Washington Park Real Estate — Quite a Story
Posted on May 28th, 2009. Filed under: Real Estate.A ditch digger, a gardener, and a buffalo wallow serendipitously came together to create one of the nation’s great neighborhoods.
Washington Park Real Estate typifies the marriage between beautiful homes and the great urban outdoors. The park is where we jog, peddle our bikes, throw the frisbee, walk our dogs, and enjoy the lakes and gardens. The Washington Park Real Estate Neighborhood is full of cool hunters, empty nesters, real estate investors, long-term residents and newcomers from other parts of the world. It is energetic, serene, multi-colored, and majestic. It is close to everything the city of Denver offers and boasts a magnificent view of the Rocky Mountains and the famous Colorado blue sky.
The Washington Park Real Estate Architecture is a random, but lovely mix of the old and new with original brick bungalows and new infill development snuggled together, side-by-side.
The ditch still exists, but very few are aware of its history. The water today is simply there for the occasional dog romps and not to supply water to the city as originally thought. The gardener’s wagon brought the trees and shrubs that are today the mosaic within which our urban outdoor play is enacted every day. The buffalo wallow today is a beautiful lake used by the ducks and geese, as well as the occasional fisherman.
Balls are everywhere. Bocce balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, soccer balls, croquet balls, and footballs all fly and roll and bounce amid the huffing and puffing and gleeful laughter of the residents and visitors alike.
Residents of Washington Park are known for their well manicured lawns and beautiful gardens. They sit on their porch enjoying tea or a glass of wine and wave to the passers by. Residents are frequently seen carrying food to share with the neighbors next door. And the pounding of hammers, the roar of saws and the rumble of trucks form the soundtrack of our urban outdoors constant evolution. Given this environment why wouldn’t real estate values be strong? They are. Washington Park has the best historical price appreciation of any neighborhood in metro Denver over the last 13 years, and it’s averaged 10% per year. The arrival of the young families, renovation work in the kitchens and baths, and the new construction that bring larger, contemporary homes, all contribute to the strong values. For those folks looking for a terrific urban outdoor lifestyle in a lovely, conveniently situated neighborhood with a diverse mix of old and new architecture and residents with strong real estate values, Washington Park real estate could be your new home for those reasons and more. And to think it all started with a ditch digger, gardener, and a buffalo wallow.