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Virtual Tour of Woodland Park Custom Home
We recently finished a beautiful new home in Woodland Park, Colorado, up in the mountains right near Pikes Peak. Here's a virtual tour of the completed home. We think it turned out very nicely! If you're interested in building a custom home in the Colorado Springs...
You Can’t Build A Custom Home in Colorado Springs for $400k
I receive inquiries on an almost-weekly basis that go like this: "Hi Mike! We are wanting to build a modest custom home in Colorado Springs. Our budget is $400,000. Can you help us?" The short answer to this is no. (I'm sorry, I know that's not the answer you were...
Custom vs Luxury Homes – What’s the Difference?
We're often asked by prospective clients: "What is included in your homes?" as a way of understanding what makes a home a "custom home." As I unpack the question with these folks, I've come to find a lot of folks understand a custom home to mean a luxury home. But...
What is Design/Build?
Out of all the questions I answer and all of the concepts that I explain in a given year, explaining the design/build process is one of the most complicated, so I've chosen to use this blog to explain and unpack the design/build process. There are essentially two ways...
(Another) New Home Groundbreaking in Divide, Colorado
Paramount Homes is keeping busy this summer! We just broke ground on another custom home in Divide, Colorado. This small community still has a lot of attractive land for sale, which makes it a great choice for building a new home on acreage near Colorado Springs,...
New Home Groundbreaking in Divide, Colorado
Divide, Colorado, is a small town a few miles to the south west of Woodland Park near Pikes Peak, that we build homes in. Today, we broke ground on a new home in Divide which is surrounded by beautiful views of plenty of green trees, and fresh mountain air... and it's...
New Home Groundbreaking in Green Mountain Falls
Today, we began construction on a new custom home in the tiny little mountain community of Green Mountain Falls. This beautiful town, which has a population of less than 1,000 people, is located between Woodland Park and Manitou Springs right at the base of Pikes...
New Home Groundbreaking by Palmer Park, Colorado Springs
Every once in a while, we get to build in older parts of Colorado Springs that were initially built out many decades ago and haven't seen construction in years. Today was one of those days as we broke ground on a new custom home in the Springs near Palmer Park, right...
New Home in Flying Horse North, Colorado Springs
Today, we started construction on a custom home in Flying Horse North, an amazing new development in the Black Forest of Colorado Springs. This area, which was created out of the former Shamrock Ranch, is specifically designed for large custom home lots and is across...
Pros & Cons of Building A Home On An Infill Lot
Have you ever been driving around in a neighborhood that was built 20 or 30 years ago, when you notice a bare lot sitting all by itself with a "for sale" sign on it? That's called an infill lot. We are sometimes asked by potential clients if we can build a home on a...
Groundbreaking in Colorado Springs near Kissing Camels Golf Course
We're happy to announce that we just did something we don't do very often: we broke ground on a new home right in the middle of Colorado Springs. We say we don't do that very often because, believe it or not, the area within Colorado Springs city limits is almost...
Paramount Homes is Sponsoring Briarfest
Paramount Homes is a proud sponsor of the fun, family-friendly event going on this week in the Briargate area called Briarfest. We're sponsoring the hospitality tent, so if you're in the area, come on by and say hi! The event is September 7, 8, and 9, 2018. Learn more...