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Developer updates Broomfield council on Baseline master plan, projects and affordable housing progress
Summary
Real Berry (rebranded from McWinnie) presented the Baseline master plan to the City and County of Broomfield Council, outlining entitlements, near-term projects (Center Street, Raleigh Park, Project Oak), sustainability measures and a pending affordable housing deal with Lincoln Avenue Communities; council pressed for timelines, walkability improvements and more-for-sale affordable units.
Real Berry general manager Carl Harris delivered an update on the Baseline master-plan community, describing the development's guiding principles as “environmental stewardship, healthy living, and innovation” and outlining entitlements and near-term work. Harris said Baseline is entitled for roughly 1,100 acres with 172 acres of planned open space and an entitlement of 9,205 residential units, though he told council the developer currently expects the likely full build-out to be closer to 5,000—6,000 residences and substantially less commercial square footage than originally entitled.
Harris framed the commercial opportunity as “an extremely robust 17.2 million square feet of commercial” entitlement but added, “we are not going to get that,” and said his best estimate for full build-out of commercial space is “closer to 4 to 5 million square feet.” He described progress on on-site amenities and infrastructure: about 119 acres of dedicated open lands, 2.5 miles of dedicated trails, an on-site K—12 school (Prospect Ridge…
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