Ballpark area (Denver: apartments, lease, purchase)

[JD401]

Around the Lawrence & 20th area. Couple blocks southeast of Coors. General thoughts on it from locals? Would you live there? Why, or why not?

I know public transit is obviously very accessible right there. Curious about livability, feel, loudness? (we're youngish, but we don't want to live next to a wild bar necessarily though), safety (walk at night?), and whatever else you feel like chiming in on.

Looking at some different apartments in the general area, and curious for a locals perspective on how desirable (or not) it would be to live in that area.

Thanks! Look forward to moving to Denver soon!

[davebarnes]

Around the Lawrence & 20th area.

Purchase or rent?

[JD401]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

Purchase or rent?

Sorry. Rent.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by JD401

Around the Lawrence & 20th area. Couple blocks southeast of Coors. General thoughts on it from locals? Would you live there? Why, or why not?

I would pick Highland.
Lots of restaurants. No annoying bars and their patrons early in the morning.

On the other hand.
You are only renting. And, for no more than a year.

[JD401]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

I would pick Highland.
Lots of restaurants. No annoying bars and their patrons early in the morning.

On the other hand.
You are only renting. And, for no more than a year.

Padmapper shows literally zero apartments available in Highland (accepting dogs, less than $2,000).

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by JD401

...accepting dogs

Did I miss something in your first post?

[JD401]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

Did I miss something in your first post?

No, I'm just terrible at giving all of the information all at once. We have a 50lb dog that we'll be bringing along.

[billiken]

I know there's a new building that was just finished right there, but there's also a building somewhere in that general area (I forget the exact cross streets) that's a little bit sketch. Lots of bars and restaurants nearby on Larimer, Market, & Blake. You should be aware that 20th is a busy street that connects into the highway--I would expect street noise. A lot of parking lots are right on 20th to serve the ballpark.

We've lived downtown (few blocks south of where you're looking) for nearly a year now. There are pros and cons--love walking to work when I'm actually in our office, lots of bars and restaurants, good highway access for work travel. We find it to be unbearably loud though--both street noise, and lots of young people in our building with what seems like limited responsibilities. I feel safe, but homeless people don't really scare me--there are lots of them, just so you're aware (The Denver Rescue Mission is located at Broadway & Park Ave).

[JD401]

Originally Posted by billiken

I know there's a new building that was just finished right there, but there's also a building somewhere in that general area (I forget the exact cross streets) that's a little bit sketch. Lots of bars and restaurants nearby on Larimer, Market, & Blake. You should be aware that 20th is a busy street that connects into the highway--I would expect street noise. A lot of parking lots are right on 20th to serve the ballpark.

We've lived downtown (few blocks south of where you're looking) for nearly a year now. There are pros and cons--love walking to work when I'm actually in our office, lots of bars and restaurants, good highway access for work travel. We find it to be unbearably loud though--both street noise, and lots of young people in our building with what seems like limited responsibilities. I feel safe, but homeless people don't really scare me--there are lots of them, just so you're aware (The Denver Rescue Mission is located at Broadway & Park Ave).

Thanks for the response. Glad to hear from someone in that area.

You've been there a year now. Aside from apartment specific conditions, would you resign a lease now?

I'll likely be working a little over a mile away, so I'm looking forward to walking to work as well.


My guess is that you might be talking about Step 13 on Larimer? Just noticed that tonight actually looking around, which somewhat prompted the initial post.

That new construction is exactly what we're looking at actually. Has a dog run/exercise area on the roof, which really appeals to us. Thanks for the heads up on 20th. The unit we're looking at is a middle unit, and the complex stretches down Lawrence I believe, so hopefully it would be far enough away from the intersection?

Somewhat worried about the noise given that we are coming from a very suburban, quiet environment. Sounds like from your description it's pretty persistent. Half expected though. I stayed in downtown Atlanta for a month for work, but was also probably 30 floors up then. It'll definitely be an adjustment.

If you're a few blocks south, we may actually be looking at your building too. Have several options that we're going to visit in the general area.

Homeless don't bother me either per say. Better way to phrase the safety question is would you be ok with your wife walking to local store at 8pm? Something along that vein.

[billiken]

We were also in the suburbs before moving here. We've considered just moving to a different building downtown since I'm thinking some of our noise issues might be building specific--we are in an older buliding with older windows on a busy street. One of my coworkers lives off Little Raven closer to Commons Park, and he has no noise issues at all--but he's on a dead-end street. His building is a lot more expensive, though. We're struggling on where to live when our lease is up, too--I refuse to spend over $1,500 on rent/parking, but I'm not ready for suburban again.

I'm female, and I walk around downtown all the time by myself at night without thinking twice.