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What is the best 55+ Active Adult Community in Colorado Springs? It’s The Retreat by OakwoodLife! With breathtaking views of Pike’s Peak, The Retreat is located in the award-winning Banning Lewis Ranch, the fastest-selling community in Colorado Springs, and ranked in the Top 50 master-planned communities in the nation.

A sun lover’s paradise averaging more than 240 sunny days per year, life in The Retreat is meant to be lived outdoors. Explore the countless area attractions including the Garden of the Gods, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the Cave of the Winds, the U.S. Olympic Training Center, and more.  Colorado Springs regularly appears on Top 10 Lists for Healthiest Cities, Best Air Quality, Best Places to Retire, and in 2018 U.S. News & World Report named it The Most Desirable Place to Live in the United States.  Imagine being surrounded by over 75 acres of open space, trails, and parks created to bring neighbors together for summer concerts, farmers’ markets, festivals, and events.

Within this scenic new 55 and up neighborhood lies a vibrant and social gated-street community¹ that connects to all of Banning Lewis Ranch by miles of trails. Stroll down to the pickleball courts, follow the path to the dog park, or meet friends on the trail and walk together to one of our exciting summer music concerts.  At the new clubhouse The Barn, you will enjoy a state-of-the-art fitness center, movement studio, game room with a high-tech golf simulator, therapeutic spa, beach-entry pool with a sun deck and lap lane, event center, demonstration kitchen and so much more.  Spend some time with us and you will soon discover this 55-plus community has a one-of-a-kind neighborhood culture based on connecting and contributing. That’s why at The Retreat, homeowners say they have more than just new neighbors, they have a new family. What are you waiting for?  Grab your walking shoes and come join us!

¹The Retreat is not a secured community and does not have security guards.

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Lifestyle

The Retreat • Colorado Springs, CO

The Barn at the Retreat

This private “retreat” boasts its very own exclusive 10,000 sq. ft. clubhouse called “The Barn” with a state-of-the-art fitness center complete with a movement studio, locker rooms, multipurpose room for learning or getting together with friends, and an entertaining kitchen. Play a game of pickleball or bocce ball, relax at the outdoor spa and swim in the beach-entry pool. The amenities provide multiple options to keep an active and healthy lifestyle while enjoying resort-style features throughout the community.

Have you ever wanted a professional chef to teach you how to cook gourmet cuisine? How about taking a tour strolling through the charms of Colorado Springs? Whatever you dream, our Lifestyle Director makes that dream happen. Our energetic, creative pro takes pride in connecting and collaborating with you. She listens. She acts. She erupts with ideas as she puts her whole heart—and a few tricks up her sleeve—into making your experience the very way you envisioned it.

Ashley ManiscalcoAshley Maniscalco

Grateful for her simple childhood growing up in a small town in Colorado, Ashley’s happiest memories were riding 4-wheelers, going to the mountains with her Papa, working summers on a ranch cleaning cabins and riding horses, and playing hide-n-seek in her Grandparents’ massive scrap yard. She attended LSU, began her hospitality career in Baton Rouge, and spent a great deal of time in New Orleans. A graduate from Metro in Denver, she worked with the Denver Nuggets and planned events at venues such as the Pepsi Center and the Colorado Convention Center. But after meeting her partner, they committed to the city they loved, Colorado Springs.

Having worked in the hospitality community in the Springs for nearly a decade, Ashley is eager to help members discover this beautiful city. Want to eat somewhere special? Ashley is an avid foodie and can recommend many area restaurants. While this Director loves to travel, she has many hobbies to keep her close to home. She loves hiking, her dogs Mia and Milo, her Peloton, weekend sleepovers with her nieces and nephews, photography, social media, and making natural bath and beauty products. Interested in making soy candles? Let Ashley show you how!

Location

The Retreat • Colorado Springs, CO

    Floorplans

    The Retreat • Colorado Springs, CO

      Floorplans

      Diakopes Collection at Banning Lewis Ranch

      From the high $300s

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      Santorini

      Santorini

      Diakopes Collection

      From the

      high $300s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,246 sqft
      Mykonos

      Mykonos

      Diakopes Collection

      From the

      low $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,336 sqft
      Kythira

      Kythira

      Diakopes Collection

      From the

      low $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,527 sqft
      Paros

      Paros

      Diakopes Collection

      From the

      mid $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,704 sqft

      Explorer Collection at Banning Lewis Ranch

      From the mid $400s

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      Sojourner

      Small circle with an M and roof to look like a home and signify a model home. Sojourner

      Explorer Collection

      From the

      mid $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,409 sqft
      Traveler

      Small circle with an M and roof to look like a home and signify a model home. Traveler

      Explorer Collection

      From the

      mid $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,502 sqft
      Voyager

      Small circle with an M and roof to look like a home and signify a model home. Voyager

      Explorer Collection

      From the

      mid $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,623 sqft
      Pathfinder

      Small circle with an M and roof to look like a home and signify a model home. Pathfinder

      Explorer Collection

      From the

      high $400s

      2–3 bed
      2–3 bath
      1,877 sqft

      Fairmont Collection at Banning Lewis Ranch

      From the low $400s

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      Alton

      Alton

      Fairmont Collection

      From the

      low $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,246 sqft
      Raymond

      Raymond

      Fairmont Collection

      From the

      low $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,336 sqft
      Rose (R)

      Rose (R)

      Fairmont Collection

      From the

      mid $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,527 sqft
      Grace

      Grace

      Fairmont Collection

      From the

      mid $400s

      2 bed
      2 bath
      1,704 sqft

      Sanctuary Collection at Banning Lewis Ranch

      From the low $500s

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      Hideaway

      Hideaway

      Sanctuary Collection

      From the

      low $500s

      2–5 bed
      2–4 bath
      1,981–3,096 sqft
      Harbor

      Harbor

      Sanctuary Collection

      From the

      low $500s

      2–7 bed
      2–5 bath
      2,352–3,706 sqft
      Rendezvous

      Rendezvous

      Sanctuary Collection

      From the

      low $500s

      3–4 bed
      3–4 bath
      1,844–3,010 sqft

      Quick Move-Ins

      Bungalows Collection at Banning Lewis Ranch

      Quick Move-ins Available

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      Price Reduced Douglas

      Douglas

      Bungalows Collection

      $537,990

      Lot 16

      5968 Haster Grove
      Colorado Springs, CO 80927

      2 bed
      2 bath
      3,109 sqft
      Price Reduced Conifer

      Conifer

      Bungalows Collection

      $649,990

      Lot 9

      6237 Melvick Point
      Colorado Springs, CO 80927

      2 bed
      2.5 bath
      2,704 sqft

      Sanctuary Collection at Banning Lewis Ranch

      From the low $500s

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      Price Reduced Hideaway

      Hideaway

      Sanctuary Collection

      $521,990

      Lot 83

      6401 Armdale Heights
      Colorado Springs, CO 80927

      3 bed
      3 bath
      2,040 sqft
      Price Reduced Hideaway

      Hideaway

      Sanctuary Collection

      $578,990

      Lot 79

      8988 Braemore Heights
      Colorado Springs, CO 80927

      3 bed
      3 bath
      3,177 sqft
      New Harbor

      Harbor

      Sanctuary Collection

      $591,317

      Lot 46

      6025 Bennach Grove
      Colorado Springs, CO 80927

      2 bed
      2 bath
      2,352 sqft
      Popular Floorplan Harbor

      Harbor

      Sanctuary Collection

      $600,721

      Lot 45

      6031 Bennach Grove
      Colorado Springs, CO 80927

      2 bed
      2 bath
      2,352 sqft

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