October 2007

Another great neighborhood within walking distance of Coors Field is the Riverfront neighborhood. When Coors Field opened in 1998, the Riverfront Park area was mostly open land and rail road tracks. It’s now a beautiful neighborhood with great restaurants (Zengo’s, McLaughlin’s Pub and Ink! Coffee), retail shops (Pet Fitters, RitaB Salon, Little Raven Vineyards), a beautiful park and it’s located in the heart of the city. Riverfront Park continues to grow and evolve, and with the completion of Glass House , is even changing the skyline of downtown Denver. Commons Park is a 20-acre green space that fronts the Platte River and serves as the counterpart to Civic Center Park at the other end of downtown. With access to Commons Park, Confluence Park, the Cherry Creek bike, the Platte River and REI within easy walking distance, residents can easily walk out their front door to go biking, jogging, rollerblading, kayaking or just relax and enjoy a picnic in the park. It’s like having the best of both worlds!

Riverfront Park also offers many events such as the Riverfront Fashion Show series during the summer, which is a must attend event! And the Museum of Contemporary Art will finally be opening in their new location at the end of this month. The MCA building was designed by David Adjaye, one of the leading architects in the world today and will be a gorgeous addition to the Riverfront Park neighborhood!

Riverfront Park is bordered by Cherry Creek, 20^th Street, the consolidated Main Line and Commons Park. Just walk across the Millenium Bridge and you’re at Union Station and Lodo and just a short walk to Coors Field . The Highland Bridge opened this summer and it unites the Highland Neighborhood on the west side of I-25 with Riverfront Park and other major attractions downtown such as Coors Field, the Pepsi Center and Lodo.

Please feel free to contact me directly for additional information about Riverfront Park or any other Denver neighborhood.

Go Rockies!!

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With the excitement caused by the Colorado Rockies and their phenomenal journey to the 2007 World Series, it seems a good time to relate the Rockies and Coors Field to the neighborhoods around the exceptionally well designed home of Denver’s professional baseball team. To the northeast lies the Ballpark Neighborhood Historic District. The Denver Planning Office was the first to attach to use the term “Ballpark Historic District” in late 1992 as a working name for a study conducted to assess the historical and architectural significance of the area. Despite efforts to establish Landmark designation for the area in the middle 1990’s, the neighborhood was not designated as an historic district until 2002. Various development guidelines were established to create consistency in sidewalks, street lighting, tree, pedestrian and vehicle access, and building architecture.

Currently there are various new development and redevelopment projects in evidence in the area. Over the next week we will highlight those and focus on the other neighborhoods affected by Coors Field, such as LODO and Prospect Park.

This link will take you to a Ballpark Map.

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This morning’s Denver Post online blogged about how many posts are being written about the Rockies. The article said in the past 120 minutes more than 100 post were written. That’s nearly a blog per minute.

Amazing? Not really. Denver is alive with excitement and anticipation right now. It is very hard not to get caught up in the celebration. Everywhere we go conversations are started with our beloved Rockies being the main topic.

This type of community commonality is good for everyone. We get to meet and chat with people we ordinarily would ignore. Getting to know the person who waits on you at the grocery store, dry cleaners or department store is a good thing. Being friendly and happy brings more joy into our lives. The day goes better, the sun is brighter and the rain goes away quicker.

Are the Rockies going to win the World Series? You betcha! Denver go visit the Hottest Real Estate on Earth and BYOB.

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Colorado’s natural diversity constantly intrigues and amazes me through each season. Fall is no exception with the changing trees and ideal weather it’s difficult to find an equal match.

Actually the question I get asked most by people relocating to Denver from other climates is about our freezing cold weather. This is a myth that I assure people is not only untrue but further from the truth than one would imagine. Anybody who has been in Denver for the entire cycle of the year knows that the weather is the most favorable element of Colorado living. There aren’t many places that one could wake up and walk for coffee in shorts and hours later be skiing in a foot of snow–still in the sunshine.

The pictures here were taken in Washington Park, one of Denver’s charming urban neighborhoods. The area is made up of historic single-family houses, duplex living and some multi-family communities. The charm comes from the original architecture blended with the beauty & recreation of Washington Park. The park is Denver’s most used park with rec paths, tennis & basketball courts, jungle gyms, two small lakes and open fields for soccer & volleyball. The 165-arce park is an oasis in the city and draws much attention year-round.

The residential areas are split into two areas: Washington Park and West Washington Park and homes and lots sizes vary in each. Currently the average home price in Wash Park is $560,000 while West Wash Park is around $460,000. While many of the original features still exist in the majority of these homes they have been updated–some a little and others completely renovated or scraped & a new home built in it’s place. There are a number of homes currently available for sale.

Below is a slide show of what Washington Park looks like in Fall, please feel free to contact me directly for additional information about this or any other Denver neighborhood.

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