Two new apartment complexes coming soon to Woodland Park
WOODLAND PARK - Within the next year, Woodland Park will have more than 200 additional apartments within its city limits, paving the way for small boost in population. Developers are getting ready to break ground on two multi- family rental complexes in the town of more than 7,000 people that lies in the mountains west of Colorado Springs. A 168-unit project has been in the works for almost two years and will be built on East Sheridan Avenue just east of U.S. 24 on the western end of town. Another complex with 42 rental units will be built on Colorado Highway 67 less than two miles north of U.S. 24. Brian Fleer, the executive director of Woodland Park's Office for Economic and Downtown Development, said the sudden emergence of the apartment projects is a reflection of what's become a statewide and national trend. "It's a microcosm of what's happening in Colorado Springs, in Denver and what's happening nationally," Fleer said. "Multi- family hous...