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1995
Real neighborhoods at Willow Springs have curves
Fort Collins, Colorado – The shortest distance between two points isn’t always a straight line. In the Fort Collins Willow Springs residential development – off Harmony and Kechter roads – the shortest distance to miles of greenbelts and safe playing areas for children is definitely curvilinear.
Creating an instant neighborhood
The Jim Sell Design, Inc., team is responsible for the winning curves in this 123-acre development. Drainage constraints required the team to excavate more than 250,000 cubic yards of earth, and the end result was a curvaceous neighborhood with dozens of elevated cul-de-sacs that provide direct access to a series of greenbelts.
“If you have children, they can play with each other without crossing the street, and the streets’ curves naturally prevent speeding motorists,” says Jim Sell, president and principal landscape architect for Jim Sell Design.
Crystal clear on the concept
“Willow Springs is a unique concept that’s no longer an option in Fort Collins,” explains Sell. The city’s new land use code encourages new neighborhoods to be designed on a grid. But the softly curved streets, walk-out floor plans, and neighborhood park and irrigation pond in Willow Springs were an instant hit with homebuyers and continue to be.
In 2003, home sales in Willow Springs averaged only about two weeks on the market (after deducting 30 days for closing). In other Fort Collins developments, similarly priced homes average 14 weeks on the market. Existing home resales in Willow Springs continue to outpace comparably priced homes elsewhere in Fort Collins for the shortest time on the market.
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