Sometimes even in a slower market like this, a house looks so great that it sells before there’s a chance to see it.

That was the case this week with 9630 Powers Place, east of the Tech Center in Greenwood Village. The Danish modern design came on the market two weeks back, saw 65 groups of buyers who visited over two weekends, and one of them pulled the switch at $2.495 million.

Agent Dave Williams with Keller Williams’ Eminence Group says that turnaround had something to do with the market this new year, but even more to say about the striking design by architect Jim Junge.

ASPIRATIONAL DESIGN

“It’s an aspirational home, so unique for anywhere in Denver,” Williams said. Junge reportedly designed it for his wife and was the sole owner for four decades.

The plan is dated 1975, but the look is more like the striking designs that Scandinavia was showcasing in the 1950s — very horizontal, in cedar siding with steel railings and structural concrete. The term “mid-mod” is common for a California modern look, but this is a different feel, more edgy, and a nice complement to its woodsy site.

The 5-bedroom/4-1/2-bath design is a front-to-back trilevel — a ranch feel on the entry level with kitchen, dining, family area, two secondary bedrooms, and a primary tucked away by itself. Heading rearward, it drops a half level to a living room and a story-and-a-half window wall, with glass doors that can be thrown wide open to a deck above open space. Wood ceilings are overhead and a clerestory delivers extra light.

“That’s an amazing space,” Williams said. “It feels like a piece of art; it’s just a peaceful feeling.”

Williams and his team saw this as a social media opportunity to reach for a family with younger kids. “We knew we wanted this online, with the best photography and the best staging, a wow moment,” he recalled.

About the market, Williams said “It feels like a lot more activity than the last couple of years.” He’s heard colleagues talk about multiple offers and sales the occurred in a single weekend — not what anyone would expect after the slow close to 2025. He hopes that’s a trend, but says it’s too early to tell.

NO QUESTION MARKS

What this sale does reflect, he adds, is that buyers don’t want question marks. His seller Jeremy Lambert did an extensive remodel in 2023 that gets credit for the new feel. The price is at the high end of a neighborhood that has its own architectural legacy — by Eugene Sternberg, trained in London, who designed Orchard Hills among other suburban developments that would lure modern designs. Ironically, the best known is Arapahoe Acres in Englewood, specifically envisioned for average buyers to be able to afford.

“The biggest piece now is having a price that’s appropriate,” Williams said. This one sounded like a reach, he adds, but says he looked at comps with an eye for the uniqueness, and hit the mark.

UNDER CONTRACT:

WHERE:  9630 E. Powers Place, Greenwood Village; from I-25 take Orchard Road west one mile to S. Dayton Street, turn north three long blocks to Powers Drive, turn west a half block to S. Dallas, then north to Powers Place.

SIZE: 5-bedroom/4-1/2 bath, 4,250 sq. ft.  PRICE: $2.495 million (Under contract)  WEB: @HomesWithDave AGENT:  Dave Williams, 928-279-8695