By Mark Samuelson

Taking the opening tour of these penthouse-style Wynkoop Residences will show you just how much downtown living has changed over the 20-year span since the first LoDo “loft” emerged in 1990 at 15th and Wynkoop Streets. And what hasn’t changed, too.

Dee Chirafisi and Jim Theye of Kentwood City Properties take in the view of LoDo from Wynkoop Residences, grand opening, on the street where it all began.

Starting with location. When you turn south into Wynkoop, you’re in the core area where the idea first caught fire that people would want to live in Denver’s oldest downtown district. Edbrooke Lofts (1990) is across the street; Acme Lofts (1992) is south over the historic iron rail bridge (Manny’s Bridge) spanning Cherry Creek, on the way to the Pepsi Center. more »

By Mark Samuelson

If you look at a map showing nothing more than how average home values have slipped over the last market year, you can get the mistaken idea that the nicer a neighborhood is, the shakier the prices are. But savvy Realtors will show you why that math doesn’t work, and why this is a pretty good time to be buying into some of those popular areas, particularly at the lower end.

Laurie and Michael Marcus of Coldwell Banker are showing this 4-bedroom remodeled 2-story, in Cherry Creek Vista east of the Denver Tech Center.

“The DTC area has held value very well,” says Coldwell Banker agent Michael Marcus, who along with wife Laurie Marcus will show you a 4-bedroom home in Cherry Creek Vista that has all of the things buyers like about the Tech Center, including the Cherry Creek Schools (Cottonwood Creek Elementary is a short walk; and so is the neighborhood’s pool and tennis center). more »