Highlands Ranch Homes & Real Estate - Hillcrest
Hillcrest is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Highlands Ranch and by my client's past history, I am not the only one. Over the years I have had numerous clients that have specifically wanted to purchase a home in Hillcrest. With its more mature landscaping, larger sized lots, excellent location and stunning executive homes, its no wonder.
The Hillcrest neighborhood is located in Highlands Ranch, CO - Douglas County off of University Blvd between along White Bay Drive. You can also enter the neighborhood on the other side of White Bay Drive off of Colorado Blvd as well. Here is a google map of Hillcrest. If trying a zip code Denver MLS search for Hillcrest, the zip code is 80126.
One of the reasons why Hillcrest has continued to be so interesting to Highlands Ranch home buyers is the actual size of 
the neighborhood. It is a much smaller community that some of the other Highlands Ranch neighborhoods and it does happen to have many more streets that are cul-de-sacs than some other areas. In fact, only one street in Hillcrest is not a cul-de-sac and all the others do have cul-de-sac endings.
The homes in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Highlands Ranch are built by Richmond Homes and were mostly built in the early to mid 1990's. The homes in the neighborhood have a wide price range depending on many factors but currently range from approximately $600,000 to $900,000. Some of the determining price factors are size of lot, upgrades & updating in the home, finished basements, cul-de-sac location, backing to open space or the Highlands Ranch trails, and of course any mountain view possibilities. 
As I already mentioned, these Highlands Ranch homes in Hillcrest continue to be very appealing - the bedrooms are a very generous size for the most part - even the smaller of the secondary bedrooms are very accommodating. The kitchens are generally very open & built for entertaining and the yard sizes are among some of the largest in Highlands Ranch. The homes are still competing with some of the new home builds in Highlands Ranch, so the homes in Hillcrest that have been well maintained and updated fair very well in the housing market. There are some that I have seen in the past that could use a little updating, but if things are in generally great condition, a Hillcrest home should do quite well in this market.
The schools that are within the boundaries for Hillcrest are quite nearby.
Schools: Cougar Run Elementary ; Cresthill Middle School ; Highlands Ranch High School
For more information about schools visit the Douglas County School District Web site or view Colorado School Accountability Reports or the School Annual Reports.
In addition to these public schools listed, there are close by educational options, including the brand new Valor Christian High School, Platte River Academy (K - 8th - public charter) and Denver Christian School (K - 8th) and Cherry Hills Christian School (Pre K - 8th), and there are several Catholic School options available in the area as well.
Highlands Ranch is a community that is filled with nearly endless recreational opportunities, and Hillcrest is no exception. There is
very easy access to the Highlands Ranch trail system on the Vista Trail (it runs through many of the homes in this neighborhood's backyards) and is only minutes away from both the Eastridge and Northridge Recreation Centers. The Southridge and Westridge Recreation Centers are only 10 minute drive. Nearby parks are maintained by the Highlands Ranch Metro Districts.
Hillcrest is a part of the covenant community of Highlands Ranch, governed by the Highlands Ranch Community Association.
Shopping is also plentiful from Hillcrest - some stores are within walking distance if you needed to and & other shopping options are less than 5 minutes away.
In addition, with easy access to C470 at the University Blvd exit, Park Meadows Mall is only about 10 minutes away from this part of Highlands Ranch, CO. This mall can also be accessed very easily without the highway by continuing to travel south east on University Blvd or east on County Line Rd.
As are most of the Highlands Ranch homes and neighborhoods, Hillcrest is an approximate 40 - 45 minute commute from Denver International Airport.
Hillcrest is one of the more stately looking neighborhoods with large inviting front yards, long walkways and quite a bit of exterior brick. Most folks will find that commuting from this neighborhood is a breeze. If you need to go downtown you can use University Blvd or the highways or go a
bit west to continue downtown on Broadway or Santa Fe Drive. You are also just minutes to the RTD bus commuting center and there are additionally RTD Light Rail lines on both the far east and west sides of Highlands Ranch. The entrance to C470 at University Blvd is only moments from Hillcrest, providing easy access to the entire DTC area, Lockheed plant and more. The Meridian area is very easily reached via University Blvd which becomes Lincoln Avenue as it continues into Lone Tree and Parker.
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