Heritage Hills was recently featured in the Real Estate section of the Denver Post. The story outlines the home search process that led the Kimmel family to purchase a home in Heritage Hills. The Kimmel’s really did their homework before buying a home. After looking at hundreds of homes online and visiting more than 30 homes in-person, the family came to the decision that Heritage Hills was the place for them. Major factors in their decision making process included the lot size, construction quality and the family-friendly atmosphere offered at Heritage Hills. Click here to read the full story.

Metro Denver posted a year-over-year increase in home prices in January, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index. The report shows that home prices were up 0.2 percent this year from January 2011. The local real estate market continues to show strength when compared with the rest of the country as Denver was one of three cities (the report tracks 20) to show a year-over-year price increase. The Denver Business Journal recently had a great article outlining the latest S&P/Case-Shiller report. Click here to take a look.

Recently, the strength of the Denver real estate market received national attention on the Today Show. Real estate expert Barbara Corcoran identified Denver as the number one real estate market in the national economic recovery. Click here to watch the full report!

Heritage Hills builder Celebrity Custom Homes was recently awarded a Gold National Sales and Marketing award for Plan One in The Overlook at Heritage Hills. This semi-custom home plan, starting in the $700s, was selected as the “Best Single Family Detached Home 2500-3499 sq. ft.” The award, naming this the best home plan of this size in the country in 2011, is based upon the following: overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space.

For more information about this home, contact Craig Penn, sales manager, via e-mail or at 303.706.0466. The Overlook features four exciting European-inspired semi-custom home plans that can be built on the lot of your choosing. To take a video tour of the award-winning Plan One, click here.

The Fox News Business Network recently aired a “Rand on Real Estate” report about the strength of the Denver housing market. The report, which contained extensive statistical data, showed strong growth in Denver housing prices over the last 15 years. Also noted were the relative young age of Denver-area residents, our comparatively low unemployment rate and the quality of life that people enjoy here. Click here to watch the full report.

2011 was an amazing year for Heritage Hills. Celebrity Custom Homes recognized the change in local market conditions and decided to stay in front of this change by adding a new semi-custom home product in The Overlook at Heritage Hills. The new semi-custom plans start in the $700’s and model homes for these four new plans are now open. Celebrity Custom Homes had not built a semi-custom home for nearly 25 years, but decided that these new plans would the best price point at which to build and complete Heritage Hills.

The four European influenced homes were designed with outdoor living as the focus of each home. With over 1,500 people attending the grand opening in April, this new style of architecture created quite a buzz around the south Denver area. Since opening, there have been a total of 10 sales in The Overlook. In addition, there have been 9 custom spec/ pre-sale homes in the Summit at Heritage Hills. This tremendous success along with the over 26 resale home sales has continued to show how desirable a community Heritage Hills is and will continue to be.

Along with the great sales and traffic activity in Heritage Hills, the city of Lone Tree was just as busy. The new Lone Tree Performing Arts Center opened in September. Along with the new shops and restaurants in Lincoln Commons, the Arts Center will provide professional level theater and musical productions without all the hassle of traveling to downtown Denver. Finally, Kaiser Permanente has broken ground on their newest facility just to the East of Heritage Hills. This specialty facility will create hundreds of new jobs and is scheduled to be completed by December 2013.

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The Miller residence, by Celebrity Custom Homes was recently awarded a Top Drawer Award from Hardscape North America. The award came in the “Combination Residential” category. The project was featured in the November issue of Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine. The Magazine had the following to say:

“The developer was no stranger to concrete pavers, having used them at entrances to their Heritage Hills development and on walkways to their model homes. Expansive soils in Lone Tree provided an opportunity to showcase interlocking pavers’ ability to manage soils without cracking and replacement normal to concrete flatwork. With the prior success of walks and entry ways, concrete paver patios and driveways were added to the developer’s offerings.

Past favorable performance culminated in a successful test site at the Miller Residence. Conrete pavers surround the pool deck, fill an interior courtyard, and support walkways and an expansive driveway. The skills of the installation contractor were essential to expanded paver use and they installed the majority of hardscapes in the Heritage Hills development. The company owner further insisted that they handle paving at his personal residence. The successful outcome will result in 110 new homes with permeable paver drives, walkways and patios in The Overlook at Heritage Hills.”

To see the issue of Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine in which Celebrity was featured, click here.

For more information about The Overlook at Heritage Hills, click here.

One of the best aspects of life at Heritage Hills is not only our close proximity to the Denver Tech Center, Light Rail and Downtown Denver, but also quick access to the mountains for which Colorado is so famous. Summit County can be reached within an hour and a half. The Holiday Season provides a wealth of mountain activities that you don’t want to miss.

Below is a list of activities for you and yours to enjoy this month:

December 2-4 World Cup Ski Races at Beaver Creek: www.beavercreek.com

December 3-4,10-11 Annual Georgetown Christmas Market: www.historicgeorgetown.org

December 3-11 Wassail Days: www.townoffrisco.com

December 3-24 Santa Claus Special Train @ Pikes Peak: www.cograilway.com

December 5-11 Vail Snow Daze: www.vail.com

December 9-10 Snow Sculpture in the Dark: www.engagingloveland.org

December 9-11,12/16-1/1 Electric Safari: www.cmzoo.org

December 10 Tommelfest Nordic Festival: www.devilsthumbranch.com

December 16-18 Rock on Ice: www.skicb.com

December 17 Icing on the Lake: www.avon.org

December 17-25 Vail Holidaze: www.vail.com

December 23 Moonlight Yurt Dinner (also, 12/31,1/14,2/7,2/14,2/19,3/8,3/17): www.cbnordic.org

December 27-JAN 3 Keystone Kidtopia (also, 1/13-16,2/2-5,2/17-20): www.keystoneresort.com

Heritage Hills’ builder Celebrity Custom Homes was recently honored at the Metro Denver Home Builders Association’s BAR Awards ceremony. The BAR Awards recognize excellence in new home construction and marketing. Celebrity took home two awards:
1. “Best Interior Design” for a detached home priced $700,000 and above for Plan Two in The Overlook
2. “Best Architectural Design” for a detached home priced $700,000 and above for Plan Three in The Overlook

Feedback on the new Overlook model homes has been overwhelmingly positive and these awards show that experts within the building industry agree. New semi-custom homes in The Overlook are available from the $700’s. For more information about The Overlook, click here.

To take a video tour of the two award winning homes, click below.
Plan Two Video Tour
Plan Three Video Tour

As more customers discover all that The Overlook at Heritage Hills has to offer; amazing location, four beautiful models to choose from, great amenities, and friendly neighbors, one of the first questions they ask is: “What is going in to the east of the neighborhood?”

Kaiser Permanente has recently begun the grading process and will begin construction of a new medical campus east of the Overlook in about a month. The new campus will house a specialist’s medical facility with office hours during the week (it will be closed on evenings and weekends). The main building will be approximately 6 stories at its tallest. In addition to completing the walking path from Heritage Hills to the Lincoln Light Rail station, the developer is required to install significant landscaping to help buffer the facility from The Overlook. Heritage Hills is in the process of constructing the six foot high brick wall that will surround The Overlook. Above and beyond the wall will be trees, shrubs and other landscaping for additional privacy.

The new Kaiser facility is scheduled to open in December of 2013 and will be a wonderful addition to the City of Lone Tree. Click the image below to check out the site plan for the Kaiser property: