With the Rocky Mountains on one side and the Denver metropolis on another, charming Sloan Lake real estate is a beautiful piece of Colorado. The centerpiece of northwest Denver real estate and neighborhood of Sloan Lake is Sloan Lake Park, enjoyed by people from all around the Mile High City. The Park features two beautiful connected lakes, Sloan and Cooper—with rippling waters to fish for trout, paddle around, water ski, bird watch, picnic, and walk the three-mile circumference. Ask about our Colorado mortgages for these convenient and affordable Sloan Lake properties only 10 minutes via I-25 and I-70 from downtown.
A thorough Denver CO real estate search will turn up quite a diverse list of properties around Sloan Lake. This section of Denver is mostly residential, touching on several communities and commercial districts. Sloan Lake is not quite as gentrified as other areas of north Denver, but is rapidly catching up and the various sides of the lake do have their differences. There are pockets of elegant Denver CO homes built in the late 1800s along with many homes from the 1940s and 50s , newer condos, and townhouses. The north shore of the lake is only blocks from booming West Highlands and Highlands Square, an area with new construction as well as vibrant restoration. Even West Colfax to the south, the birthplace of former Israeli President Golda Meir, is seeing improvements; the old St. Anthony’s Hospital will be nice loft units someday.
Lately, people have been rediscovering properties out towards Sheridan, in Jefferson County. Places near Edgewater, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and Arvada—traditionally popular shopping destinations for residents—are getting makeovers, too.
Most of the schools are in the highly rated Jefferson County School District, though some area schools in older sections have struggled. Better schools such as the science and technology school, charter Montessori schools, and parochial schools are accessible to families. The JeffCo District allows residents to opt into school in other parts of the county, however, and many families choose Lakewood High at that time.
Historically, the area was a low-lying bed of dry land used by Native Americans for pony racing. Then stagecoach and wagon tracks through here connected the city with the mountain gold fields. When President Andrew Johnson signed the homesteading papers for settler Thomas Sloan, he had no idea that the area would become the largest lake in the State of Colorado. The lake emerged after Mr. Sloan inadvertently dug a well into an underground aquifer and awakened to find his farm flooded beyond recognition.
The Park is undergoing many improvements including bike trails, walks and parking lots. Located at Sheridan Boulevard and West Seventeenth, the park features pathways, several courts and fields, playgrounds, and gardens. Additionally, city owned and private golf courses offer plenty of places to tee off midst spectacular mountain vistas. Never lacking for places to exercise, citizens are out moving along 650 miles of paved walking, biking and jogging trails throughout the area.
The Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at the Park features competitive Regional Dragon Boat Races. In 2008, the American Dragon Boat Association Regional Races with national and international dragon boat teams will participate in competitive division races on a 500-meter course. Ninety thousand people come out for exhibits such as Explore Asia, an Asian Village, and music, dance, vendors, and talks.
Buyers looking for a place in a large preserve on the western edge of the metropolitan area will find affordable and convenient homes in this area.
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