This is a spectacular home for sale between Conifer and Littleton; 14012 Kuehster Road  is an 11.28 Acre parcel of gently sloping, East facing, well treed property overlooking Denver.  Just 3.5 miles of maintained County Road from Pleasant Park, Conifer or High Grade, Littleton and at the end of an easy paved driveway is a spectacular mountain contemporary.

The home boasts 3,347 square feet of elegantly designed architecture, quality finishes and superior craftsmanship.  Immediately upon opening the stone arch-framed front entry, the view corridors will inspire awe as you see through to the large windows framing the city lights.

The main floor is wholly vaulted with extensive natural light, and provides care-free open living between kitchen, dining and great room. The kitchen comes complete with maple cabinetry a wealth of drawers and cabinets, a large island with stainless steel range, spice rack and breakfast bar.  The slate floors accentuate the typical traffic flow and add to the overall atmosphere of quality and style.

Just beyond the Antler Chandelier is access to the huge deck and hot tub-your place to unwind and rejuvenate as you look over the twinkling lights of lower downtown Denver.

Real Estate Summary: 14012 Kuehster Rd. is a 3 Bedroom (plus a loft and a theatre room) and 2 3/4 bath, 3347 Square foot, Multilevel Custom Home with a walkout basement on 11.28 acres, Zoned A2, Household use well, Built in 1997, 2 car garage, gentle paved driveway, Hot tub and stainless appliances: $550,000.

A large secondary bedroom on the main floor has a large closet and access to a close bath.

A few steps up is the master bedroom with its own South facing deck, exposed-beam vaulting and a large private bath and walk-in closet. Just off the master is the loft or retreat overlooking the family room.

The lower level theatre room is currently configured as a 4the bedroom, has an arched doorway and is prewired for surround.  It is adjacent to the play area and access to the back yard slider.  Also on this level is another bedroom and full bath along with an enormous laundry room, mechanical space and extra nook for an additional fridge, sewing area, table etc…

The garage is large enough for comfortably parking two vehicles (big enough for a suburban) and a large work bench and storage.  The driveway is paved and has an extensive parking area and turnaround place that's ideal for playing or overflow parking…

Overall this is a property that excels in all categories, is well built, well maintained, and thoughtfully designed in a place of inspiration!

Below is the map of all Conifer homes for sale and Littleton Mountain homes between $520,000 and $580,000 so you can see how aggressively priced this home is compared to the other market inventory.

See these related posts:

All Conifer homes for sale

Littleton Horse Property

Gen-Xers Group forms in Evergreen

This newly forming group is for those in their thirties and forties, whether single, married, with kids or without. Our first meeting will be held in the organizers' home on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m., with appetizers provided. Possible group activities include hiking, camping and ski trips; dinner parties and barbeques; book clubs and attending cultural events. At our first meeting, we will brainstorm ideas for activities and discuss how we envision this group evolving. Some activities will be oriented toward adults, and other activities will be more kid-friendly, depending on the interest of the group. Please join us at our first meeting to learn more about the group – your kids are welcome to come with you. You do not need to be new to the Evergreen area to join! Please contact Bryce or Alayna at 303-330-0728 or alaynajbloom@hotmail.com to RSVP. See our related posts:

Evergreen real estate

Conifer Real Estate

April 18 and I'm writing from my little horse ranch in Conifer at about 8000 feet. We are snowed in! I was able to keep my driveway open for most  of yesterday but I eventually got stuck-- even with chains. And now the snow has accumulated to a depth well beyond the capacity of my Ford F350 or it's captain.

We lost power some time after 2 AM as did all of Conifer and most, if not all of Evergreen. According to IREA we can expect to the power loss to last through the weekend and possibly as late as Monday.

I've called my neighbors who usually rely on me for plowing and they are all okay, hunkered down and waiting it out. Maybe we'll have a neighborhood Monopoly match later. One Belle Meade neighbor has a generator so we may head over there-- eventually. He's a Scotch drinker though so it could get interesting.

Anyway, it's springtime in Denver! It will be in the sixties by Tuesday and soon all this snow will be a distant memory. But for now it's time to play in the snow.

