Author: Mark Samuelson
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Denver area vets share how the service changed their lives
When two dozen Colorado veterans gathered for lunch on a national holiday honoring their military service, they recounted experiences that ranged from combat action in some of the Vietnam War’s most notorious battles, to mundane tours on Army and air bases in the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest and the Deep South. But although…
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Wash Park neighbors celebrate a compromise in ‘road diet’ plan for Alameda
Neighbors in Washington Park took a victory lap Friday after Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure agreed to modify plans for a “road diet” that would have narrowed traffic along a heavily used stretch of East Alameda Avenue. The neighborhood group Act for Alameda told The Denver Gazette that a Thursday meeting with DOTI officials…
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New Denver housing sales numbers seen as stabilizing
Despite a continued rise in home prices this past month, analysts at the Denver Metro Association of Realtors said they’re seeing more market stability in the latest price and sales numbers for the 11-county metro area released Wednesday. “The market today is not a version of what once was; it’s a new ecosystem entirely,” Amanda…
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7-bedroom legacy home in a historic Denver district hits the market for $5.8M
Whether it’s a new-build or a resale, for years now people on the sales end of the housing business have been playing it safe when it comes to interior finishes. When in doubt, open it up and paint it white. The bright-and-white look seen everywhere is a nod to how builders, agents and many designers…
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As Denver employment softens, Aurora boasts job growth around Aerotropolis
At a moment when Denver area unemployment is up slightly and national headlines are fretting over large corporate layoffs, the city of Aurora is touting its job growth this past year and looking for more gains in months to come. That was the message that Wendy Mitchell, president and CEO of the Aurora Economic Development…
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Builders say Colorado’s push fails to create more affordable housing
What’s the secret sauce for making homes more affordable in Colorado? That’s the question that renters are asking when the median price of a home — now $550,000 — ranks Colorado as one of the least affordable places to live in the nation. Fourth or fifth from the bottom, according to some rankings. Colorado is…
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Titanic makeover of a 1912 Observatory Park cottage is open Saturday
Just as RMS Titanic was setting sail on its maiden voyage to America in 1912, a craftsman style house was coming out of the ground near Denver’s Observatory Park. Two current owners have now given it a Titanic-inspired makeover, and this Saturday Nostalgic Homes agent Jenny Apel will give you a look, everything but the…
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John Malone to retire as chair of Liberty Media
Billionaire John C. Malone is stepping down as board chair of Liberty Media at year’s end, the powerhouse sports and entertainment company announced Wednesday. Malone — who lives in Elbert County and whose 2 million acres of personal holdings had once ranked him as the nation’s largest private landowner — will be replaced as chairman…
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Downtown Denver sees tepid signs of absorption in empty office space
Denver’s newly remodeled 16th Street is open at its full expanse, beckoning workers and employers back into a downtown that was partially vacated during the pandemic, when office vacancies climbed past 30%, then 35%. Now analysts are seeing a glimmer of hope that the collapse can be reversed and that workers, and residents, can be…
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Loft open Saturday is a block from Union Station, Dairy Block
At a moment when Denver has shined up its 16th Street mall as a centerpiece for what is hoped to be a downtown comeback, brokers Georgia Gallagher and Uschi Brunner have a loft to show Saturday that’s a block off the LoDo end of 16th Street, a quick walk from dining and galleries that never left downtown. At…