Denver’s Highlands Neighborhood
By Kevin Lundy of Focused Realty
In 1987 I found myself wandering through the halls of Regis University as a freshman at this Northwest Denver school. As I explored the hallowed grounds of my new surroundings I crossed paths with one of the stateliest looking individuals I’d ever met. Turns out, his name was Dennis Gallagher, and at the time he was a Colorado State Senator and one of Regis’ most loved professors. While I must have had that “deer in the headlights” looks on my face, he looked at me and said, “Isn’t it great to be here at Regis?” Somehow, his words made me feel very welcome.
Senator Gallagher was speaking of more than just “Regis”, he was referring to the entire Regis “Community”. Dennis represented Northwest Denver as a State Senator, and has subsequently gone on to serve as a City Councilman and is currently serving as Denver’s Auditor. His love for the Regis Community extends into the surrounding neighborhood, where he’s served as a steward of the community since the 1970s. During his tenure, Northwest Denver has grown into one of Denver’s most desirable neighborhoods to live in and is most noted for its Highland’s Neighborhood.
“The Highlands” as its known, which is located just Northwest of Downtown, is bounded by 38th Avenue to the North, Speer Boulevard and 29th Ave to the South, extends as far east as I-25 and as far west as Lowell Boulevard. Some divide the area into East Highland, West Highland and so forth, but “Highlands” is what the entire area is commonly referred to as.
William J Larimer, who also founded the city of Denver, founded this vibrant community in Northwest Denver. Its eclectic architecture of homes ranges from Victorian models to brownstones to bungalows and beyond. The average price ranges in the Highlands neighborhood now ranges from $275,000 to $400,000. Highlands now boasts some of the best restaurants the city has to offer along with some of the most interesting specialty shops anywhere in the city. From antiques shops to modern cyber cafes, Highlands has it all.
If you’re planning to live on the West side of Denver, say perhaps to take advantage of the proximity to the mountains, you owe it to yourself to take a look at Dennis Gallagher’s most treasured jewel, known as the Highlands.
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