I have started to see signs of cabin fever in my wife though! It's been 3 hours since we noticed the power outage--she's starting to show some minor insanity. Most recently she asked if I would snowshoe to Starbucks to get her a latte. It's only 2.5 miles but I just don't see it happening. Maybe I'll make a run to Sushi Hai--I suspect they don't need power to make a big plate of raw fish!

Well we all survived! IREA had the power up at our place by Saturday evening. It was fully restored to all of Conifer later that night. Sunday morning I was able to dig out my plow and open up the road. Several LARGE trees came down around me while I was plowing. In fact one tree leaned over and caused a fire in my neighbors yard. The fire was contained without any help, the Elk Creek fire department scouted it but wasn't very impressed! All in all it was a great weekend. The snow provided a nice reprieve from the constant connection, whirls and buzzing, that we're so used to. At least for the Maioccos  it was a weekend of bonding over the Monopoly board!

Happy days!

Here's a link to my earlier article about Conifer Real Estate

And A Great Conifer Horse Property

And I wrote a little ditty about Evergreen real estate as well.

Sunset Ridge and Kittredge in Evergreen

Kittredge is a beautiful community just East of Evergreen, CO with a wide range of homes for sale. This video shows a quick overview of Sunset Ridge, a new home community just above Kittredge, overlooking the Bear Creek Canyon, with spectacular views of Mount Evans!
The video is amateur at best and pretty shaky with an impromptu script. However, The intent is to give you an idea of the atmosphere of the neighborhood and various streetscapes... The map below shows the homes available for sale throughout both Sunset Ridge and Kittredge. Clicking on a home icon will provide a wealth of details about each home.

Search all homes in Kittredge and even Evergreen by clicking on the map!

Find out more about Evergreen CO Real Estate

Sunset Ridge and Kittredge in Evergreen

Kittredge is a beautiful community just East of Evergreen, CO with a wide range of homes for sale. This video shows a quick overview of Sunset Ridge, a new home community just above Kittredge, overlooking the Bear Creek Canyon, with spectacular views of Mount Evans!

The video is amateur at best and pretty shaky with an impromptu script. However, The intent is to give you an idea of the atmosphere of the neighborhood and various streetscapes... The map below shows the homes available for sale throughout both Sunset Ridge and Kittredge. Clicking on a home icon will provide a wealth of details about each home.

Search all homes in Kittredge and even Evergreen by clicking on the map!

Find out more about Evergreen CO Real Estate

Just North of West Wash Park and South of Speer is one of Denver ‘s oldest neighborhoods.  The Speer neighborhood is bound on the West Side by Broadway, Alameda to the South, Downing on the East and Speer to the North.  The Baker neighborhood is immediately to the West and Denver Country Club is Immediately to the East, West Wash Park is across Alameda to the South.

Take a look at this interactive map with all homes available in Speer, and Baker. 

Hint: if you drag the map or zoom in to an area of interest you can see exactly where various homes for sale are and how they relate to the neighbor’s homes, street and the parks…

Recently related articles include Sloan’s Lake Real Estate, Cherry Creek North Real Estate.

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Conifer, Colorado

Welcome to the Conifer Community Website. Conifer is an unincorporated mountain town of Jefferson County, Colorado in the foothills South and West of Denver, CO along highway 285.  Conifer serves as the gateway to  Colorado’s Southern mountains,  South Park and a wealth of fly-fishing, mountain biking, skiing, snowmobiling and overall Colorado mountain activities!

The town of Conifer sits at about 8,300 feet although there are homes at the top of Conifer mountain approaching 10,000 feet in elevation and at the bottom of Foxton Road at the North Fork of the South Platte River the elevation is about 6,400 feet.!

Conifer is home to the well known and visible sledding hill of Meyers Ranch open Space.  Passersby on Highway 285 can see sledders and snowboarders  enjoying the gently sloping grassy hillside which in the spring and summer can be filled with hikers, mountain bikers and an occasional herd of Elk. 

