Ranch new homes, be sure to call us at Columbia Properties to accompany you on your first visit to Cordera model homes, so we may sign up as your Realtor®. You'll receive thousands of dollars cash back! For details, click on our Cash Rebate Program. You can rely on our extensive local market knowledge for advice about:

• Builder rankings in customer satisfaction and reputation for quality.
• Current new home prices including "lot premiums."
• Home plans and upgrades likely to be most important for resale later.
• Lot selection - choosing a lot that add's to a home's value.

Ranch Creek Elementary School at Wolf Ranch

Students of the Wolf Ranch community attend the award-winning Academy School District 20. Choices include neighborhood schools, charter schools, private academies and specialized studies. Wolf Ranch has designated sites for future neighborhood schools. Ranch Creek Elementary is located on Tutt Boulevard between Wolf Village Drive and Leon Young Drive.Academy School District 20 offers a CHOICE program for placement of students, but Ranch Creek Elementary School will be the neighborhood school for all elementary school students who live in Wolf Ranch. For more information about the CHOICE program and options, visit the Academy School District 20 web site and search for “choice” to access the most current information.

Ranch Creek Elementary School is a neighborhood school and is scheduled to begin instruction on August 13, 2007. The school will offer: Research-based instruction and curriculum; Emphasis on literacy, good writing, math and technology; A full-time gifted and talented teacher will be on staff; and The school is building a quality team of educators and they will also share an assistant principal and media director with another elementary school which will permit more opportunity to share in some appropriate programming. Amenities - There will be a state-of-the-art library/media center that will be built to meet the Colorado Department of Education Certified Power Library certification. That certification takes about 3 years to achieve. The library/media center will offer an open door at least one night a month and adult learning opportunities are also being considered as part of the program. Additional Offerings - The school will offer a blended pre-school program that will be a combination of special needs students and about 10 peer students and the program will have a low student-to-staff ratio. The details for the pre-school will be available through the Pre-school Office at D-20. See “Fees” below for the costs.There will be a half-day and full-day kindergarten program and the full-day will be a fee-based program. Details will be shared at a later date. Fees – Costs for pre-school and full-day kindergarten will be depending on the number of sessions the student attends each week.

Pre-school registration will begin January 6, 2007. Any students currently enrolled in a D-20 preschool program and residents of the Wolf Ranch community will have preferential placement. There is a $40 non-refundable registration fee. Tuition for preschool is $125 per month for two half-days per week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday); $200 per month for four half-days per week (Monday – Thursday); or $300 per month (five hours Monday-Thursday and two and a half hours on Friday). Kindergarten Round-Up (registration) for Ranch Creek Elementary School will be at the Education and Administration Center at 1110 Chapel Hills Drive on January 30, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. all day. Kindergarten tuition is $1,800 for the school year and a $100 deposit is required at registration. This information may not apply to half-day kindergarten, so verify details with the school district.

Wolf Ranch Parks and Open Space

gateway pavillion Wolf Ranch opened its first neighborhood park in 2005 in Westcreek, which includes playground equipment, picnic tables, seating and in-line roller hockey/basketball court. The plans for over 300 acres of parks and open space, and 10 miles of trails for hiking and biking will be developed concurrent with each phase of the community. The first of two community entry parks, Gateway Park at Wolf Ranch, was completed in summer of 2006 and is located at Research Parkway and Tutt Boulevard. Amenities include a small pond, waterfall, entertainment and picnic pavilion and the park is a community gathering center for concerts and a variety of social activities for the Wolf Ranch residents. Another recreation amenity planned for approximately 2010 is a 14-acre lake and it will offer a variety of opportunities. The lake and town center of Wolf Ranch will be the centerpiece of the community, when complete.

Wolf Ranch Recreation Center

The first community center with a swimming pool and other amenities is scheduled to open July 4, 2007. The recreation center will be exclusive for member-only residents.

Cordera, Colorado Springs

Cordera is Briargate's newest amenity-rich residential community located off 1-25 and Briargate Parkway, just east of Powers. Part of the original Briargate Master Plan, Cordera represents the third major residential phase of Briargate project build-out. Cordera is a new community that epitomizes the Colorado Springs lifestyle with spectacular views of the Black Forest and Pikes Peak and equally spectacular homes from Colorado’s finest homebuilders. There is also an extensive 4.5 mile inter-linking trail system, four wonderfully-themed neighborhood parks, and plans soon for an amenity-packed Community Center featuring a pool and splash area. Plus, Cordera is nearby The Promenade Shops at Briargate and within the highly-acclaimed Academy School District 20.

Cordera is a comfortable, visually appealing place to live. From the layout of the neighborhood, community features, and the styles of the homes, to the parks and trails and Community Center, everything is designed to bring the community together. Cordera is part of the Briargate Master Planned Community, created and developed by the developers of the outstanding communities Briargate and Pine Creek in Colorado Springs. Much of Cordera has already been developed. The first two of five parks are complete. Soon, Cordera will have a Community Center. At build-out, Cordera will have approximately 1,300 single family homes ranging in size from first time move up with smaller square footage, and home sites all the way to custom homes and custom home sites. There will also be three designated separate areas for multi-family residences.

