A 255-unit, 7-acre luxury apartment development is planned for Wheat Ridge, continuing a trend of suburban multifamily development and movement while Denver proper’s multifamily market struggles.

“The suburban development model is built on the premise of stasis,” as Charles Marohn, a civil engineer and founder of the advocacy group Strong Towns, has put it. “These neighborhoods are frozen at ...

Picture yourself driving through a once-thriving suburban development. The streets are quiet, maybe too quiet. Those massive homes you pass, with their towering facades and oversized garages, stand ...