Connie

Sorry for the doublepost, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't being biased and name some other neighborhoods that area great to consider as a single person.

Also, I wanted to reiterate that the website I mentioned (recolorado) is not in any way tied to a realtor agency. Just some independent website where you can perform your search without hassles and registration. It does limit the number of homes returned to 50, so you might have to narrow your search if there are too many in the area for sale with the information you requested. We loved this site when we searched for homes because we could do it without having agents breathing down our throat or sending us junk mail.

The following are all Northeast Denver:

- Park Hill - an older beautiful neighborhood between Colorado and Monaco
- Stapleton - a new development with a mixture of new and older homes having an urban feel
- Mayfair (not really within walking distance of downtown, but not too far of a drive)

The following are all the NorthWest Denver areas I mentioned in my previous post:
- Sunnyside (mostly older homes with new homes being built on some of the scrapes)
- West Highlands (priciest but most well established of the nw neighborhoods)
- Highlands
- Potter Highlands
- Sloans
- Regis
- Berkley
- Grandview

The following are downtown:
- LoDo
- 5 Points (not as safe, but up and coming with all of the new developments)
- Capitol Hill
- Cheeseman (quite pricey, but beautiful area)

South part of downtown:
- Baker Historic District
- Wash Park
- DU (near Denver Univeristy just south of wash partk)
- Evanston

There are several other neighborhoods that I couldn't remember to list, but those are good to start with.

Okay, hopefully that was fair information. :) I'm just particular to NW denver, since it's our neighborhood. - Fri May 30 2008, 16:27

Hi there,

I'm not an agent but a downtown home owner. All of the neighborhoods previously mentioned are fantastic. Bonnie Brae and Wash Park are pretty expensive, so as a single woman, unless you are planning to rent or you have a lot to spend on a house, they might not be affordable.

We happen to live in Sunnyside, which is in the 80211 area, surrounding neighborhoods are Highlands, West Highlands, Grandview, Berkley, Regis, Sloans, and Potter Highlands. All these neighborhoods cover probably a 1-2 mile radius, some of the neighborhoods have great homes for less.

Sunnyside was voted one of 5 neighborhoods in the 5280 magazine (a local Denver magazine) as one of the hottest neighborhoods to watch because of several factors: It's 5 minutes from downtown - surrounding neighborhoods are rising fast - it's a 10-15 minute walk to the walking bridge that connects west Denver to downtown, several new lofts are going up in the area - and the lightrail is expected to come in on 38th ave, which will increase the value of the homes in surrounding Sunnyside and Potter Highlands. The prices of homes are extremely affordable, but are expected to rise over the next 3 years unlike other areas that are depreciating. Potter Highlands is close to the 32nd and Zuni shops that have rejuvinated the area, and West Highlands, being more established has several high end shops and boutiques. Berkely, Grand View, and Sloans surround West Highlands and the Tennyson street shops which have a first friday art walk in the summer months. A smaller version of the well-known Santa Fe art walks, but great nonetheless.

I would recommend a website called REcolorado.com where you can view homes by neighborhood that is for sale without having to register with an agent. You can type in sunnyside, berkley, highlands, etc in the subdivision field and narrow your search down to your price range, + of rooms, etc. This provides the MLS along with pictures and panos for some listings.

Best of luck!

- Connie - Fri May 30 2008, 16:13