Residents in Conifer typically commute to Denver and enjoy a peaceful, low population density community with its own schools including West Jefferson Elementary, West Jefferson Middle School and Conifer High School—Home to the Lobos.

The real estate market in Conifer is one of great price diversity, with homes starting, at the time of this posting at $134,900, but with 15 homes over $1,000,000 including Conifer’s most expensive active listing at $2,500,000 in Rampart Highlands off of Richmond Hill.  That said the average purchase price of homes so far in 2009 in Conifer is about $300,000.  

Homes can range from the weekend mountain cabin to expansive rocky mountain horse property.  Equestrians enjoy extensive trails, varied terrain and quick access to specialized veterinary care.

 

Conifer experienced a tremendous surge of retail growth in 2007 and 2008 with new grocery stores, including King Soopers and Safeway’s Flagship store—complete with it’s own boutique coffee bar, juice bar, sushi bar, and a lot more!  In fact I believe it is the second biggest Safeway store in the U.S.!  In addition many new restaurants have popped up in Conifer including: Pier 49 Pizza, Heidi’s Deli, Anthony’s Pizza, Chile’s—which despite my own efforts to eat as much as I could has subsequently closed, a beautiful Sushi restaurant- Sushi Hai, Lucille’s Steakhouse, Sonic, 3 Margaritas- who was kind enough to sponsor the third grade lacrosse team, Qdoba, Wendy’s, Fiesta Jalisco, Raven’s—a local eatery and tavern, and probably a few more that are slipping my memory right now.  But none of them compete with J.J. Madwells manicotti at 26412 Main Street!

Be sure to check out these related posts:

Littleton Horse Property

Golden Real Estate

Evergreen Real Estate

Subdivisions in Evergreen

I've been researching the various Subdivisions in Evergreen and thought I would share what I believe is a comprehensive list. If your subdivision is missing from this list please let me know!