In Cordera, there will be more than 5 acres of fairytale-themed parks. Cordera's network of trails, complete with pedestrian underpasses, has been designed to keep children away from major intersections.

Ye Olde Castlewood Park is inspired by the big and small theme from Alice in Wonderland®. The park includes the following: 3.2 acres of green, open space to play. Oversized and undersized sculptures and play equipment, giving children and adults alike the illusion of being really big or really small—depending on where they are in the park. A winding sidewalk themed after the Cheshire cat's tail. The Happy Meadows play park is designed to look like the farm from Charlotte’s Web®. The park includes the following: 2.4 acres, Barn-themed play equipment, Large friendly spider sculpture, Large pig sculpture, Challenging climbing web, Combination half-court basketball and inline skating rink, Spring rider horse corral, Mini-apple orchard. The Cordera Grand Lawn - There will also be a large Grand Lawn next to the elementary school. This 5+ acre park will include a secret meditation garden and a landscape demonstration area. The Grand Lawn is scheduled for completion in 2007.

Cordera Home Prices

Cordera homes range in price from $372,000 to $544,000, with most resale homes priced between $380,000 and $450,000. These homes range in size from 3000 to 4300 total square feet. Here's a slide show of a variety of homes in Cordera. To view all active listings for resale homes in Cordera, go to our Property Search and search homes in the Briargate MLS area. And please Contact Us by email or call us at (719) 495-8638 in Colorado, (800) 701-3965 toll-free when you're ready for home showings -- you'll enjoy thousands of dollars cash back on any Cordera home through our Cash Rebate Program.

Buying a new home in Cordera?

To enjoy our cash rebate program for Cordera new homes, be sure to call us at Columbia Properties to accompany you on your first visit to Cordera model homes, so we may sign up as your Realtor®. You'll receive thousands of dollars cash back! For details, click on our Cash Rebate Program. You can rely on our extensive local market knowledge for advice about:

• Builder rankings in customer satisfaction and reputation for quality.
• Current new home prices including "lot premiums."
• Home plans and upgrades likely to be most important for resale later.
• Lot selection - choosing a lot that add's to a home's value.

Cumbre Vista, Colorado Springs

Cumbre Vista is a comparatively affordable new neighborhood in Academy District 20! Located on the bluffs as you approach Black Forest, Cumbre Vista is a new master-planned community with fine views of mountains and city lights. Cumbre Vista is a new development built by two respected local builders with an eye for architecture, a sense of community and practicality. Being built around a neighborhood Park and (planned) future primary school reinforces our commitment to your lifestyle needs in a busy world. In comparison to similar price-point neighborhoods, Cumbre Vista is much closer to shopping, entertainment and employment and is part of desirable District 20.

East Colorado Springs. From I-25 take Woodmen Road East, Crossover Powers Blvd. and turn Left (north) on Tutt Blvd. Follow Tutt around to Cowpoke Rd. and Turn Right (east). Take your first Right onto Mount Ouray, which is the entrance into Phase I of Cumbre Vista. Take an immediate Right onto Cumbre Vista Way and your first Left onto Mount Hayden Drive. Follow Mount Hayden to the end, turn Left onto Cumbre Vista Way and a quick left on Hunter Peak Trail.

Cumbre Vista Home Prices

Cumbre Vista Home prices range from $270,000 to $348,000. Most homes are brand new. These homes range in size from 2,700 to 3,400 total square feet. Here's a slide show of a variety of homes in Cumbre Vista. To view all active listings for resale homes in Cumbre Vista, go to our Property Search and search homes in the Briargate MLS area. And please Contact Us by email or call us at (719) 495-8638 in Colorado, (800) 701-3965 toll-free when you're ready for home showings -- you'll enjoy thousands of dollars cash back on any Cumbre Vista home through our Cash Rebate Program.

Buying a new home in Cumbre Vista?

To enjoy our cash rebate program for Cumbre Vista new homes, be sure to call us at Columbia Properties to accompany you on your first visit to Cumbre Vista model homes, so we may sign up as your Realtor®. You'll receive thousands of dollars cash back! For details, click on our Cash Rebate Program. You can rely on our extensive local market knowledge for advice about:

• Builder rankings in customer satisfaction and reputation for quality.
• Current new home prices including "lot premiums."
• Home plans and upgrades likely to be most important for resale later.
• Lot selection - choosing a lot that add's to a home's value.

Briargate, Colorado Springs other links

The Promenade Shops at Briargate are a popular destination for shopping, and for dining out. The new Memorial Hospital North at Briargate is an important addition to the community. The Briargate Family YMCA is popular with many Briargate families.

Academy Colorado Springs School District 20 are renowned for their excellence in education. Students consistently score well above the national average on SAT and ACT scores, and each year an exceptionally high number of graduates continue on to higher education. All of the communities in Briargate (including Cordera) are in District 20, which has several initiatives increasing academic rigor and making public schools “world class.”