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Lofts At 2245 Blake Street 2008-04-07 09:53:26 With the 2008 baseball season now underway, what better time to buy into some prime real estate next to Coors Field at the 2245 Blake StreetLofts
in downtown Denver.
Built in 2000, three units at this Denver loft complex are currently available for sale, ranging in size from 1,703 to 2,084 square feet and priced [...]
1505 Pearl Street New Condo Development 2008-03-17 09:51:32 Situated where PearlStreet
makes the break from cars to walking mall, 1505 Pearl is a new 22-unit luxury condo development in the heart of Boulder Colorado. Currently scheduled for a summer 2008 completion, well over half of the units in this building are under contract. Formerly the site of a flea market [...] Read more:Condo
, Development
Colorado Real Estate Numbers Inconsistent 2008-04-08 15:29:03 The Denver Business Journal recently reported that many sources of statewide and local housing information provide data that sometimes conflicts. Those data sources include local public entities, such as the Colorado
Division of Housing; private compilers, such as Metrolist Inc.; and national companies, such as foreclosure specialist RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine, Calif.
With over 80% of [...] Read more:Estate
, Inconsistent
, Numbers
Boulder Lofts at High Street 2008-04-11 21:44:33 Located at Street
.htm">High Street
and Broadway between Downtown and Community Plaza Shopping Center (4 blocks to Pearl Street, 2 blocks to Vic’s) is the High Street Lofts
development.
Multiple outdoor spaces, custom high-end finishes, and parking are available in one of Boulder
’s best locations at 1201 High Street. From the Boulder MLS:
New and Spacious loft [...]
1600 S Monroe Street in Cory Merrill 2008-04-21 09:36:44 In search of a sprawling and luxurious 5-bedroom 5-bathroom estate in Denver’s Cory Merrill
neighborhood? Recently listed 1600 S MonroeStreet
is your answer.
This brand new construction (2008) home offers over 5,000 square feet of custom built open living space: custom cherry cabinets, custom travertine and granite inlays, and mountain views.
For more details about [...]
Affordable Bathroom Makeovers 2008-04-26 15:36:40 The Washington Post recently put together a succinct look at home selling tips related to bathroom updates. It’s said that a dreary, outdated bathroom can be a home sale deal breaker.
Remodeling magazine says the average price of a mid-range bathroom remodel in 2007 was $14,445. But $500 worth of nips and tucks can upgrade [...]
Denver Wash Park Homes: Still a Solid Real Estate Bet 2008-06-10 16:59:41 The Washington Park homes in Denver
are nestled between I-25 (to the south), Cherry Creek Drive / East Alameda (to the north), University Boulevard (at the east end), and Downing Street (at the west). Known as “Wash Park“, the area has always been a beloved respite for singles, marrieds, families, retirees, dog people, runners, [...] Read more:Estate
, Homes
, Solid
Exploring Boulder Newlands Neighborhood 2008-06-11 10:35:17 Newlands is a classic Boulder
neighborhood on the northwest side of Boulder, a larger, well-known subdivision between the boundaries of: the mountains, Iris Avenue (map of Iris Ave), Alpine (map of Alpine Street), and Broadway (map of Broadway). In Boulder Newlands neighborhood of single family homes, you’ll find new houses, one story houses, two [...] Read more:Exploring
, Neighborhood
Deja Vu in Denver, Boulder, and the US-36 Corridor 2008-06-23 08:51:42 The Petroleum Club on 17th Street in downtown Denver
was a private club for those in Colorado’s oil industry, and was the place to be if you were a Colorado oilman in the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s. Then in the ’70s and ’80s…not so much. Its home, the 37th and 38th floors of 555 [...] Read more:Boulder
Boulder: Go West! (But not too far) 2008-06-30 11:41:47 In Boulder
County, mountain living is attainable, and accessible, and reasonable. Why? Because the city of Boulder is nestled right up against the renowned Flatirons and Indian Peaks. With the mountains right there already, all it takes is a ten to twenty minute drive–westward and upward–to reach some of the most serene, scenic [...]
