In Lohi, where new-builds are taking many historic houses, a remodeled home has corner site

The virus crisis is doing nothing to lessen the building craze in Lohi, around its signature restaurants. “Every inch that people can find is getting built out with detached homes; whatever shape the lot is, they figure out how to put a home there,” says Highlands expert

Dee Chirafisi with Kentwood City—who has a genuine article to show you, built in 1894 on a big corner lot with plenty of breathing room, that you can tour by appointment.

At 3306 Quivas Street, just a block from the very popular Happy Camper bar with its outdoor seating, you’ll see a

Blending of historic and new very thoroughly remodeled home with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, that delivers over 3,800 feet, plus new 2-car attached garage. “These owners took it to down to the frame and redid all the systems and woodwork,” Chirafisi says. The exterior still shows its venerable origins on a large, attractive site that is linked to the indoors by four points, including a rooftop deck, creating that much sought-after indoor/outdoor effect.

The price is $1.875 million—one that Chirafisi says will look good with respect to how much more open this is. “People

A historic home in Lohi

WHERE: 3306 Quivas St., Denver; from I-25 exit 20th St., west ½ blk to Osage, right, continue around park, then left on Osage, 1 blk to 33rd, left 2 blks

PRICE: $1.875 million

WHEN: Today & this week by appt

PHONE: 303-881-6312 ask different questions since Covid arrived,” she adds. “...About cross ventilation, and space for offices.”

This one has two of the latter; and very high quality finishes. “You couldn’t buy the lot and build it for the price.”

And with much of the new building nearby headed into a contemporary look, “there’s a market for something that feels more historic,” she says.