Pub Dog (pubdogcolorado.com) pioneered the dog park/bar concept locally four years ago on Bott Avenue. The spotâs still barking strong, with weekly breed-specific meetups, trivia nights and more. But it will soon see some competition â if a 15-mile distance away can be considered that â in the form of
Fetch Park (fetchpark.com), opening this winter off Interquest Parkway.
Fetch launched in 2018 in Atlantaâs Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, with three more Atlanta locations coming this year, plus one in Columbus, Georgia, and Nashville, and this Springs spot. As renderings remain in the design phase, there are no details yet on the size of Fetchâs minor league baseball-inspired, off-leash, turf field, but a PR rep for the project says itâs âbig.â The facility will also feature cooling stations, a doggy bath area, shaded seating, TVs and a modified Airstream bar. Events will include live music, movie and stand-up nights. Fetch also employs â
Downtown Colorado Springs hasnât seen the commercial investment newer sections of the city have grown used to, to include the northern boundaries of the city. Helen Robinson
Experts say the commercial real estate market in Colorado Springs is poised for continued growth in 2021 â even as the area recovers from the pandemic-related economic shutdowns of last year.
Real estate analytics company Costar reported that the vacancy rate for commercial properties in Colorado Springs hit 8.84 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a high of roughly 450,000 square feet sitting empty after more than a dozen Downtown businesses closed or looked to cut overhead costs as their employees shifted to remote work.