When in Boulder… 2008-07-23 08:19:29 Even though the Bolder Boulder
10k road race has retired its sneakers for the year, there’s still plenty to do this summer in Boulder (and surrounding areas) - both for the athletic and otherwise. Many full-time residents with homes in Boulder feel that one of the perks of living in this Front Range community [...]
What Makes Denver Green? 2008-07-21 08:15:50 It’s not the fertilizer, and it’s not a reference to annual runoff or the residential watering restrictions. Think green, as in environmental, and take another look at Denver
homes, where green living is a time-honored commitment.
What’s the Green
Story?
At one time Denver was infamous for its poor air quality, a condition that had [...]
Boulder Townhomes: The Next Generation 2008-07-19 09:49:10 Did you know that Boulder
condo and townhome subdivisions make up about half of our Top Boulder Real Estate Subdivisions category of listings? Taking a closer look at the next generation of townhome and condo units reveals that higher-end, newer inventory is plentiful in Boulder.
Among them: Boulder Landmark Lofts, which are brand new and centrally [...] Read more:Generation
Liking the Sound of Larkspur 2008-07-16 11:24:35 Near Pike National Forest is a beautiful out-of-the-way place between Denver and Colorado Springs that bursts wide open with activity every summer. It’s as pleasant as it sounds: Larkspur, Colorado. It’s a place as quaint as its name, and is home to the Colorado Renaissance Festival during the summer months, and also the full-time [...] Read more:Sound
A Snapshot of Boulder Inventory 2008-07-15 07:10:54 An interesting phenomenon is happening in the Boulder
real estate market right now. Unlike most other Colorado markets, there are more buyers than sellers in Boulder. Does that mean inventory is down to zero? Absolutely not. In fact, you’ll find at our Boulder Real Estate and Homes page that today there are:
1,718 [...] Read more:Inventory
South Boulder Neighborhoods in Demand 2008-08-10 08:33:36 Between the mountains to the west of Boulder
, US highway 36, Dartmouth Avenue, and Greenbriar Blvd/Lehigh Street, is a network of neighborhoods that are as varied and unique as a homebuyer’s personality. It’s South
Boulder, otherwise known as SoBo or Table Mesa, and consists of winding roads that go in all directions, including [...]
Boulder Heights: at the Top of Boulder Real Estate 2008-08-08 08:25:53 It’s not just that the BoulderHeights
neighborhood, in Boulder’s 80302 zip code, is perched atop the west edge of Boulder’s mountainside, it’s also a top Colorado neighborhood in terms of activity and popularity.
Median home prices in the Boulder Heights neighborhood, which consists of all kinds of single-family homes, are in the mid-$500s. [...] Read more:Estate
The Lowdown on Denver’s LoDo Homes 2008-08-05 08:18:42 What is LoDo?
LoDo is shorthand for the Lower Downtown Historic District and mixed-use neighborhood in Denver
. Despite its short nickname, it has enjoyed a long history as the city’s birthplace, and one of the the most exciting, fun, and hip parts of Denver. Here, there’s mainly a rich mixture of loft and condominium/townhome living, [...] Read more:Homes
, Lowdown
Downtown Denver: the City of Many Faces 2008-08-03 11:44:49 Do downtown Denver
neighborhoods have multiple personalities? Maybe you could say that it has adopted the philosophy that variety is the spice of life. Or maybe you could say that Denver, an urban community consisting of eleven distinct neighborhoods, is the city that just keeps reinventing itself. There are Denver high-rises, Denver [...] Read more:Downtown
Estes Park Accolades 2008-08-24 08:14:11 View of Estes Park looking west
In the spring of 2008 Estes Park homes and property owners were thrilled to learn that the town had won four different and important honors as a top place to spend a day or a vacation. They were: The Weather Channel, Kids Pages, the Greeley Tribune and TripAdvisor.com, all of [...]
