Art-centric Aurora Highlands will have 15,000 homes, plus 40 public pieces. Artist Michael Benisty’s work can usually be found in the Nevada desert at Burning Man or the backyards of the ultra-rich, but one of his beyond-life-size steel sculptures is in a developing neighborhood outside Aurora, Colorado.

The Livability Adams County Region Magazine’s 2024-25 edition featured Umi at The Aurora Highlands on its cover and a photo of Life Blood and another photo of Umi inside the publication.

Aurora TV Coverage of The Nationals Awards

As a result of her leadership at The Aurora Highlands project in Colorado, 50% of the home builders building in the community are led by women. It’s not a mistake in a master plan as focused on art and culture as it is on roads and infrastructure—it’s all part of the plan.

The Aurora Highlands once again emerged as a standout at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) “The Nationals” Awards, held in Las Vegas Tuesday evening.

Aurora TV Coverage of the AdventHealth Groundbreaking

The system has big plans for a 40-acre medical campus near DIA.

On January, 29, AdventHealth became the first healthcare provider to break ground on a medical campus in The Aurora Highlands, a 4,000-acre master planned community south of Denver International Airport.

The Aurora Highlands had its most celebrated night yet at the Denver MAME Awards on Nov. 16.

The Aurora Highlands has achieved a remarkable milestone, winning nine awards at this year’s Denver MAME Awards, including the coveted “Community of the Year” distinction.

The Aurora Highlands isn’t just about residential development; it’s a holistic approach to community living.

Attention-grabbing, viral works have become a destination in themselves

Dive into a weekend of wonder at the Aurora Borealis Festival! From a stunning recreation of the northern lights to interactive lighting installations, a global gift bazaar, and Flavors of Aurora Food Court.

One of Aurora’s most exciting new communities, The Aurora Highlands is a hub of connection and innovation in northeast Aurora.

The Aurora Highlands isn’t just about residential development; it’s a holistic approach to community living.

Donald Trump may not make it, but these are the spots that anyone visiting Aurora should make time to visit.

Across the city is the newly developed Aurora Highlands neighborhood, which created a gathering place through art installations.

Developer Carla Ferreira has filled Hogan Park with incredible sculptures, including work from the Burning Man Festival and beyond.

Vivid laser shows, a mystical forest walk, luminous displays and more will be found at first-ever Aurora Borealis Festival.

Fox 31’s Dan Daru came out to interview Carla Ferreira about the Art in the Park at The Aurora Highlands.

The Aurora Highlands brought a great deal of creativity to the public art master planning process for its metropolitan district.

New works at Aurora Highlands are symbols of unity, resilience and hope

Vivid laser shows, a mystical forest walk, luminous displays and more will be found at first-ever Aurora Borealis Festival.

Developers of Aurora Highlands donate $250,000 to Aurora Public Schools Foundation and the Aurora Public Schools District

Aurora TV Coverage of the opening of E470

The public art park has a new neon-and-graffiti art mural and a new massive 25-foot-tall sculpture.

The new E-470 interchange will help with access to a master-planned community that will expand the northeastern Denver metro area.

More accessibility is becoming available for travelers and visitors in the Aurora Highlands along E-470, also known as Exit 22, or Aurora Highlands Parkway.

This is the first new interchange on E-470 in 10 years.

Aurora TV Coverage of New Art in the Park and E470 Opening Preview

OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, South African multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper crafted Umi, a 21-foot-tall sculpture with a soft yet striking presence in The Aurora Highlands, a new 4,000-acre master-planned community east of Denver.

What’s new in Denver’s art scene as summer officially begins? Standouts include new outdoor public artworks recently raised in Hogan Park, an essential piece of Aurora Highlands, a growing planned community out on the plains.

Aurora TV Coverage of Dr. Justina Ford Statue

‘The Aurora Highlands’ is showcasing two new community art installations and GDC Host, Spencer Thomas, had the opportunity to talk to the two artists who brought it to life, Olivia Steele, and Snyder, as well as The Aurora Highlands Developer, Carla Ferreira, to learn...

The statue was created through the Statues for Equality program, which aims to place more statues of powerful, inspirational women worldwide.

CBS News coverage of the newest art installation at The Aurora Highlands.

Colorado Construction & Design article spotlighting Hogan Park at Highlands Creek

The Aurora Highlands stood out at the prestigious National Association of Home Builders “The Nationals” Awards in Las Vegas. This master-planned community in Aurora not only clinched the coveted Gold Award for Best Community Amenity but also secured multiple Silver...

AuroraTV news story congratulating The Aurora Highlands on their MAME Awards.

The master-planned community’s Hogan Park at Highlands Creek clinched a prestigious Gold Award, leading a suite of distinguished honors The Aurora Highlands was a standout at the celebrated National Association of Home Builders(NAHB) “The Nationals” Awards event in...

This Redfin Blog article listed Aurora as one of the most walkable cities in Aurora and mentioned The Aurora Highlands: Liz Kotalik, a publicist for The Aurora Highlands, describes the community further. “One of the most walkable areas in Aurora is Hogan Park at...

