Colorado Next Gen Homes for Sale

Next Gen and multigenerational homes in Colorado: what you are looking at

The grid above shows every Colorado listing that names a NextGen or Next Gen plan, 33 homes right now. Widen it to every home with a multigenerational, in-law or private-suite layout and the list is 1,002 homes across the Front Range, median about $750K. NextGen is Lennar's name for a home within a home: a private suite with its own entrance, kitchenette, living room, bedroom, bath and laundry, joined to the main house by an interior door. Toll Brothers, Richmond American, David Weekley and Century Communities sell the same idea under their own names, and thousands of Colorado resales have a finished basement or main-floor suite that does the same job. Aging parents, adult children, a caregiver, a rental for the mortgage: the reasons buyers search for these homes are the reasons they hold their value.

Multigenerational homes for sale by city

The four kinds of multigenerational home in Colorado

• Builder NextGen and multi-gen plans. Lennar NextGen, Toll Brothers multi-gen suites, Richmond American and David Weekley suite options. A separate entrance, a kitchenette and a bath, on the main floor. New: Lennar homes for sale, Toll Brothers homes for sale, Richmond American homes for sale, David Weekley homes for sale.
• Resales with a finished in-law suite. A basement or main-floor suite with a second kitchen. Most common in 1970s to 1990s ranches and walkouts across Denver, Aurora, Lakewood and Colorado Springs: Denver walkout basement homes, Denver ranch homes.
• Homes with a detached ADU or casita. A separate structure on the lot; the most rentable and the most regulated. Denver homes with an ADU.
• Duplexes and side-by-sides. Two full homes, two addresses; the family version of house-hacking. Denver duplexes for sale.

What to check before you buy a multigenerational home

• Permits on the second kitchen. An unpermitted kitchen can block FHA and conventional loans and the insurance. Pull the permit history before the inspection period ends.
• Separate entrance and a lockable connecting door. The difference between a suite and a big bedroom, for privacy and for resale.
• Accessibility. A step-free entry, a curbless shower and 36-inch doors in the suite if a parent is the reason. Zero-step homes in Colorado.
• Utilities and sound. Separate thermostat, separate laundry, insulated common wall. Ask for the utility bills.
• Covenants and zoning. Whether the suite can be rented, to whom, and whether a second kitchen is allowed at all in that HOA.
• The loan. If the suite is a legal ADU, ask the lender whether part of its rent counts toward qualifying; if not, buy on your own income and treat the rent as a bonus.

Questions people ask about Next Gen and multigenerational homes

What is a Next Gen home?

Lennar's NextGen plan is a home within a home: a private suite with its own entrance, kitchenette, living room, bedroom, bath and laundry connected to the main house by an interior door. Other builders sell the same idea as a multi-gen suite, a casita or an in-law suite.

How much more does a NextGen or multigenerational home cost in Colorado?

In the Denver metro the private-suite plans run about $60,000 to $120,000 above the same builder's standard plan of similar size, and resale homes with a finished in-law suite carry a $30,000 to $80,000 premium over the same house without one. The listings on this site run from the $300s to over $2 million, median about $750,000.

Can I rent out the suite?

Sometimes. HOA covenants, city zoning and the deed decide. Denver, Aurora, Lakewood and most Front Range cities allow an attached accessory dwelling unit on single-family lots under Colorado's 2024 ADU law, but a NextGen suite inside a home is not automatically a legal rental; check the covenants before you count the rent.

Which builders sell multigenerational plans in Colorado?

Lennar (NextGen), Toll Brothers (multi-gen suite options), Richmond American, David Weekley and Century Communities offer plans with a private suite in Aurora, Parker, Castle Rock, Erie, Commerce City and Colorado Springs. Ask the sales office for the plan by name; incentives on finished multi-gen homes follow the same rules as any quick move-in.

Does the suite count toward the appraisal and the loan?

Yes. A finished suite with a kitchen counts as living area and, if it is a legal ADU, some lenders count part of its rent toward qualifying income. A suite without permits counts as square footage but not as income.

More reading: the best multigenerational homes on the Front Range, Lennar NextGen in Colorado, Toll Brothers multi-gen plans, mother-in-law suite homes in the Denver metro, and selling a parent’s home to fund the move.