One serious consequence of the pandemic, aside from its immediate health risks, is the setback it dealt to personal relations with ‘distanced’ family and friends. Age-55-plus homebuyers feel the effects of social distancing as much as any other age group, and OakwoodLife has an all-ranch community you can tour near DIA thatap very much oriented around putting friendships back together in the wake of Covid.
That was a big factor that led Steve and Anita Kabrick to close on a new home in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch, Oakwood’s newest community centered on age-55-plus living. The couple had moved to Arvada from Oklahoma to be nearer their son but were missing the neighborly relationships they’d enjoyed back home in the Sooner State.
“In Oklahoma, we neighbor,” says Anita Kabrick—using the word as a verb, like “we connect.” The pair, who already have single-level living in their older ranch in Arvada, are making this second move to meet new people with common interests.
The Reserve is the place to make that happen, says Charles Roberts who, along with Lee Ann Delis and Danny Koskovich, can show you eight models today. The Reserve is the successor to Oakwood’s hugely successful Fairway Villas at Green Valley Ranch, where that sense of community was a visible component, fostered by clubs and events centered on its clubhouses.
When you visit The Reserve, you’ll already see an 11,000-sq.-foot ‘Farmhouse’ community center taking shape, set to open this summer with a resort pool, spa, bar, pickleball courts; even a golf simulator, overseen by a full-time activities director. All of that, along with front-yard landscape maintenance and snow removal, is provided at The Reserve for a monthly HOA fee currently at $185.
Prices for Bungalows series homes like the Kabricks bought start in the high $400s—$70,000 less than the median Denver-area single-family home sold for in March. The couple commented that they liked that relative affordability—and then joined in a conversation with another couple moving into The Reserve.
Oakwood has seen its ‘spec homes’ of these new ranch plans disappear fast—matching its best sales totals ever recorded back at Fairway Villas. You can find a choice of ranches on track to deliver this fall—including a Douglas ranch from the Bungalows, priced now in the very low $500s.
You’ll also see Sanctuary Collection ranches (one is almost 3,900 sq. feet) with Smart-Space upper levels that add a guest suite or office. Those have options for a full-wide 3-car garage, even for an extra-tall RV door. All in, they start in the upper $500s. Buy one now and you can take 50% off your lot premium.
To visit, take Green Valley Ranch Parkway east from the DIA Freeway/Peña Boulevard for 3 miles, past Picadilly, to Rome, and turn north. Or from E-470 exit at E. 56th Avenue, turn west a mile to Picadilly, then head south a mile.
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