{"id":5906,"date":"2015-09-23T20:41:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T03:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5906"},"modified":"2015-09-23T20:41:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T03:41:59","slug":"fifteen-years-later-stapleton-finally-prices-everyone-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5906","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen Years Later, Stapleton Finally Prices Everyone Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"pricing<\/a>It took much longer than Forest City had planned, but Stapleton was finally able to price everyone out of the community. \u201cWe had a big celebration at the corporate offices,\u201d said Forest City spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cThis has been a long time coming, and it has been really neat seeing the entire thing unfold. Just a big, big accomplishment for us.\u201d Ayers said there was a time Forest City was concerned they would never get to this point. \u201cWe definitely remember the dark days, when houses were being built and sold<\/a> like hot cakes,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cA lot of people, including some in this building, thought we would never get to the point we are at today. It\u2019s really an incredible story of perseverance.\u201d\nAyers said the point they knew they had priced everyone out was pretty surreal. \u201cWe caught wind of the story of a doctor and a lawyer with no kids who were looking to find a home in Stapleton. But, they were unable to find something in Stapleton they could afford. That\u2019s when we knew we had done it. That\u2019s when we knew we had officially created an ungated, gated community.\u201d Forest City will continue to build new homes in their new neighborhoods, but they feel they have created an environment where only the super wealthy will be able to move in. \u201cThe only people who can move here now are the uber-wealthy, which is totally fine with us. We just want to make sure we aren\u2019t getting commoners who make $250,000 a year or less. We\u2019re actually hoping those types of people who live here now will sell and move to a more suitable neighborhood for their type.\u201d\nAyers says Forest City does not have complete control over the housing market, but they are doing things to manipulate the housing costs in Stapleton. \u201cWe don\u2019t give away our trade secrets,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cBut let\u2019s just say the housing market in Stapleton will continue to increase for quite some time.\u201d Stapleton homeowners have mixed feelings about the housing situation. \u201cI guess I am happy I have a valuable home,\u201d said owner Josh Miller. \u201cBut I don\u2019t necessarily want to live in a community with a bunch of rich, snobby dicks.\u201d Dave Peterson agrees. \u201cI don\u2019t love my increasing property tax,\u201d said Peterson. \u201cSure, it is nice to have some equity in a home, but is it at the cost of having an even less socioeconomically diverse community? I\u2019d prefer not.\u201d Forest City plans to continue its celebration daily as home prices continue to skyrocket to unreasonable costs. ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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