Down to the Grout with Home Improvements 2008-08-22 08:10:35 If your bathroom, kitchen or floor tiles are looking a little rough, consider renewing the grout, especially if re-tiling an area is out of the question. Considering that grout is dramatically less expensive than tile, your main decision has to do with choosing a grout color, which was recently simplified at Ask a Floor Guy.
There [...]
Getting to Know SoBo 2008-08-19 08:05:42 If you’ve never been to South Boulder, or SoBo as Boulderites have started to call it, it’s the end of Boulder off closest to Golden, and is also sometimes referred to as the smaller neighborhood components of Table Mesa, Martin Acres, Devil’s Thumb, Shanahan Ridge, and others.
Here’s who lives in SoBo, according to Zillow:
Fab [...]
Where is Denver LoHi? 2008-08-17 08:56:01 The name LoHi sounds like something you eat in Hawaii, or a gambling strategy you’d use up in Black Hawk or Central City, but if you’re familiar with LoDo (lower downtown), you know that LoHi is the new-new mashup neighborhood name that’s gaining popularity with the Denver
crowd.
It’s short for “lower” and “Highland,” [...]
Castle Rock Star: Castle Pines Village 2008-08-15 08:50:15 An aerial view of the 80108 zip code with active listings
Today there are over one hundred listings in Castle
Pines Village
for sale, which makes it one of Colorado’s most active neighborhoods; it’s a top Colorado neighborhood with land offerings, single-family homes, patio homes, and condos/townhomes galore in sub-neighborhoods including Castle Pines North Castle [...]
Summer Curb Appeal on the Front Range 2008-08-14 08:44:51 A photo of the Denver Botanical Gardens (Flickr–Creative Commons)
Among Colorado home owners, the phrase “water, water everywhere” isn’t a phrase often thrown around. With summertime lawn watering restrictions in Denver, it isn’t always easy to keep things green when temperatures rise into the 90s and higher. But with homebuyers out in force this [...] Read more:Appeal
, Front
, Range
, Summer
Boulder Colorado Country Club Estates 2008-08-12 08:39:54 If country club living is for you, the news is good in Boulder
. Homes in Boulder’s Country
Club Estates
are relatively plentiful, and reasonably priced.
With homes starting in the mid-400s to the mid-600s, Boulder’s Country Club Estates is one of the more active neighborhoods in the area’s portfolio - see a map of the [...] Read more:Colorado
University, Platt Park, Wellshire Neighborhoods 2008-09-16 08:28:55 If there’s a way to see the good in everything, it’s especially easy to find goodness on both the buy and sell side in Denver. Today, we’ll discuss why while focusing on the DU (University
of Denver), Platt Park, and Wellshire Heights neighborhoods.
First Things First:
The University, Platt Park, and Wellshire Heights communities are [...]
Colorado Springs’ In-Demand Neighborhoods 2008-09-14 08:25:10 When browsing your preferred locales at COhomefinder these days, you’ll find a new-ish feature called Top Categories. And if you happen to be browsing ColoradoSprings
listings, you’ll find under the “top” category Colorado Springs
top neighborhoods, school listings and more.
Particularly if you’re new to learning about Colorado homes and real estate, or [...]
Open Range: The Denver-Colorado Springs Corridor 2008-09-11 08:19:36 Between Denver
and its suburbs and ColoradoSprings
and its suburbs is an hour-long stretch of the I-25 highway that is booming with new and existing populations. Once considered “the boonies” or “no man’s land,” this corridor joining two of Colorado’s largest cities is now known as a collection of individual communities with lives [...] Read more:Colorado Springs
, Range
Finding Historic Uptown Denver 2008-09-09 08:16:27 Historic UptownDenver
is the little area east of downtown, between Grant & York Streets
and Colfax & 20th Avenues.
What you’ll find there: Mostly luxury high-rise condos and townhomes from the 300s up to over $1M, but you’ll also find a few single family homes and a wide variety of condo and loft arrangements in the [...]