Boulder Creek Neighborhoods Introduces Final wee-Cottages At Rogers Farm

Remaining seven homes are among the last new builds near downtown Superior

Of his own admission, Steve MacDonald is the last person you’d expect to relocate across the county, especially after living in the same house, following the same routines and eating the same food for breakfast for more than three decades. “I am the world’s least spontaneous person,” he said.

That’s why “it was unbelievably out of character” for Steve and his wife, Stacy, to stop by – on a whim – an open house by the lifestyle builder Boulder Creek Neighborhoods, fall in love with Colorado and even put their names on the interest list for a wee-Cottage® at Rogers Farm in Superior.

‘Everything we need, nothing we don’t’

Now, with only seven homes remaining at Rogers Farm, Steve and Stacy are celebrating their extemporaneous move “every time we walk through the front door,” he said. They closed on their wee-Cottage last spring, though one of their daughters is holding down the fort while the MacDonalds sell their home in Massachusetts. “I think the stars aligned,” said Steve. “This place is perfect. It has everything we need and nothing we don’t want.”

The MacDonalds are at their wee-Cottage as often as feasible but “can’t wait to live at Rogers Farm fulltime,” he said. The couple is leaving a house they built on an acre of land a few miles outside of Boston. “We have apple trees, chickens and raspberry and blueberry bushes, and we thought we would be there forever,” said Steve. “Then our oldest daughter moved to Denver in 2019 for grad school, and my wife and I, who had both never been to Colorado, visited and absolutely fell in love with the state, from the geography to the people to the lifestyle.” 

A few years after their initial trip to Colorado, the MacDonalds stumbled upon the wee-Cottages by Boulder Creek Neighborhoods at Riverdale Ranch in Thornton. “The cute name was catchy, and we had nothing else to do on a snowy day, so we stopped by,” he recalled. “I was sure nothing would come of it.”

But then Steve and Stacy toured a cottage and chatted with Micah Davidson, Boulder Creek community manager. “He was so enthusiastic and positive and told us about Rogers Farm in Superior, where more wee-Cottages would soon be built,” Steve said. “We said, ‘Let’s take a ride out to that Superior place,’ and wow, we really liked it.” The single-family cottages were perfectly sized for the MacDonalds’ changing house needs, and the lower-maintenance lifestyle was exactly what they wanted in their future. “These aren’t a condo or an attached home, and they offer plenty of privacy,” Davidson emphasized. “A single-family home is something many people who are ‘right sizing’ from a huge house desire but can’t find in a traditional market. The wee-Cottage fills that niche.”

Steve explained, “Our daughters are out of the house, which means about half of our house in New England sits empty. The wee-Cottage was just enough home.” As for the lower-maintenance perks, Steve said, “They were a requirement for us.” He continued, “I love my yard, but I have very limited free time with my job, so my Saturdays are basically for yard work. I want to do other things with my free time.” 

Nonetheless, after the MacDonalds added their name to the Rogers Farm interest list, they still were not planning to move. “We knew there were only so many slots and hundreds of people interested,” he said. “We said we’d only do it if we got the floor plan we wanted, if we could be facing the park. We were trying to talk ourselves out of the pipe dream. Of course, the next thing we knew Micah called and said we were number seven in the lottery.” To his own surprise, Steve looked at Stacy and said, “Let’s do this.” They settled on a floor plan and homesite (facing the Rogers Farm neighborhood park, as hoped), and construction began.

Impressive design, quality builds

An engineer with one foot in construction, Steve said he was “thoroughly impressed” by the building process. “Micah was super communicable, and we were informed every step of the way,” he said. The design selection process went just as smoothly. “When we built our house in New England, we’d have to go to one place three miles away to select carpet, then another 10 miles in the other direction to look at sinks,” Steve said. “Boulder Creek was so impressive with how structured everything was. We went to their design location, and in four hours, thanks to their efficiency and helpfulness, we were able to pick out the wall colors, doors, finishes, all of it.” Steve noted that the streamlined design process reflected well on the craftsmanship of the wee-Cottages in general. “I felt a supreme confidence that this was a quality build,” he said.

As Boulder Creek Neighborhoods wraps up at Rogers Farm, the last seven wee-Cottages are predicted to sell swiftly. Since Superior is nearly built out, Davidson said, “This is quickly becoming people’s last chance to buy a new home right across from downtown Superior and get all the great benefits like concerts in the park, the Sports Stable and future retail spaces without having to live in the high density of the downtown area.” Steve said he and Stacy were drawn to Superior from the start. “We love that we can easily get out to the mountains to hike and mountain bike and the drive to Boulder is beautiful. It’s like we’re in a movie scene.” He frequently heads to Boulder for a session at CrossFit Roots, where his youngest daughter is a coach. Rogers Farm offers easy access to U.S. 36, and the University of Colorado Boulder is just 10 minutes away. Since he flies almost weekly for his job, Steve said the short commute to the Denver International Airport from Superior was also key to their purchase. 

For Steve and Stacy, “Our wee-Cottage lets us jump into all the cool things of Colorado,” he said. “We love the work-life balance here, we love the people and we love the lifestyle.”

Tours available now

“Stop by the model home to learn whether a wee-Cottage is perfectly sized for your lifestyle,” Davidson said. The final wee-Cottages start in the high $500s, with homes finishing up to the high $600s. Floor plans feature 2 to 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and up to 1400 square feet. Also available is one quicker move-in home located on the Rogers Farm community park. Expected to finish in December or January, this coveted homesite is sure to go quickly. For more information, visit LiveRogersFarm.com, visit the Rogers Farm model home at 148 East Douglas St. in Superior, or call 303.309.0088 to speak with the Boulder Creek Concierge Team.

By Sarah Huber, At Home Colorado