One observation I’ve had over the past year and a half as Refuge has sought permitting approvals, is how quickly the town is evolving and will continue to evolve.

There are a number of reasons for this of course.  As the town becomes more vibrant with new restaurants, services, activities, and neighborhoods, demand for in-town living increases.  For some, the costs, maintenance and seclusion of owning the ideal - a cabin in the woods - is simply too much, particularly when 97 percent of Jackson Hole is comprised of public lands and therefore accessible without owning your own land. The Comprehensive Plan is encouraging greater development density in town while limiting development in the county, which should accelerate this trend.

In our area of town, the North Cache corridor, changes are happening quickly with last year’s street improvements (pathways, lighting and landscaping) all along the east side of Cache Street, the remodel of the Rustic Inn to the north, and the redevelopment of the Nikai building to the south to house the Teton County Historical Society and  Museum.  Redevelopment of the block for Refuge largely completes this corridor.  This is an exciting time to be in town!

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