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From her job site as an accountant on 17th Street, Alicia Rouse looked at four different condo towers in downtown Denver and came close to buying at one of them – before she made a sudden jump to Pinnacle at City Park South, five minutes east. “Now I feel I can enjoy downtown but not always be in it,” she says from her home in Pinnacle — a 1-bedroom, 1-1/2-bath “Graystone” that she rates as a step above the units she’d looked at in those center-city projects — more size and better finishes.
At age 27, Rouse also gets a good view over the park to the Museum of Nature and Science, that she says is better than she would have had for affordable prices in downtown. “I love where I live,” she adds. “You’re not in the concrete jungle.”
Trendy bars in LoDo, meanwhile, are a $10 cab ride away, allowing her to leave her car in her indoor spot (she has tickets to the Chicago Cubs tomorrow, and will be cabbing it to Coors Field for less than it costs to park). The Pinnacle, which has a reputation for its luxurious 2- and 3-bedroom units appealing to older buyers, also has some very affordable plans with prices that work for a first or second home – some as low as $249,900 – including seven left of Rouse’s ‘Graystone’ 1,097-foot favorite (you can tour a furnished model of it), floors seven and higher, from $329,900.
Just as with the pricier homes (spectacular views of downtown from some, set against a mountain backdrop) residents are also taking advantage of some closer-by attractions, according to Project Manager Amber Holwell. From a luxury 3-bedroom in Pinnacle’s South Tower, she pointed to the Starbucks two blocks south on Colfax…Tattered Cover and the Denver Film Society (with a regular movie repertoire), both three blocks away, and local restaurant haunts like Stella and Encore. With a sweep of the hand north, she’ll show you the trail network through the 365-acre park, Denver’s largest, where residents bike, walk the dog, and run (Holwell does three miles a day there).
You’ll also see a resort-style pool deck that’s head-and-shoulders above anything you’ve toured downtown – bigger pool, great downtown-mountain view, nice fitness center and specialty rooms you can rent for parties. Not surprisingly, Holwell is seeing a spike in sales this spring (four in the past two weeks), evenly split between younger and older buyers – some climbing on after watching Pinnacle for months and seeing their favorite units disappear. From Broadway in downtown, take 17th east (becomes 17th Avenue) 1.8 mile, past York to Fillmore, and watch for guest parking.
If you go…
WHERE: The Pinnacle at City Park South, urban-style luxury condominiums in park-side setting five minutes from downtown; resort amenities, 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom plans. 2990 East 17th Avenue, Denver; from Broadway/Lincoln in downtown, take 17th St. east (becomes E. 17th Ave.) 1.8 mi., past York, to Fillmore St., some sales parking available
PRICE: From $249,900 to $1.1 million
WHEN: Today, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Sat. 10-5, Sunday noon-5
PHONE: 303-333-1200
WEB: pinnaclecitypark.com
