Friday evening, time for our “Focus on Central Park” blog post as we roll into this frigid weekend. In this neighborhood focused real estate update we’ll show you the 12 latest 80238 listings, under contract deals, recently sold homes, 12 upcoming weekend open houses, our 2 latest available rental properties, and more!
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Before we jump into the neighborhood real estate we wanted to bring your attention to the freezing temps coming our way this weekend! (the low on Sunday is -4!). If you haven’t done so yet, it would be great to make sure you’ve disconnected your hoses to prevent water from freezing inside which can burst the pipe and create a costly leak. If you’re headed out of town be sure to leave your thermostat on a solid 60+ degree temperature, leave a few sinks dripping water to keep the flow going or even consider turning off the water main to your home. Better safe than sorry when it gets this cold!
Also, do you need to get out and shovel the snow today? Here’s the scoop on who is responsible for snow shoveling in Central Park.
On to the neighborhood real estate…
This week 12 new and coming soon resale listings hit the market in Central Park. We’re seeing an increase in market activity the past two weeks and new inventory will excite buyers actively looking in the neighborhood. It makes sense that with the holidays behind us we’ll start to see new inventory coming online. We’re also talking with quite a few buyers and sellers starting to make plans for Spring moves!
One new listing that certainly stands out is 9058 E 53rd Ave!
9058 E 53rd Ave: $1,695,000
This Infinity “Haus 3” floor plan, listed by our friend Jason Cummings with Compass Denver, is simply stunning! It’s a floor plan that’s always been popular and works well for a lot of buyers. It features 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, a 3-car garage, gourmet kitchen with commercial grade appliances, great room with soaring ceilings and 25’ gas fireplace, an elegant primary suite with spa-like ensuite bath, spacious upstairs bonus room, and a fully finished basement with custom bar and home theater. Enjoy incredible views and an expansive backyard thanks to the home’s location on a large corner lot overlooking open space. The fully owned 14.3kWh Tesla Solar PV system (double the size of the average Denver solar array) adds sustainability and offsets over 100% of the home’s electricity use. Want to see more? You can watch this virtual tour or pop by Jason’s open house Saturday 1/18 from 1:00 – 3:00pm.
Not seeing what you want in the resale market in the neighborhood? In the link above you’ll find 7 new construction homes still available in Central Park that could be a good fit. Wait, I thought the new build homes were gone? Almost, but not quite! There aren’t as many new build options as there once were (the neighborhood is largely built out at this point), but there are still a few to explore. Builders are motivated to sell, and are offering incentives (interest rate buy downs, appliance packages, window coverings, etc.) Boulder Creek Builders has 2 big incentives for buyers of their new homes and you can learn more about that in this recent blog post by my Focus Real Estate teammate Stephanie Airman. New homes also come with home warranties that you don’t get in the resale market. If you have questions about the new construction process, or need assistance negotiating with a builder, let us know. We’ve helped many buyers purchase new construction homes in the neighborhood, and we’re happy to help. (My contact info is at the bottom of this post)
As mentioned above, market activity has picked up since our last update two weeks ago. In the past 7 days, buyers and their agents put 11 homes under contract in Central Park. Four of those 11 homes that went under contract did so in the first week of being on the market, which is encouraging for sellers! Buyers, agents, and lenders are finding ways to leverage seller concessions to buy down interest rates so the buyer gets a monthly payment they’re comfortable with. This is useful information for sellers as well. If a seller is willing to offer a concession to help a buyer lower their interest rate, they’re more likely to get an offer and avoid sitting on the market for 30 days or more.
Broader Denver statistics show fewer price reductions and fewer days on market the past couple of weeks. This doesn’t mean sellers are guaranteed to receive multiple offers the first weekend like we saw from June 2020 through June 2022. It does, however, mean a home that shows well and that’s priced appropriately, will attract buyer attention and likely sell in less than 60 days.
Only 3 homes closed in the past week. All 3 are located south of I-70 but they vary in price from an income qualified condo under $300k to a single-family home just shy of $950k.
All Active Central Park Listings
There are 56 active listings in Central Park right now. That’s still really low inventory, but up a bit from the 39 total active listings that were on the market when we did this update post 2 weeks ago. If you’d like to tour any of the properties, feel free to stop into one of the 12 Open Houses coming up this week, or give us a call for a private showing.
Not ready to buy a home but want to rent in Central Park? Focus Real Estate not only helps people buy and sell in the neighborhood, but we also manage rental properties in the area. We currently manage 42 homes in the neighborhood and we’re adding a few new ones each month. The goal is to stay focused and help people with their real estate needs in Central Park, whether they need to buy, sell, rent or just need help with property management.
The “Central Park Homes for Rent” link above will take you to a Zillow page showing you all of the available for rent homes in the area, not just ones listed for rent by us. Every landlord will provide renters with a different experience. Our goal is to only provide property management in this area so our team of 6 local residents can provide a high touch, personalized service.
We currently have 2 available rental properties in the area and we’ll show you those below:
10334 E 29th Dr: $2,350/mth
Available now, this fantastic 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath modern townhome features stylish finishes (check out the kitchen!), an open main level layout, a balcony and a 1 car garage. The best part… it’s located steps from the vibrant dining and shopping options at the Eastbridge Town Center and just a 5 minute drive from the Anschutz Medical Complex. If you’re interested in seeing the rental we have listed above please text Joe Phillips at (720) 299-1730 to set a showing.
7700 E Academy Blvd #106: $2,595/mth
Available on 2/1/25, this fantastic 3-story, 2 bedroom, 2 bath corner-unit townhome in the Promenade at Lowry features a deck-style balcony directly overlooking the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum and the Lowry Beer Garden! Golf fans, it’s also right around the corner from the Hangar Club ( a great golf hang out we just spotlighted in this blog post). Here is our listing of this property for more pictures and additional details. If you’re interested in seeing the rental we have listed above please text Joe Phillips, at (720) 299-1730 to set a showing.
That’s it for our Central Park real estate update for today! My contact info is below. If we can be of service in any way, please reach out. We’re around and happy to help as you plan your Spring 2025 moves!
**Focus sells homes for a 2.0% – 2.5% listing commission. Neighborhood experts, flexible commissions**
Disclaimer: Our Friday real estate updates are meant to be a “roundup” type post where we discuss all for sale and for rent listings in Central Park, not just our own. It’s our way of making sure we follow the market closely and we share it with the Scoop readers because we know many of you like to track real estate in the area as well. Many of the listings in these posts are not our company’s listings and we wanted to mention that here to make sure it’s clear. Thanks for reading the Scoop!
