Sonders Fort Collins, a master-planned Community on the cutting edge of wellness and sustainability, has recently opened to residents. Here’s what they’re getting for their money.

Nearly 20 years ago, when Actual Communities Inc. began to plan what would eventually become Sonders Fort Collins, it did so with the aim of building a sustainability focused master planned community in a city with values that mirrored its own.

“We try to build communities, not just do land development,” says Bill Swalling, Actual Communities Inc.’s principal and founder.

Along the way, Actual Communities expanded its vision of how the community would serve its residents. In addition to utilizing community-wide and home-level sustainability strategies, Sonders would be a place where homeowners could age in place, and a community that promoted connection and wellness. In late 2022, construction across the community ramped up, and the first residents of Sonders moved into the 225-acre, 330-home development.