ARCHIVED  June 1, 1997

Weld captures increasing share of new-home market

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Is the home-building frenzy shifting from Larimer into Weld County?

And if so, is it a result – at least in part – of Fort Collins’ new City Structure Plan and Land-Use Codes?

“To say there is a shift implies a loss, and I’m not sure that Larimer has had a loss,´ said Monica Daniels-Mika, director of Weld County Department of Planning Services.

Tom Vosburg, policy analyst for Community Planning and Environmental Services for the city of Fort Collins, concurs.

“People tell us the market is softening, but we issued a record number of building permits last year, and it’s been strong this year,”…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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