New mixed-use development to encourage co-existence of buildings, people, parks

LONGMONT — Spring Gulch Meadows LLC plans to bring a new mixed-use development (MUD) to Longmont: The Villages at Eastgate.

Located on the southwest corner of 17th Avenue and County Line Road within city limits, the 91-acre site will include single-family dwellings, lofts, retail, restaurants, office space and recreational areas open to the public, according to Eastgate master planners Downing, Thorpe & James Inc.

?We will develop a concept that allows for these uses to co-exist in a useful way,? said Dave Williams, a principal at Downing. ?People will be able to walk to work.?

A maximum…