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Aside from the basement option, Scott notes some builders are looking to trim costs in other ways, such as removing extra trim around doors, replacing built-in wooden closet shelves with wire shelves, putting in fewer or smaller windows, offering tighter floor plans, using fewer exterior design accents and more basic exterior finishes, and installing carpet versus LVP flooring.

At Painted Prairie, Berkeley Homes utilized passive versus active sides of the 23-foot-wide homes on 30-foot-wide lots to preserve privacy. The passive side has fewer strategically sized and placed windows to ensure privacy, while the active side of the home features more windows that are larger.

More builders in Denver are building on spec and eliminating the buyer’s option set at the design center,” Scott says. “Some option packages include fewer options or come with a set price instead of being a la carte.”

PROJECT DETAILS

Berkeley Homes at Painted Prairie, Aurora, Colorado
Builder: Berkeley Homes
Architect: Godden Sudik Architects
Interior Designer: Ellis Hays Designs
Sales Start Date: February 2023
Square Footage: 1,743 square feet to 2,462 square feet
Total Homes: 44

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