MontavaApr 81 minExpanding the team!We are very excited to announce that Forrest Hancock is joining the Montava development team as the Director of Development. Forrest was...
MontavaDec 17, 20214 minAnd So It Begins...Hello Friends, This week we filed our first phase (G) of Montava into the city of Fort Collins platting approval process. Over the...
MontavaOct 5, 20212 minOur Opportunity Wherever possible, build as to make the soul sing. Troubled times can bring important issues to the surface and shine a bright light on...
MontavaJul 23, 20211 minWe love farmersWe are connected with many farmers in our efforts to develop Montava. This includes Native Hill our future community farmers, Tim the...
MontavaJun 26, 20212 minWater ConservationWater conservation is a complex system of interconnected uses that include every instance of water that we touch. This includes food...
MontavaFeb 4, 20212 minWho Inspires You?Webster's defines "inspire" several ways: "To spur on; to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence on." I am blessed to be...
MontavaJan 8, 20212 minArt and ScienceGreat community planning requires a beautiful orchestration of art and science with a little math sprinkled in. The same principles...
MontavaNov 28, 20201 minStrong Towns-New ChallengesWe don’t share many articles on this blog, but this one from Strong Towns really struck a chord. The difficulties we face with small...
MontavaAug 31, 20201 minFood?Today we were waiting to enter the Native Hill Farm-stand and a woman behind me asked if we shopped here often. She said, "I live in...
MontavaJul 31, 20202 minThe Future of WorkA recent article in Inc. Magazine described the future work policy shared by the CEO of Siemens, Roland Busch. The new work strategy...
MontavaJul 22, 20209 min50 Reasons To Build Walkable Communities Fast Company recently published this list of 50 reasons to build walkable communities. Excellent!
MontavaJun 30, 20202 minWhere do we go from here?Can you say “tectonic shift”? As we feel the ground move under our feet, many believe it will impact our expectations of community. These...
MontavaMay 1, 20202 minThe Tale of "Local"What was once a neat idea will become necessity. I love a brand of coffee I've bought at a chain grocery story for years, but that ends...
MontavaApr 3, 20201 minNever AloneWhen we come out of this soon, I look forward to seeing the hundreds of ways we help each other. The hundreds of ways that we help our...
MontavaMar 14, 20201 minKind, Thankful, UnitedVideos coming out of Italy yesterday are incredibly touching. Most people know how the Covid-19 virus has severely impacted Italy and...
MontavaMar 1, 20201 minCommunityI love when someone takes the complex and makes it simple. The chart below does that beautifully with challenging and relevant...
MontavaFeb 20, 20202 minThank YouWe want to say “thank you” to the Fort Collins City Council for trusting our team this week with a 6-1 vote of approval for the Montava...
MontavaJan 27, 20205 minShared ValueRecently we were asked to describe how the Montava development benefits the broader Fort Collins community, not just the future residents...
MontavaJan 10, 20202 minPredicting The FutureWe have never lived in a walkable community connected to meaningful places. Our life experience has been in car dependent communities. ...
MontavaJan 7, 20202 minLife RadiusWhat is your life radius? How close is your nearest coffee shop, library, or worship center? How close is your nearest park, farm stand,...