The Retreat at Banning Lewis Ranch

The Retreat at Banning Lewis Ranch is Colorado Springs' first and only age-restricted 55+ active adult community, tucked inside the award-winning, top-50-ranked Banning Lewis Ranch master-planned development on the northeast side of the city. Developed by Oakwood Homes (a Berkshire Hathaway / Clayton company) under its OakwoodLife brand, with additional ranch floor plans by Classic Homes, the neighborhood will total 236 single-family and attached homes at buildout — a deliberately intimate scale that lets residents actually know their neighbors. Construction began in 2019 and sales continue today, with homes priced from the low $400s into the $900s+ depending on collection and finishes. The community is gated and centered on 'The Barn,' a private 10,000-square-foot clubhouse reserved exclusively for Retreat residents. Inside, you'll find a state-of-the-art fitness center, a dedicated movement studio for yoga and fitness classes, locker rooms, a multipurpose room, a golf simulator, meeting rooms, and an entertaining kitchen where the community's Lifestyle Director hosts gourmet cooking demonstrations and social gatherings. Outside, residents enjoy a heated beach-entry (zero-entry) pool, a year-round heated hot tub, eight pickleball courts, bocce ball courts, and patios for entertaining. A Lifestyle Director keeps the calendar full with fitness classes, clubs, game nights, day trips around Colorado Springs, and seasonal events — actively encouraging new residents to plug in during their first month. Because The Retreat sits inside Banning Lewis Ranch, residents also have access to the master plan's broader amenity package: the Northtree Ranch House amenity center (fitness, demonstration kitchen, outdoor pool, fire pit), the Vista Water Park with its resort-style zero-entry pool, a 24-hour fitness center, tennis courts, a softball diamond, community gardens, a rock climbing area, dog parks, four parks, and more than 30 miles of walking and biking trails winding through 65–75 acres of open space. The ranch's historical character — it once spanned 20,000+ acres and hosted WWII military training — is preserved through heritage features and natural ranch-land views. Home offerings span five collections. The Oakwood Retreat Collection (1,881–3,941 sq ft), the Diakopes Collection of attached courtyard homes (1,246–1,704 sq ft, two-bed/two-bath), and the Epic and Explorer Collections by Oakwood round out the single-level, low-maintenance options. Classic Homes contributes 12 Ranch Home plans from roughly 2,499 to 4,004 sq ft with finished or walkout basements. All homes are main-floor-living focused with attached garages, built to Oakwood's High-Performance Guarantee with low-E windows, upgraded insulation, water-saving fixtures, and energy-efficient systems. The location is hard to beat for buyers who want Colorado scenery without sacrificing convenience. The Retreat sits just off North Powers Boulevard with quick access to I-25, putting downtown Colorado Springs about 14 miles away and downtown Denver under 70 miles north. Nearly every major grocery and big-box retailer is within a short drive — King Soopers, Safeway, Trader Joe's, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Natural Grocers, Target, Costco, and Sam's Club. Healthcare is well covered by St. Francis Medical Center, UCHealth Grandview Hospital, Penrose Hospital, Briargate Medical Center, and Encompass Health Rehab. And the signature Pikes Peak views — visible from many homesites and the clubhouse — never get old.