Alamo Placita Real Estate
Throughout the past 15 years home prices have consistently increased in the Alamo Placita real estate market, with last year's (2006) appreciation hitting 6.0% from the preceding year.
When you buy Alamo Placita real estate, you are investing in first-class quality of life. This neighborhood is a wonderful setting for both families and professionals alike, who are looking for a safe and quiet area to live that is still in the heart of the city. Historical homes dot the landscape, and a nearby park makes recreation accessible to all residents.
Buying in the Alamo Placita real estate market affords you a wonderful home in a great neighborhood that adjoins the Cherry Creek bike path, which provides access to over 300 miles of trails throughout the Front Range. With a stunning park as its centerpiece, Alamo Placita is conveniently located to countless Denver cultural, shopping, sporting, and dining attractions.
Alamo Placita Homes for Sale
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The Alamo Placita real estate market consists of a variety of home styles and multi-family dwellings. The earliest Alamo Placita homes were designed in the Queen Anne Style from 1889-1908. From 1900-1912, American Foursquare and Cottage Style residences began popping up in the area. With the Arts and Crafts Movement, came the numerous variations of the Bungalow, constructed from 1904-1929. In recent years, new condos, townhomes, and single family "infill" homes have added even more housing choices to the neighborhood.
In addition to traditional single family homes, multi-family homes were built here as well. Alamo Placita homes range from $350,000 to $700,000. Alamo Placita condominiums begin at an affordable $200,000.
About Alamo Placita, Colorado
Alamo Placita, which means "little cottonwood plaza" in Spanish, is now a historically designated area. Aside from beautiful homes, this is a terrifically central neighborhood, located in the heart of Denver. Alamo Placita Park is poised in the center of the neighborhood, and is filled with blooms from March through October. The park boasts a playground area and a basketball court. Also close by is the Cherry Creek bike path, which takes riders all throughout the city.
Alamo Placita features regular transit service. This area is positioned on several bus routes and just a short 10-minute bike or bus ride from downtown, Cherry Creek, and Washington Park.
Alamo Placita has many conveniences nearby, including a video store, a Boulder-owned bagel shop and several fast casual restaurants. Along 6th Avenue you will find a well-stocked supermarket, a specialty coffee shop, a wine retailer, and also a plant emporium.
Alamo Placita is a convenient location for those with discerning culinary tastes. The neighborhood is close to many great restaurants on 6th Ave, and is only a few minutes' drive to Cherry Creek. An evening of fine dining is available at the noted Mizuna, and at Luca d'Italia; and Denver natives and transplants alike swear by the breakfast burritos and Huevos Rancheros at Benny's.
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