Boulder Neighborhoods...Need Suggestions

[POhdNcrzy]

The Hill is really where the noisy student parties are. 98% of Boulder is like a morgue in Siberia as far as loud nightlife goes.

Don't worry about proximity to amenities. Boulder is small and the cool places n stuff are spread out all around town. Also, most business don't last real long there so no need to get attached to the location of any business.

I would advise you to buy a home that was built more recently rather than the old junk in say Martian Acres (Martin Acres) for example.

[amymcf]

Originally Posted by POhdNcrzy

I would advise you to buy a home that was built more recently rather than the old junk in say Martian Acres (Martin Acres) for example.

Is there something to know about older homes in boulder (way they were built, etc) other than the obvious, that you recommend going with a newer home? Unless we are able to snag up a good deal on a single family home, with the decline in housing prices, we will be going with a condo or townhome.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by amymcf

Is there something to know about older homes in boulder (way they were built, etc) other than the obvious, that you recommend going with a newer home? Unless we are able to snag up a good deal on a single family home, with the decline in housing prices, we will be going with a condo or townhome.

I would say nothing other than the obvious. Martin Acres, that the PP referred to, is in S. Boulder and outside of your "area". Some houses in that subdivion are very nice and some are not. They were probably built in the 50s-60s. They are small, usually w/1 car garages, 1 bath.

[Idunn]

As you've looked you probably know. This of course personal but I would define the truly desirable area of Boulder as: Baseline to the south, Broadway to the east, Mapleton Ave. to the north, and the mountains to the west. Your thoughts may differ.

The area defined basically means 'The Hill.' But most college life and students are confined very close to the university, should this be a concern of yours. More likely the high real estate prices, as any single family house in this area surely well beyond your given price range. Even the few condos extent a challenge in this regard, I suspect.

You might go a bit further east along Arapahoe and vicinity and be happy, also some nice neighborhoods north along Broadway. But that defined truly does afford ready access to Pearl St. and Boulder proper. Anything much removed to the east or south and, although nice enough, you might as well be in some outlying town for all the ambience.

As mentioned, your opinions obviously might vary. But if you haven't yet, please visit Flagstaff Park above town. Find the amphitheatre and from that vantage look out across Boulder. From such a place you might gain not only a broader, but more clear, perspective.

Good luck.

[JayZ750]

Originally Posted by chilaili

You would need to call or email the developers directly to get that information. There is a Contact Us link on the website.

Single family home lot sizes = 4,000 sq. feet. I understand land is expensive these days and all, and that New Urbanism is tending to smalelr rather than larger, but that's an awful small lot.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by JayZ750

Single family home lot sizes = 4,000 sq. feet. I understand land is expensive these days and all, and that New Urbanism is tending to smalelr rather than larger, but that's an awful small lot.

I agree. There would barely be room for the house, let alone a garden or a swingset for the kids.

[suzco]

I've heard, but don't know for sure, that all the properties in Northfield, including the single family homes, are held in condominium ownership. If that's true it would mean that even if you own one of the single family homes you wouldn't own the land the home is on, instead you would own a percentage share of the development. Research carefully to find out more about Northfield Commons.