Dec

7

Gates Project or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Urban Redevelopments

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I have never been a big fan of the new Denver urban redevelopments: Lowry and Stapleton. When I first moved to Denver, Lowry was an aging military base and Stapleton was an airport. Things changed when friends of mine moved into these urban redevelopments. They’re vibrant neighborhoods. They’re near the airport, city, zoo, museums, restaurants, and more importantly for my friends they’re family friendly.

Enter the Gates Project:

From fan belts to greenbelts - at long last the urban revival of the former Gates Rubber plant is taking shape.
Read the full story: Long-awaited Gates project gathers steam

It’s going to be a while before the Gates Project will be complete. I’ve learned to embrace these urban redevelopments and I’m looking forward to having another Linens and Things, Office Depot, Chili’s, et. al. fill our landscape. Who knows they may even add a Chipotle or a Qdoba or both.

Oct

31

Whole Foods + Light Rail = SPRAWL?

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Article from the Rocky Mountain News: Denver wants to avoid sprawl at Southmoor

The city of Denver wants future development around the Southmoor light-rail station in southeast Denver to avoid the “random, piecemeal” sprawl that exists along nearby Hampden Avenue, Peter Park, the city’s manager of planning and development, said Tuesday.

For all you tech geeks… MICRO CENTER is a stone throw away from Southmoor.

Oct

24

Filipino restaurant in Denver

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Unless you live in a city sprawling with Filipinos such as San Diego (Chula Vista or National City) it’s rare to find a Filipino restaurant in a your neighborhood.

If you live in Denver, it’s been very rare ever since the Nipa Hut closed almost a decade ago. Enter the Tropical Grill, located in the outskirts of Denver on Iliff and Peoria in Aurora.

Tropical Grill
12203 East Iliff Avenue
Aurora, CO
303-369-2677

MAP IT

If you decide to check it out, get the chicken adobo and the turon. You won’t be disappointed!
Check out the review on Westword: http://www.westword.com/2007-09-27/dining/tropical-grill/

Oct

15

Razing Colorado

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Oct

12

Foreclosure Caesar

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Being of Roman descent (Alfedena for those who like geography) I prefer Caesar to Czar:

Susan Foley, recently appointed “foreclosure czar” for the city of Denver, has seen firsthand the impact of people losing their homes.

According to the article, Susan Foley has been a planner for Denver’s economic development office for 20 years and also works as a real estate agent.

Read the full story: Why homes are lost studied

Oct

9

A touch of the East Coast in Denver

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I have several friends who live in the DU area. Why? It reminds them of the East Coast:

With wide streets lined with mature trees and elegant homes set on deep lots, prices in University Park - or Observatory Park, as newer residents call it - have skyrocketed in recent years as people discover its storybook feel and prime location.

Read more: DU neighborhood worth observation

Want to live there? With average prices hovering around a cool half mill fughettaboutit!

Denver Real Estate - Trulia

Oct

2

Steamboat Springs hasn’t been the same since….

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…they closed the Inferno, a restaurant during the day and a bar at night, located beneath the lift ticket counter. Intrawest (the NY Yankees of the resort industry) is moving in and doing what they do best:

The arrival of ski-giant Intrawest in this already bustling ski town was like adding gasoline to the fire of furious development already underway.

Read the full article: Reshaping Steamboat Springs

Check out the Steamboat Springs Average Price recent explosion:

Steamboat Springs Real Estate - Trulia

Sep

26

The Springs loads up with 839 new homes

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Two Colorado Springs Air Force bases are poised to get 839 new homes, which could bolster the city’s homebuilding industry as it works its way through a slump. Read the full article: Springs AF bases to get new housing

If you’re moving to the Springs and need a VA LOAN, call me today. Wow. Did I just write that? Yikes! How about this:

As a mortgage professional licensed in Colorado, I help military borrowers procure VA loans.

Sep

24

Links

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Here are some links you might enjoy:

Sep

24

Denver is becoming a zoo with all these condos, why not live near the zoo

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Fom the Rocky Mountain News:

The $165 million Pinnacle at City Park South luxury condominium community, which boasts the classic Chamber of Commerce view of Denver - capturing City Park, the downtown skyline and the mountains - is entering its final phase.

Read the full story: Priciest condos excite most interest

If you plan on buying one of these condos, just hope your balcony isn’t downwind from the Denver Zoo.

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