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HIGHLANDS RANCH HOMES FOR SALE |
The master-planned community of Highlands Ranch is located Douglas County,
Colorado and presently is considered to be one of the top twenty master-planned communities in the nation. Highlands Ranch encompasses an area of 22,000 acres and lies just 12 miles south of Denver alongside C 470 and roughly one mile west of I 25. The Highlands Ranch Development Plan received approval from Douglas County in 1979, which laid the groundwork for the pioneering development of a community offering an extensive array of housing prospects intended to meet the needs of a wide range of people looking to buy new homes. The design of the master plan is to allow for 61% of the area to be dedicated to non-urban uses, which includes open space and activity areas, 31% will be dedicated to residential uses, and 8% to business estates. Highlands Ranch is currently the home to approximately 1,000 companies with over 6,800 employees, many of which right here in their own community.
Highlands Ranch burgeoning community sits upon land was once part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Settlers came to the area and staked out claims, which were eventually merged into one 23,000-acre property by the turn of the century. Lawrence Phipps, Jr. was the owner of Highlands Ranch between the years 1937 and 1976. It was then procured by Mission Viejo Company. In July 1981 the first homes were being sold, and its first inhabitants moved into Highlands Ranch later that year in September 1981. August 1997 marked the acquisition of Highlands Ranch of Shea Homes whose parent company is J.F. Shea Co. At the same time they acquired its sister communities, Mission Viejo and Aliso Viejo which are located in California.
The Highlands Ranch Metro Districts devise, arrange, administer, and preserve a remarkable network of outdoor recreation facilities. Included in this network are sixty miles of wooded and paved trails that unite neighborhoods, nineteen parks, and a 2000-acre of natural open space vicinities all through Highlands Ranch. The parks offer a variety of recreation activities with sports grounds, picnicking areas, and playing fields for the little ones. Notably, there is the nationally renowned Redstone Park Tennis Center which is open to the public, Slammer's Batting Range, and then there is The Tanks Park, which offers opportunities to experience in-line hockey and skate boarding on top of matching 3 million gallon water tanks.
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HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY LINKS |
Highlands Ranch Official Website
Highlands Ranch Community Info
Douglas County School District
Highlands Park Area Map
