In the great debate about whether this is a better time to buy a place to live or to rent one, you’ll get a very compelling argument for renting on Saturday, Oct. 7, when you take a champagne tour of Coda, the chic, sustainably designed apartment tower at First Avenue and Steele in Cherry Creek North. Ten dining spots are literally within a single block — a Walk Score of 95.
That list includes Del Frisco’s, Cherry Creek Grill, Hedge Row (right in the building) and Piatti’s — not to mention Zaidi’s Deli and Starbucks — and grows exponentially as you push into the blocks further west and north, seeing their own explosion of dining and shopping over the past two years.
At Coda, you’ll see a rental concept that matches those appealing surroundings to very personalized services, in a boutique-sized building where you’re not sharing the amenities with all that many others. “This is a highly tailored level of service, second to none, from our on-site staff and concierge team,” says Kellea Jeffrey, director of real estate with Zocalo Community Development.
With these sorts of attractions in play, itap no surprise that some early arrivals have been people who already have a place or two outside Denver — maybe the mountains, maybe California or points east — wanting Coda as a pied-à-terre for sojourns into the Mile High. Some are using Coda only one or two weekends a month; and that, says Martha Reuler, Coda’s manager, enhances the feeling of a more intimate building, with amenities that are well proportioned to its 182-apartment size.
She adds that you’ll get a dramatic view of the rental experience here from three model apartments, but also from the panoramic 12th-floor pool deck, with surrounding lounge areas and a fitness room that Reuler says are designed to feel like an extension of individual apartments. And you’ll hear about the attention that Zocalo has put into Coda’s sustainability — earning a Gold level LEED Certification — mirrored in over-the-top accommodations for water efficiency, CO2 emissions reductions, indoor air quality and energy efficiency — including bike-friendly accommodations including a street-level “Velo Room” for storing and maintaining your bike, and charging stations for electric cars in the dedicated, temperature-controlled parking levels.
Reuler says the LEED Gold certification adds marked value for CODA residents (Coda also provides gig-speed internet service, included in rent). “This attracts an intelligent consumer,” she adds, “wanting a good value on their dollar.”
Reuler will show you how far yours could go in a two-bedroom model, sized at 1,253-square-feet, priced from $3,185 a month. It shows way more character than you may be seeing in other rentals or condos — a nice sense of entry and a well-defined formal dining space in a window bay that some residents use as a study. You’ll see studios from $1,422-per-month; a one-bedroom at a roomy 1,150 square feet (typical size for two-bedrooms in most apartments, notes Reuler); and some premium units on the 11th and 12th floors, each two-bedrooms-plus-a-study with west-facing views, from $5,775 a month.
And, you’ll take in the panoramic views of downtown and the mountains from that rooftop pool and lounge level. Coda offers leases from six to 13 months; to attend the Saturday, Oct. 7, champagne tour at 100 Steele St., including edibles, take East First Avenue through Cherry Creek to Steele and turn north.
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