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The historic bungalow that builder Bob Patterson has open Sunday at 3022 Vine, a mile-and-a-half northeast of downtown, looks only a little like its antecedent built in 1904 – more so outside, not at all indoors. But it was fast-changing property values in surrounding Whittier that drew Patterson to start looking for an older house to make over here. “I couldn’t believe how quickly values had gone up,” he said during a walk-thru of this still-stylish home, transformed from a 2-bedroom single story into three bedrooms, plus finished basement space and a very rare, alley-load 3-car garage.
Patterson and PCI Patterson Concepts partner Jay Berkenkamp have this one (2,048 square feet, about 600 feet larger than before) priced at $409,900. A block down Vine, Patterson notes, a home sold in June at $549,000; and several others nearby at over $400,000. His block, Patterson adds, has two teachers at Whittier’s Manual High (it reopened in 2007) and a doctor who walks to work at Presbyterian St. Luke’s. With lots of experience with these kinds of flips done in Boulder, Golden and elsewhere, Patterson says his first Whittier house took longer than expected to bring to market – 2-1/2 months just to pull a permit, and time working with the bulk-plane restriction. Nevertheless, you’ll see a floor plan that only vaguely resembles its century old past – living room where it was, new gas fireplace in tile (the old one fell off the wall) flanked by glass-block windows, a very contemporary kitchen in granite and stainless, and a completely revised bedroom arrangement — big main floor master with great looking bath with glass shower, rain head and glass tile insets. The master wraps a double-back staircase that was never there before – heading down to a newly dug partially-finished basement with 8-foot ceilings and playroom-type space that’s prewired for flat-screen; and upward to two more gabled bedrooms and a nicely trimmed hall bath, that had only been an attic. Patterson and wife Rita Lee have goodies out Sunday, Aug. 19, 11-to-4; take York Street north from 17th, past City Park, a mile to E. 30th, then west two blocks. If you go… WHERE: Extensive remodel of 1904 bungalow, historic Whittier; now 3-bed 2,048 sq. ft.; 3-car garage; all new systems; refreshments today. 3022 Vine St., Denver; from E. 17th Ave. take York north past City Park, 1 mi. to E. 30th; west 2 blks to Vine PRICE: $409,900 WHEN: Sun., Aug. 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