Ackerman & Grimes Nob Hill

Amber Woods Condos

Arapaho Park Estates

Bear Creek Estates

Bear Mountain/ Lone Peak Area

Bear Mountain Vista Meadow

Bear Mountain Vista Unit 3

Bear Mountain Vista Unit Ii

Bear Mountain Vista

Bear Mountain

Beaver Brook Canyon

Beaver Brook Lodge Estates

Beaver Brook

Beaverbrook, Pine Valley

Bell Park Estates

Bendemeer Valley

Bergen Creek

Bergen Glen Estates, Hiwan

Bergen Glen Estates

Bergen Park

Blue Creek Area

Blue Creek

Border Soda Creek

Broken Arrow Estates

Brook Forest/ Alpine Hills

Brook Forest Country Club Uni

Brook Forest Country Club Unit

Brook Forest Estate

Brook Forest Estates

Brook Forest Flg #1

Brook Forest Flg #2

Brook Forest Flg #4

Brook Forest

Buffalo Park Estates Unit 2

Buffalo Park Estates

Center At Evergreen

Circle K Ranch Homesites

Circle K Ranch Sites

Cragmont, Evergreen

Cragmont Estates

Cragmont

Crest At Sun Creek Ph 3 Condo

Crest At Sun Creek

Cub Creek Ranch, Evergreen

Diamond Park

Echo Hills/ Castlewood West

Echo Hills Subdivision

Echo Hills

Echo Hills.Bergan Park Estates

El Pinal 1st Flg

El Pinal 2nd Flg

El Pinal 3rd Flg

El Pinal 4th Flg

El Rancho, Evergreen

Elk Meadow Estates

Elk Rest Meadows

Estates At Bergen Mountain

Evergreen Hills Flg No 2

Evergreen Commons

Evergreen Heights Ex Sur #1

Evergreen Highlands Unit 2

Evergreen Highlands Unit 4

Evergreen Highlands Unit 5

Evergreen Highlands

Evergreen Hills Flg No 1

Evergreen Manor

Evergreen Meadows Unit 3

Evergreen Meadows Unit 4

Evergreen Meadows Unit 5

Evergreen Meadows Unit 6

Evergreen Meadows Unit 7

Evergreen Meadows Unit 8

Evergreen Meadows Unit 9

Evergreen Meadows

Evergreen North Village Flg 2

Evergreen North Village

Evergreen Park Estates Unit 2

Evergreen Park Estates Unit 4

Evergreen Park Estates Unit 7

Evergreen Park Estates

Evergreen Springs Ranch Amd 1

Evergreen Val.Ley Estates

Evergreen Valley Estates Ex S

Evergreen Valley Estates

Evergreen West Central

Evergreen West Highlands

Evergreen West

Evergreen

Forest Hill Mtn.Parks

Forest Hill Second Flg

Fox Ridge At Soda Creek

Fox Ridge Estates

French Springs

Genesee Park State

Glen Eyrie / Uppper Bear

Glen Eyrie

Grand Perserve

Grand Prederve

Grand Preserve, Soda, Bear, Kerr

Grand Preserve @ Saddleback

Grand Preserve

Green Preserve

Greens At Hiwan Ex Sur No 2 T

Greens At Hiwan Flg #2 The

Greens At Hiwan The

Greystone Estates

Greystone Lazy Acres

Greystone Lazy Estates

Greystone

Hangen Ranch/ Elk Ridge

Hangen Ranch And M& B

Hangen Ranch

Herzman Mesa

Hidden Valley

High Prairie/ Cragmont

High Prairie 2nd Flg Amd #1

High Prairie 2nd Flg

Hillcrest Village Resub

Hillcrest Village

Hillstone

Hiwan, Island, Bergen Park

Hiwan / Bergen

Hiwan 1st Flg

Hiwan 2nd Flg

Hiwan 3rd Flg

Hiwan 4th Flg

Hiwan Clubhouse Courts Condo

Hiwan Fairway 2 Hiwan 5 Ph3 A

Hiwan Fairway 2 Hiwan 5 Ph3 Am

Hiwan Fifth Flg Ph 1

Hiwan First Flg Amd #1

Hiwan Golf Club

Hiwan Hill/ Hiwan Village

Hiwan Hills Blk 2

Hiwan Hills Blk 3

Hiwan Hills Blk 4 Amd 1

Hiwan Hills Blk 4

Hiwan Hills

Hiwan Homestead Estates Amd 2

Hiwan Sixth Flg

Hiwan Village

Hiwan

Homestead Hideway

Hy-Glenn Park

Hyland Hills

Imes Subdivision

Imes

Independance Heights

Independence Heights Unit 1

Independence Heights

Kerr Gulch, Evergreen

Kerr Gulch, Hiwan, Genessee

Kerr Gulch, Hiwan

Kerr Gulch, Soda Creek, Hiwan

Kerr Gulch Highlands

Kerr Gulch M& B

Kerr Gulch M & B

Kerr Gulch

Kittredge & Kittredge Amd Map

Kittredge & Kittredge Amd

Kittredge

Kolterman Sub/ Blue Creek

Le Masters Elephant Park Add

Litten Jorden

Lodges Ii 1st Supp Condos Pha

Lodges In The Ridge At Hiwan A

Lodges In The Ridge At Hiwan

Lower Bear Creek Rosedale

Marschner 4th Flg

Marschner 5th Flg

Marschner

Marshdale, Evergreen

Marshdale Park 2nd Add

Marshdale Park

Marshdale

Mary N Williams Estate Add

Maxwell Falls

Meadow Mountain Heights

Meadowview Condos

Mountain Meadow Heights Amd 2

Mountain Meadow Heights Ex Su

Mountain Meadow Heights

Mountain Park Home Amd 4

Mountain Park Home

Mountain View Condos

Near Cragmont

Near Evergreen Meadows

Near Hangan Ranch

Near Marshdale

Near Soda Creek

Nob Hill

None Known

None S Of Wonderview

North Santa Fe Mountain Divis

Observation On Independence Mt

Observatory@Independence Mt

Observatory @ Independence Mt

Observatory On Independence Mt

Pine Valley Acres

Pine Valley Ranch Estates

Pine Valley Subdivision

Pinedale Ranch Sub

Promontory At Soda Creek Firs

Promontory At Soda Creek First

Quartz Mountain

Range At Hiwan The

Raven Rock Ranch

Red Fox Run

Reserve At Tanoa

Ridge At Hiwan 1st Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan 2nd Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan 3rd Flg

