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Bradburn Village Westminster Colorado

Bradburn Village

Bradburn Village in Westminster Colorado is just south of 120th Avenue between Sheridan and Federal Boulevards. The community of Bradburn Village comprises 125 acres of townhomes, single family homes and apartments along with shops and restaurants within waking distance in the community.

Community parks, recreation center, and a new suburban living design all make Bradburn Village a great place to call home.

Part of this design includes commercial property with living space above it. This type of space for lease for shops and small business help give Bradburn a very close community feel.

For a current list and interactive map to Bradburn Village homes for sale.

Boulder Colorado schools

Eldorado Online K-12 - distance learning accredited school with online curriculum.
and if you are traveling out of the country, please don't forget to purchase International health coverage for your family.

The Family learning center - To encourage successful lifelong learning and economic self-sufficiency for families of diverse cultures and limited incomes.

The Living School - Seeking to establish a trusting, supportive, and evolving environment where children and adults can learn, guided by curiosity and intrinsic motivation.

Rocky Mountain School for the Gifted and Creative - RMS is a private school designed to serve gifted and talented students in the pre-school, primary school, and middle school ages.

September High School - September High School is an intimate and supportive learning community that fosters individual development and reawakens the love of learning.

Naropa University - Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education.

Boulder College of Massage Therapy

Shoshoni Yoga Retreat

There are many other schools and institutions in Boulder than those listed here. This list will be added to over time.






Boulder Colorado Homes

Flatiron Crossing Broomfield is changing

Flatiron Crossing Broomfield is about to change 

FlatIron Crossing shopping center in Broomfield said Monday that the mall’s outdoor shopping village is about to get a major face lift and three new retailers will soon occupy one of the its largest spaces.  The Container Store and Forever 21 are two of the three new tenants that will occupy former Lord & Taylor space inside the mall.

FlatIron, the third-largest mall in the state, has been after a tenant for a long time that could occupy the 120,000-square-foot space that’s been vacant for more than two years.

Rather than leasing the anchor space to one store, the company decided to lease the entire 55,000-square-feet upper level to trendy apparel retailer Forever 21, and a portion of the lower level , 23,000 sq ft, to The Container Store. Both stores should open by next summer.

Addtionally, the mall’s 230,000 sq ft Village at FlatIron Crossing will be redeveloped, pending final approval by Broomfield City Council in October.

This information is provided by:

Stuart Dobson
Colorado Real Estate Broker
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What happened to the Broomfield Athletic Club?

What happened to the old Broomfield Athletic Club?

The Broomfield athletic club building has been completely remodeled as office and retail space.  It has also been renamed The Troy Centre in order to better reflect its current use.  The spaces are modern, bright and maintain some of the old athletic club charm with wood flooring (at least on the lower floors).

The building has been split into two floors all the way through with the upper floors being sold as office space and the lower floors as retail or storefront space because they have glass front and each space has its own entry to the parking lots.

It's great to see the urban renewal in Broomfield and as usual Broomfield is on the cutting edge in the north Denver Metro region for re-development.  Let's hope this trend continues!

Denver Market has bottomed!

Denver housing market bottom

A few months ago I wrote what I have been telling people for the last six to eight months, that I think most of the Denver metro area housing market reached a low point in pricing a early this year.  During the last few days there has been a lot of developments that have made that guestimate look a lot better.

    Reasons why Denver housing has bottomed
  • Wells Fargo no longer considers Denver a 'Declining market'.
  • Mortage rates have come down to about 5.5% for 30 yr fixed...
  • Because the Fed has taken over Freddie and Fannie.
  • The bigger banks are opening up 'compiler' departments to make bulk sales.
  • We're seeing some big shake out's on Wall Street.

Wells Fargo's decision means that people no longer will have to put an extra 5% down payment on a home to purchase, this should help those with good credit but not a lot of money for a down payment.  Lower mortgage rates are always good for housing.  The Fed takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is what precipitated the lower rates by reducing the risk spread. 

The 'compilers' and the big banks is a topic that goes beyond a simple blog entry.

And finally the failure of Lehman, sale of Merrill Lynch, and AIG's troubles, and most importantly the Fed's decision NOT to bail them out (publicly at least) is necessary to let the private market work out the toxic CDS's and other mortgage derivatives in a quick manner.

We are in the 6th or 7th inning now of a nine inning game overall.  How fast the next few chapters are written I don't know, but the Denver housing market HAS bottomed!