A short walk from the historic dining district, builders find a market for scrape-n-builds in downtown Littleton
Veteran real estate agent Jack Fine has been watching the ups-and-downs of Denver’s market for going-on 36 years, but he’s never, ever seen one quite like this.
“It’s crazy; we’re seeing multiple offers in all price ranges,” Fine adds, noting that inventory is super-low—particularly in the $400,000 to $600,000 range. But he can let you walk a real listing today at a price range well beyond that— one that’s a reflection of how well Littleton’s historic downtown dining district has been doing, despite Covid.
At 5956 S. Sycamore Street, Littleton, you can visit a custom single-family row home by builder JT Home Building that’s been created for a scraped site, one with enough of a west-facing slope to provide mountain views from its bedroom level. It’s three weeks short of its final punch list, but is ready for viewing today.
A wide-open plan
You’ll see a mid-century modern plan that’s some- what like new row homes in historic Denver neighborhoods, but with a wider entertaining area and bedroom level—none of the railroadflat feel that row home projects on narrower home sites have.
The floor plan has an elevator serving five bedrooms/five baths, more than 4,400 sq. feet of finished area, including some finished basement space. There are three garage bays—two facing the street, another that’s alley-load.
The price is $1.5 million. Fine, who has an extensive background marketing custom spec homes like this for builders, says the price is where this neighborhood is headed, as builders are able to find smaller houses to scrape that have walkable access to downtown Littleton taverns and trattorias. Two blocks east, closer to Littleton’s pretty Sterne Park, a custom spec recently sold for $2.2 million.
From this block on Sycamore, you can walk west a half block to Prince Street, then three blocks north into the heart of the restaurant scene. Littleton’s Light Rail station is closer still.
By appointment, Fine will show you a wide-open kitchen and island; contemporary entertaining area with gas ribbon fireplace; master suite with balcony, fireplace, spa tub and walk-in shower; a laundry room on the bedroom level; and a larger backyard than is typical for row home types. Fine, who lives in nearby Centennial, is a regular on Littleton’s Main Street and says it has done well through the Covid restrictions, as restaurateurs prepare to open to larger capacity.
Fine says this is where the neighborhood is headed, as builders find small houses to scrape, walkable to dining