Ridge At Hiwan 8th Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan Estates

Ridge At Hiwan Ninth Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan Sixth Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan Tenth Flg The

Ridge At Hiwan

Ridge At Pine Valley

Rocky Mountain Baptist Villag

Rocky Mountain Baptist Village

Rosedale Acres

Ruby Ranch

Saddleback Beaverbrook Hyland

Saddleback Heights

Saddleback Mountain Subdivisi

Saddleback Ridge, Evergreen

Saddleback Ridge Estates

Saddleback Ridge

Saddleback

Schaufus Sub

Schrof Div 2002 Amendment

Segers Evergreen Acres

Silver Spruce Village Condo P

Silver Spruce Village Condos P

Silver Spruce Village Condos

Singing River Estates

Soda Creek At Bergen

Soda Creek Flg #1

Soda Creek Flg #2

Soda Creek Flg #3 Amd #1

Soda Creek Flg #3

Soda Creek Flg #4

Soda Creek Near

Soda Creek

Southern Shelter

Southview Office Condos Ii

Spruce Dale Park

Spruce Hill Add

Spring Ranch

Stagecoach Valley

Stanley Park 1st Add

Stanley Park

Summit The

Sun Creek Condos Ph 1

Sun Ridge Ex Sur # 1

Suncreek Condos Ph 2

Sunset Ridge, Kittredge

Sunset Ridge

Tall Grass

Tanoa, The Woods

Tanoa At Elk Meadow Flg No 1

Tanoa At Elk Meadow Flg No 3

Tanoa At Elk Meadow

The Club At Hiwan

The Grand Preserve/ Saddleback

The Summit / Tanoa

Timber Place/ Echo Hills

Timber Place

Timbers Estates Resub

Timbers

Troublesome Gulch

Troutdale Estates Sub A & Sub

Troutdale Glen

Troutdale Village Ex Sur # 2

Troutdale Village

Troutdale

Upper Bear Creek Ranch

Upper Bear Creek

Upper Bear

Upper Bendemmeer Park

Upper Lower Bear Creek

Valley Hi Ranch Estates Flg 3

Valley Hi Ranch Estates

Valley Hi

Villas At Hiwan

Wah-Keeney Park

Wah Keeney/ Mountain View Condo

Wah Keeney Park 2nd Flg Amd #2

Wah Keeney Park 2nd Flg

Wah Keeney Park Ex Sur # 1

Wah Keeney Park

Wah Kinney

Westhaven Heights Amd

Westhaven Heights Sub

Wilderness Point/ Circle K

Wilderness Point

Wilderness Ridge

Wilmot Woods Add To Evergreen

Wonderview Marshdale

I've blogged in the past about Denver and the Denver metro being ranked among the best places to live. This is not only my opinion but now a certifiable fact. It turns out that when most people are realizing that the grass is greener elsewhere—they’re thinking about Denver, and they’re right, but probably really picturing Evergreen!

According to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project; 43% of respondents replied that they would like to live in Denver and it’s surrounding metropolitan area-- when I hear someone say "surrounding area" I hear "The Mountain towns west of Denver-- Like Evergreen, Golde, Conifer, Morrison; -- it's probably just too long and awkward of a sentence to publish (except on this blog)-- really-- who would say they wanted to live in the "surrounding metro" and mean Aurora? After reading the entire 45 page report (you can too at: http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/Community-Satisfaction.pdf I think the people who didn’t vote for Denver and it’s suburbs probably just don’t know enough about it to realize that it is most likely the right answer for them too!

As I write this I am gazing out my window, out to the snow capped mountains above Golden and Evergreen. I wonder who has the statistics on cities with the highest level of playing hooky! When I was eating breakfast today, in the sun and fifty-something degree March weather, I almost called it a day and went biking or skiing instead of hunkering down to be productive. That said, our Economic Development Council will tell you that our workforce is very efficient, probably prompt, and has some very high level of attendance— but it’s tough on days like today.