Great artwork doesn't need to cost large sums of money or sit in museums. In fact, some of the best art is free to view daily and often decorates public places that would otherwise be bare. The public art walk found in Hogan Park at Highlands Creek is a perfect...

The Aurora Highlands, the Denver Metro Area’s largest master-planned community under development, took home three awards at the Denver MAME Awards on Nov. 11. The MAME Awards are hosted by the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver and honors professionals in...

Aurora opened a new exit ramp off of E-470, connecting the highway directly to The Aurora Highlands — a master-planned community in northeast Aurora that already houses about 1,000 people, according to a news release from the community's marketing agency Prim and Co....

The Aurora Highlands is to be honored by the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts CBCA) for the master-planned community’s public art park, Hogan Park at Highlands Creek. The Aurora Highlands will be honored for this achievement during the 2024 Business for the...

Two iconic Aurora locations, The Aurora Highlands’ Art in the Park at Hogan Park and Jubilee Roasting Co., have been awarded the 2024 Arts and Business Partnership Award by the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts. The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts...

AuroraTV news story congratulating The Aurora Highlands on their MAME Awards.

The Aurora Highlands took home three awards at the Denver MAME Awards on November 11th. The MAME Awards are hosted by the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Metro Denver and honors professionals in Denver’s residential building, design and real estate industry. The...

AuroraTV news story on The Aurora Highlands donation to the Aurora Public Schools Foundation.

Umi by Daniel Popper Looking for a quirky stop on your way to Denver International Airport? Take a short detour through The Aurora Highlands master-planned community to check out its two-mile-long art park. While the park’s full artistic vision is still in progress,...

AuroraTV news story on Daniel Popper’s art installation, “Umi,” at The Aurora Highlands.

AuroraTV news story on Daniel Popper’s art installation, “Umi,” at The Aurora Highlands.

The Aurora Highlands is a new 4,000-acre master planned community in Aurora near DIA. It’s a community now featuring ‘art in the park’. It’s all part of a permanent collection by South African artist Daniel Popper that encourages creativity and sustainability. GDC’s...

AuroraTV news story on Daniel Popper’s art installation, “Umi,” at The Aurora Highlands.

A stunning new sculpture has popped up in Colorado and it's one you'll definitely want to check out. Daniel Popper's 21-foot-tall 'Umi' sculpture was unveiled in The Aurora Highlands public art park, located at Hogan Park at Highlands Creek, on August 19. Standing...

DENVER (KDVR) — A two-story sculpture named “Umi” came to life on Saturday at Hogan Park in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood. Daniel Popper added the interactive exhibit as part of the Art in the Park program. Popper is a South African sculpture artist specializing...

9News interviews Carla Ferreira, The Aurora Highlands Director of Onsite Development about grown in Northeast Aurora.

Principal & Director of On-Site Development, Carla Ferreira, recognized with DBJ’s Outstanding Women in Business Award.

The community of Aurora celebrated a significant milestone in mid July as nearly 2,000 visitors attended the grand opening of The Aurora Highlands, a master-planned community near Denver International Airport that is anticipated to revolutionize northeast Aurora.  “We...

Denver’s Home Showcase Tradition Will Return on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 andRun Through Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 The Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA) and The Aurora Highlands today announced that The Aurora Highlands will be the presenting sponsor of the...

Just 10 minutes from Denver International Airport, a new community in Aurora is in the works. Nearly 13,000 homes — including apartments and single-family houses — are planned for The Aurora Highlands (TAH). "Right now, they're working on getting their utilities...

Meet Carla Ferreira | Principal and Director of Onsite Development, The Aurora HighlandsWe had the good fortune of connecting with Carla Ferreira and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Carla, what is the most important factor behind your success?Being a...

People and Projects to Know: Carla Ferreira, Principal at The Aurora Highlands When ground breaks on a new project within The Aurora Highlands’ master-planned community, chances are you’ll see a smartly dressed woman shoveling a big scoop of dirt from the land,...

Lisa Solberg talks about her sculpture art in Aurora, CO on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Io Hartman/CU Independent) Near a sea of buildings under construction and beige grass dehydrated by the early-autumn sun, sits a set of three ancient-looking sculptures, surrounded...

Sheridan Road’s feature article on Lisa Solberg includes a mention on her installation at The Aurora Highlands.

AuroraTV news story on Lisa Solberg’s art installation at The Aurora Highlands.

JHL Constructors and Aurora Public Schools held a ground-breaking ceremony Sept. 8 at the site of what will soon be The Aurora Highlands community’s first of four new schools in their nearly 4,000-acre master planned community. Designed by Hord Coplan Macht, the...

Having been raised around construction projects, Carla Ferreira is now raising a neighborhood. She's the director of onsite development for The Aurora Highlands, a 4,000-acre planned community that's currently in the works. Ferreira's father introduced her to the...

AuroraTV news story on the Aurora Public Schools groundbreaking ceremony in The Aurora Highlands.

Aurora Public Schools district leaders and Aurora Highlands officials break ground , Sept. 8, 2022 at the new location for Highlands P-8 school.Photo provided by Aurora public Schools. AURORA | Aurora Public Schools broke ground Thursday on a new P-8 school that will...

