Parker area residents have been getting a head start on an opportunity that plenty of other homebuyers would want to see right now — a semi-custom community with huge homesites, from two acres to 10 acres, offering loads of opportunities for views and walkout basements. Three of 60 sites by builder Lokal Homes were picked off by local Parker buyers just over the past three weeks — but you can get a preview inside Lokal’s two luxurious model homes Dec. 16 – one a walkout ranch, the other a main-floor master suite plan.
“Most of the market has no idea this is here,” says Lokal’s Morgan Moore, who will show you Two Bridges today, tucked away on Bayou Gulch Road two miles east of Parker Road and Ponderosa High School. “When they finally see it, they’re wowed by the views and the amount of space.”
Even the smallest homesite at Two Bridges is around 15 times the size of a typical Denver area tract-home lot now. You’ll drive in through an attractive entry infrastructure that climbs into highlands south of Bayou Creek, where practically any site is going to have some kind of view, and where premium ones back to a panorama from the Indian Peaks to the Platte River Range. Practically any site can offer a walkout level.
That makes a particularly attractive combination with two big ranch plans that Lokal is offering — including the “Dylan” model you can preview Dec. 16 — with a lush stone-and-stucco trim and most of its lavish finishes in place. It delivers three bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths up — over 3,300 square feet — plus a partially finished walkout with a fourth guest suite, plus wet bar and entertaining area. Itap priced from just under $700,000 — around $780,000 with the minimum site premium included.
You’ll see a finish package thatap just a hint of the semi-custom options Lokal is offering here. But Moore says that one of Lokal’s most appealing features is the garage — four full-wide entry spaces in a corner configuration, plus another two spaces for toys or show cars tucked inside.
Moore says that Two Bridges is exactly the kind of situation that buyers from California and other points are expecting to see in Denver, and can’t find. “This is a great middle ground from a price perspective; a custom-home type opportunity, by a builder offering production home pricing.”
That plays out in two distinct opportunities, Moore adds. If you want a big home on an acreage site, and don’t want to run into the million-dollar range, you can do that here. Lokal’s three-bedroom “Skylar” ranch, 2,700 feet plus a three-car garage, can be done from under $800,000, providing you keep your urges to accessorize in check. You can also tour an “Eve” main-floor master suite design, and see plans for a big-family “Owen” two-story — four bedrooms and 3,518 square feet, from $729,990 before the site premium.
Or, if you’re looking to maximize the potential of these sites with that larger Dylan ranch, you could pick a walkout site with a mountain view, add in the fourth-bedroom basement finish, the four-car garage, and lots of specialized finishes, and still stay in the $900,000 range. Moore guesses the ranch model you’ll preview with every added option will come in around $1.2 million.
What you CAN’T do is wait until 2018 to come look, says Moore. Although Lokal’s official grand opening is Jan. 20, pre-sale prices are in effect now — and they’re absolutely going up Jan. 1. She’ll have holiday cookies and coffee out Dec. 16, and will tell you about an additional incentive Lokal has, if you purchase now. To reach Two Bridges, take Parker Road south through the town of Parker and continue another six miles to Bayou Gulch Road. Turn east past the high school and continue two miles to the entry, then right.
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