The quality of life Denver offers its residents is hard to quantify but I believe its fueled by the freedom of the hills. Take me for example: I am a work-a-holic and spend a great deal of time in front of clients, the computer, and driving, but I know that on any given day—I can run up to the mountains, melt my stress away with crisp, mountain air. Deep blue-skies and a dose of fresh powder or a run along a beautiful single track trail! The fact is, I probably won’t have a chance to get out there tomorrow—but I might. And if I lived in Cleveland; I know I wouldn’t. So I work a way, happy as ever living in the Rocky Mountains.

Another reason Denver is so great is our cost of living According to the highly regarded Council For Community and Economic Research or C2ER.org Denver is significantly less expensive to live in based on prices of more than 60 goods and services than the other top cities.

Take San Diego for example:I have moved many families to Colorado from San Diego and the story is virtually always the same. Houses are expensive in and around San Diego, schools are horrible, the traffic, crime and overall atmosphere makes it difficult to be happy. In all fairness, I suppose recent transplants to Denver, virtually always bash their previous city of residence. But the fact is the average home in San Diego costs. 85% more than in Denver! ($638,081 versus $343,969) Well, let me tell you, I would be a little less pleasant if I spent $640,000 on a house and found out that it was just average. Overall, living in San Diego is about 25% more expensive than Denver. Seattle (a distant third place in the poll) is also significantly more expensive, with their average home price at about $445,978 a full 30% more than Denver! I think I could use that 30% for better things—like sending my kids to college, mountain bikes, recycling or bailing out local retailers.

I’ll wrap this up with some more interesting facts in”Denver is THE Best Place to Live Part Two” If you're hungry for more great reasons to love Denver; take a look at my earlier posts: http://www.denversrealestatenews.com/denver-luxury-homes-in-the-mountains-of-golden/  or Denver Average Temperature for more.

And if you're still not convinced that Denver is the best place to live-- check out this Evergreen Real Estate and picture yourself living here with only a 30 minute commute to downtown Denver and 60 minutes to skiing!

In a continuing effort to boost the economy by jumpstarting real estate sales by first time home buyers, Congress recently enacted a bigger and better tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after Jan. 1, 2009 and before Dec. 1, 2009.

A tax credit is significantly better than a tax deduction since it is a direct reduction in the amount of taxes owed.  This typically results in a huge tax refund!  Or if you alter your tax withholdings-- you will net considerably more from each paycheck.  

The tax credit is for first time home buyers only.  DON'T RULE YOURSELF OUT if you have previously owned a home.  The law defines a first time buyer as one who has not owned a principal residence in the previous 3 years-a rental home or vacation home will not exclude you from this tax credit.

Most purchases will qualify for the entire $8,000 credit since it is equal to 10%of the home's purchase price (up to $8,000).

There are income restrictions with the credit which are important to consider.  The tax credit is reduced proportionately for tax payers with Modified Adjusted Gross Incomes greater than $75,000 for an individual or $150,000 for a married couple filing jointly.  The tax credit is not available for individuals with Modified Adjusted Gross Incomes greater than $95,000 or $170,000 for married couples.

The tax credit does not have to be paid back-as long as you use the residence as a principal residence for at least three years!

Any home that will be used as a principal residence will qualify for the credit. This includes single-family detached homes, attached homes like townhouses and condominiums, manufactured homes (also known as mobile homes) and houseboats although, again, you would have to use the residence as your principal residence.

You can even build a new home-or have a contractor or new home builder to build the residence as long as long as the first date of occupancy of the new home is before December 1, 2009 and if a new home builder builds it-the closing occurs prior to December 1, 2009.

This program can be combined with the Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) for additional benefit.

Overall this tax credit is basically like a bonus for first time Buyers.  The government is more or less paying $8,000 to you to buy a home!  This combination of tax credit bonus, low interest rates, large amount of inventory and reduced prices on many homes makes it a great time to buy a home.

If you're considering buying a home in Colorado take a look at Evergreen Real Estate