Powers Corridor, Colorado Springs, CO Real Estate and Information
Located on the northeast side of Colorado Springs, the Powers corridor is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in the city. It is a family-friendly area in which you will find relatively new homes with plenty of shopping, dining, schools, and health care facilities nearby. It is also conveniently close to the Vibe’s UCHealth Park stadium, Peterson Space Force Base, and the Colorado Springs Airport.
Colorado Springs is located about an hour south of Denver, serves as the El Paso County seat, and is home to about 426,388 people. It is perhaps best known as the home of the United States Air Force Academy as well as the United States Olympic Training Center and the headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee. Affectionately nicknamed “The Springs” by locals, the city lies on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains about 65 miles south of Denver with most of its 194.7 square miles at more than 6,034 feet above sea level.
Powers Corridor Neighborhoods
- Stetson Hills
- Greenhaven
- Springs Ranch
- Indigo Ranch
- Claremont Ranch
- Constitution Hills
Shopping and Dining
Some of the shopping destinations popular with residents and visitors alike include Historic Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs, and Downtown Colorado Springs. The Powers Corridor has in recent years exploded with dining and shopping opportunities.
The Airplane Restaurant celebrates the city’s intimate, long-standing relationship with aviation, utilizing as its centerpiece a Boeing KC-97 tanker aircraft. Ironically the KC-97’s main duty in the friendly skies was to refuel other aircraft. Now in retirement, the plane is still used to refuel, providing authentic ambiance to more than 42 hungry humans. Other locally-owned eateries include Jose Muldoon’s, Schnitzel Fritz, Dion’s, and Fuzzy’s Tacos and more.
The Powers Corridor is home to a plethora of lively restaurants popular throughout the country, including Tucano’s Brazilian Grill, Texas Roadhouse, Panera Bread and Rock Bottom Brewery.
Similarly, the area boasts of many convenient shops like Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Sprouts, JC Penney, World Market, Target, Hobby Lobby, TJMaxx/Home Goods, and many more.
Parks and Recreation
The City of Colorado Springs manages and maintains approximately 9,000 acres of parkland and recreational sports complexes. There are 136 neighborhood parks, eight community parks, seven regional parks, and five sports complexes within the city’s borders.
Residents of Powers neighborhoods can brag to friends and family members in other cities that Colorado Springs also offers 5,000 acres of wide-open spaces. Over 260 miles of multi-use trails spider-web their way through and around these peaceful semi-urban oases. Powers area residents enjoy easy access to the High Chaparral Open Space, where a hike along an eastern ridge of the city showcases views of the Spanish Peaks and Wet Mountains to the south, the Black Forest to the north, and an uninterrupted view of Colorado Springs Mountains to the west.
Among the city’s myriad of gifts from Mother Nature is the world famous Garden of the Gods. Designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1971, this vast expanse of awe-inspiring sandstone rock formations–some of which tower 300 feet over the landscape– are set against the rugged, snow-capped backdrop of Pikes Peak.
Some other fun outdoor things to do in and around Colorado Springs include the following:
There are also three community centers in Colorado Springs: Deerfield, Hillside, and Meadows Park. Each center provides instructional programs that focus on a variety of areas such as health and wellness, public safety, community building, and more.
Living
Many folks living in and very near Colorado Springs work in the Armed Forces. In addition to the city’s most famous employer, the U.S. Air Force Academy, its other major employers include the Army’s Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, and Schriever Space Force Base.
People tend to visit Colorado Springs for all of the tourist attractions, military outposts, and stunning scenery mentioned above, and they unexpectedly fall head-over-heels in love with the area’s mild year-round climate. And when they discover that the median price tag for a home in the Powers Corridor of Colorado Springs is an attractive $180,500 with an appreciation value of nearly 2 percent, they make one of the easiest decisions of their lives and move to one of the city’s idyllic neighborhoods.
Schools, Healthcare, and Transportation
Falcon School District #49 and Colorado School District #11 provide public education services to the good people residing in Powers corridor neighborhoods. Colorado Springs is home to 45 private schools, 13 of which are in the Powers neighborhood.
USHealth Memorial Hospital, and Penrose-St Francis Health Services provide easy access to health and medical facilities to the residents of the Powers Corridor.
There are several highways and byways convenient to commuters in The Springs, including Interstate 25, which runs north and south the entire length of the state of Colorado, and US Highway 24, which runs east and west, beginning in the Rocky Mountain town of Minturn, running through Colorado Springs, and winding up near the Kansas border, where it connects with Interstate 70. Powers Boulevard itself is a convenient thoroughfare making north-south travel in Colorado Springs easy and fast. The city plans to expand the northern end of Powers Boulevard, taking it directly to I-25, reducing commute time and increasing convenience for residents of this area.
Other modes of transportation in and near the city include the Mountain Metro bus system, the Colorado Springs Airport, and Denver International Airport.
If you are thinking about buying or selling a home, give us a call at (719) 548-9900 or send us an email to explore your options and to find out when is the best time for you to make a move.
