Master Plan Aerial

Originally established in 1981, Highlands Ranch represents one of Colorado’s first planned suburban developments. Shea Properties acquired the Highlands Ranch community in 1997 when they purchased the California-based company developing the master-planned community 12 miles south of Denver.

22,000

ACRES

1M+

SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL

100,000

RESIDENTS

In the two decades since the acquisition, Shea Properties has continued to complete significant developments of retail, civic, recreational, and residential while largely following the original master plan. Today, Highlands Ranch boasts a resident population of 100,000 and growing along side a full suite of office parks, schools, libraries, churches, and linked green spaces.

Shea Properties presently owns and operates 350,000 SF of office space and nearly 600,000 SF of retail including Central Park and Highland’s Ranch Town Center, Shops at Highlands, and Wildcat Shopping Center.