Migration of baby boomers drives uptick in 55-plus housing projects

Real estate developers have found a growing niche market in Northern Colorado: baby boomers who want maintenance-free housing in communities that are near their adult children.

Called many things — active adult, 55-plus, age-restricted or active lifestyle communities — these communities can be made up of larger apartments with upscale common areas or neighborhoods of smaller homes for people over the age of 55 who don’t need any assistance in getting along with life.

While these types of neighborhoods have been around for years, like Anthem Ranch and Skyestone in Broomfield or Affinity at Fort Collins…