In a year when even the most affordable new single-family homes are pushing into the $400,000s and low $500,000s, Oakwood Homes gets a quick response to its Carriage House series: new single-family designs with two-car attached garages on low-maintenance sites that have prices centered in the $300s. Those have been grabbed up by buyers in Denver, Aurora, Castle Rock and Commerce City, and today Oakwood opens an opportunity to get one in a part of town where affordability is fast slipping away — master-planned Thornton.
The city of Thornton, once known for its affordability, invested in the infrastructure that draws attractive development, including better commuter arteries, parks, trails and new schools. Now some of Denver’s most prominent commercial projects are headed for Thornton, including an 885,000-foot Amazon fulfillment center and Denver Premium Outlets, both coming near I-25 at 136th and 144th Avenues.
Five miles east of there — 15 minutes in rush-hour traffic — Oakwood is preparing to build the Carriage House Collection at Riverdale, on a site at 128th Avenue at Tamarac, already close to two completed Thornton trails and the future site for a 27-J high school.
Actual prices, expected to be from the mid-$300s, are being released this weekend, and you can set an appointment to review plans and pricing starting this Sunday. They range from 2-to-5 bedrooms, around 1,400 to 2,220 square feet. And if you like the looks of all of that, you can leave a $500 reservation check to hold a spot, fully refundable.
“Thatap a price lower than anywhere around there; buyers are already reacting very favorably to this pricing,” says Oakwood’s Chris Giron, who can meet you by appointment to show you the site. Oakwood will have a special offer of credits toward closing costs to sweeten the deal.
You’ll see plans that show off vertical design reminiscent of what buyers see on new homes in Highlands and LoHi, laid out four homes to a cul-de-sac, with smaller front yards that come landscaped. The Surrey will be around 1,874 square feet, with three bedrooms and a two-car attached garage, plus a “smart space” on a third level that works as a playroom, library or studio/home office. Itap expected to be priced in the upper $300s.
Meanwhile, you can already see the commuter access that makes this area appealing — not just to shopping and jobs along I-25, but west to the U.S. 36/Flatiron Crossing corridor as well as to DIA, via E-470 — with an interchange four minutes north on Quebec.
Giron says he knows that buyers will include ones making a first single-family home purchase, but also ones downsizing from places they’ve had for decades, liking the landscape maintenance and snow removal that comes with every Carriage House home.
The way to get on board early for this is to call Giron at 303-486-8915.
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