Fort Collins Residential Real Estate (Denver, Aurora: for sale, houses, neighborhoods)

[JayZ750]

So looking at the neighborhoods and options, it seems like much of Ft. Collins residential real estate remains in a early 2000s or earlier time warp. Even some of the new stuff doesn't seem to be as "modern" as what I'm used to and seeing in other areas (Austin, LA, SD, Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, etc).

Is this just a function of it being a smaller town? The topography?

Am I missing some areas? I've seen some one offs, especially higher end, but really just a couple.

Also is it pretty common in Ft. Collins (and/or elsewhere in Colorado) for their to be no fence between houses OR now real privacy fence just a low fence with lots of gaps? What do people do with their dogs?

Thanks!

[StealthRabbit]

Older parts of FC have more open lots and treed settings.

There are thousands of 'privacy fenced' #metoo homes in South Ft Collins and north Loveland (east (I-25) to west (Horsetooth))

I have some suggestions what to suburbia do with your dogs

Working Farm dog owner for 60+ yrs, a slight bias. (whoops) sorry.

[JayZ750]

Originally Posted by StealthRabbit

Older parts of FC have more open lots and treed settings.

There are thousands of 'privacy fenced' #metoo homes in South Ft Collins and north Loveland (east (I-25) to west (Horsetooth))

I have some suggestions what to suburbia do with your dogs

Working Farm dog owner for 60+ yrs, a slight bias. (whoops) sorry.

There's a metoo movement for homes? And i have no idea what your even trying to say about dogs. Not sure that sentence was english... "suggestions what to suburbia do?"

[LHS79]

no fence between houses OR now real privacy fence just a low fence with lots of gaps? What do people do with their dogs?

Most new developments put the houses about 10ft. apart (sometimes less!) so not allowing 6 ft. privacy fencing makes the lot look bigger.

I would never buy in such a place- you never know if your neighbor would be a dog hoarder or slob. That would be awesome to see/hear when you are trying to enjoy a quiet night out on your back porch.

"Good fences make good neighbors"

[Thoreau424]

Originally Posted by JayZ750

So looking at the neighborhoods and options, it seems like much of Ft. Collins residential real estate remains in a early 2000s or earlier time warp. Even some of the new stuff doesn't seem to be as "modern" as what I'm used to and seeing in other areas (Austin, LA, SD, Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, etc).

Is this just a function of it being a smaller town?

Also is it pretty common in Ft. Collins (and/or elsewhere in Colorado) for their to be no fence between houses OR no real privacy fence, just a low fence with lots of gaps?

Many of the homes are of cheap Hardiplank design, little to no bricks or visible wood beams, with few trees and privacy (lots of openness). It all looks cheap to me, and yet at high prices that don't fit the lower level quality.

And yeah, low fences sort of half-way done. I can only guess that it's about cutting corners or minimalism.

FC is a small, old ag. town. You can't expect the kind of style of those larger and more modern towns. People accept and gobble up the plain and the uninspiring. Definitely a time warp town, with midwest elements as well.

[JayZ750]

Originally Posted by Thoreau424

Many of the homes are of cheap Hardiplank design, little to no bricks or visible wood beams, with few trees and privacy (lots of openness). It all looks cheap to me, and yet at high prices that don't fit the lower level quality.

And yeah, low fences sort of half-way done. I can only guess that it's about cutting corners or minimalism.

FC is a small, old ag. town. You can't expect the kind of style of those larger and more modern towns. People accept and gobble up the plain and the uninspiring. Definitely a time warp town, with midwest elements as well.

Yeah that is definitely the feel I’m seeing. I’ve been to Fort Collins many times but haven’t really spent a lot of time in the neighborhoods outside of the central areas. I did expect to see a bit more modern popping up given Fort Collins is the 4th largest city in Colorado (and Aurora being 3rd as a Denver suburb), growing fast and with just general housing market nationally overall.

[Mike from back east]

In the 15 years I've been on this site I've only heard Ft Collins referred to a college town.

As far as "ag" towns that title seems to fit Greeley with its meat packing plant and cattle feed lots. There is significant ag presence east of I-25 covering much of eastern Colorado from WY to NM to the border with KS and then on east to Ohio.

[TCHP]

The ag aspects of Ft Collins are overshadowed by its college town status. It is definitely surrounded by farms, there are even some small ones within the city limits (saw several for sale last time I was there, $2 million + price tags), and it is home to one of the top rated veterinary colleges in the nation with CSU.

Larimer county leans blue because of the concentration of voters in Ft Collins, but it is surrounded by areas the were red by 12-45 points in the last presidential election.

[Thoreau424]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

In the 15 years I've been on this site I've only heard Ft Collins referred to a college town.

As far as "ag" towns that title seems to fit Greeley with its meat packing plant and cattle feed lots. There is significant ag presence east of I-25 covering much of eastern Colorado from WY to NM to the border with KS and then on east to Ohio.

Well, CSU was originally called Colorado Agricultural College (1870–1935), and then Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1935–1957). The main industry in the town for the first 100 years was agriculture. If you have ever lived in the town, you'd notice those roots still visible in the old ag. buildings, farms, and occasional feed lots spread throughout the city. The chamber of commerce pushes the modern angle, but up-close-and-personal one can clearly see the older ways. They aren't entirely hidden yet.

[Mike from back east]

Yes and some people still call Denver "a cow town" but it hasn't been that for decades either.

Fort Collins is a college town these days despite a few relics of bygone glory days.