{"id":160,"date":"2008-08-30T21:45:01","date_gmt":"2008-08-31T04:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckymountainhome.com\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:44:39","slug":"storage-instead-of-homes-may-come-to-breckenridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckymountainhome.com\/blog\/storage-instead-of-homes-may-come-to-breckenridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage, Instead Of Homes, May Come To Breckenridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Breckenridge storage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1434\/1181908121_3a8e07d7d4_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"180\" \/>The town of Breckenridge wanted townhome <a href=\"\/Breckenridge-real-estate-new-construction.asp\">development<\/a>, but it might be getting 60,000 square feet of storage units, instead.<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Ave and Kirk Mickelsen think it&#8217;s more profitable to build storage on 4 acres they own on Highway 9, across from 7-Eleven. If they built <a href=\"\/Breckenridge-Homes-For-Sale-Summit-County-Colorado.asp\">townhomes<\/a>, more than half would have to be affordable housing, according to town guidelines. So, in essence, the town&#8217;s stringent affordable housing demands on new developers are shooting both parties in the foot, and Ave and Mickelsen have decided not to play the game.<\/p>\n<p>The county approved the Super Storage in 2007, despite the town&#8217;s concerns. Ave and Mickelsen plan to start construction by mid-fall. They say ther&#8217;s a demand for the units.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The town of Breckenridge wanted townhome development, but it might be getting 60,000 square feet of storage units, instead. Kurt Ave and Kirk Mickelsen think it&#8217;s more profitable to build storage on 4 acres they own on Highway 9, across from 7-Eleven. 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