9News interviews Carla Ferreira, The Aurora Highlands Director of Onsite Development about grown in Northeast Aurora.

One of Colorado's most diverse cities is expanding east as its population booms. Developers and the school district are working to accommodate the needs of Aurora residents as their area evolves. Aurora Public Schools broke ground on a new P-8 school in the Aurora...

9News interviews Josh Cooley, the principal of the new P-8 school in The Aurora Highlands.

AURORA | Drive down E-470 and you might catch a glimpse of the newest — and one of the largest — pieces of public art in the city of Aurora. The statue “Life Blood” by Arkansas-based artist Hunter Brown was installed last week, and is part of a series of more than two...

The words “public art” and “planned community” don’t often go well together, but developers are doing their best to bring some beauty and whimsy to a massive new 12,500-unit housing community called Aurora Highlands, located off E-470 about 2 miles north of I-70....

Fox coverage of the installation of “Life Blood,” the sculpture at the roundabout on The Aurora Highlands Parkway.

ABC coverage of the installation of “Life Blood,” the sculpture at the roundabout on The Aurora Highlands Parkway.

The demand for housing in Colorado is soaring and female homebuilders and developers are now breaking ground and barriers in the male-dominated industry.

A cluster of pink hardhats isn’t a regular occurrence on most construction sites, but the Aurora Highlands housing development on the northeastern edge of the city isn’t a run-of-the-mill construction site.  The 4,000-acre development that will eventually include more...

Meet Five Colorado Women Breaking Ground in a Male-Dominated Industry   Traditionally dominated by men, women represent only 10.9 percent of the construction industry. Even smaller, is the number of women on the front lines of a job site — only one for every 100...

Driving or strolling through a fairyland of outdoor light displays is a holiday treat that costs no more than gasoline or shoe leather. And there’s no place prettier than Denver/Boulder, especially when the snowy backdrop is the real deal. Here’s a list of the best...

The pandemic ignited a home-buying frenzy as the decade-long housing shortage converged with historically-low mortgage rates, shifting workplace dynamics and new opportunities for young buyers to pursue their first homes. As we near the end of 2021, here’s a look at...

The Aurora Highlands took home five awards at the Denver MAME Awards on November 6. The MAME Awards are hosted by the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Metro Denver and honors professionals in Denver’s residential building, design and real estate industry. The awards...

The secret’s out about Denver. The Mile High City (it’s called that because the elevation there is 5,280 feet) is a launching pad for all kinds of weekend adventures — skiing, hiking, mountain biking, white-water rafting, and exploring the historical remnants of...

The Aurora Highlands executive learns from her developer dad and other women mentors. Carla Ferreira is only about five years into her career in residential development. In early 2017, she became the director of onsite development and principal for one of the Denver...

It was quite a surprise Tuesday evening when Carlo Ferreira, developer of The Aurora Highlands, donated $100,000 during the Aurora Public Schools (APS) Foundation 9th annual Relentless Gala. Ferreira surprised everyone, including his daughter Carla, the director of...

The Aurora, Colorado, communities will offer single- and two-story floor plans across three collections. By Mary Salmonsen Pulte Homes has announced that it will offer 243 new homes at The Aurora Highlands, a new master-planned community in Aurora. The builder plans...

National homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) is planning to build 243 new homes at The Aurora Highlands, a master-planned community that's projected to span nearly 4,000 acres south of Denver International Airport along E-470. Pulte appears to be ramping up its...

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Click image to view slide show. As huge, yellow earth-movers leveled the landscape around Aurora’s newest housing development, politicians and real estate developers gathered to unveil a plaque dedicated to the man who envisioned the 3,700-acre site. Former Aurora...

Plans to purchase 1,000 lots in The Aurora Highlands. Richmond American Homes of Colorado Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MDC), said Wednesday it plans to purchase 1,000 home sites at The Aurora Highlands, one of the largest mixed-use master-planned...

As in previous master plans like Highlands Ranch and Stapleton, homebuyers will be lured by a range of single-family and multifamily designs, offered in eight residential villages. Denver’s amazing popularity with homebuyers — driving some of the fastest growth now in...

Local civic leaders to float first of $200 million in bonds starting next month to build infrastructure

Developers and builders in land-constrained Denver are betting that a new community under way near the city’s airport will resonate with home buyers.

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On September 20, 2018, The Aurora Highlands (TAH) hosted the Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority (ARTA) groundbreaking. ARTA is an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Aurora, Adams County, and the Aerotropolis Area Coordinating Metropolitan...

The newly formed  Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority will spend nearly $750 million to  build a transportation network on a 21,000 acre site located south of Denver International Airport.

With Denver International Airport in the midst of a redevelopment project, Front Range Airport being named a Space Port and the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center planning to open this fall, it’s probably no surprise that developers, city officials and county officials are planning for the future of the area around DIA.

It took several years, but now things will move quickly just south of Denver International Airport, as more than 20,000 homes are planned and possibly tens of thousands of jobs expected as part of the Aerotropolis development.