Once in 70 Years
This home has come on the market once in 70 years. Built for the Caldwell family in 1953 and acquired from their estate, it now offers a combination that is simple to state and hard to find anywhere else in central Denver.
1. A fully remodeled ranch — the scarcest floor plan in central Denver
Fully remodeled ranch homes in central Denver have been selling at roughly a 14 percent premium over comparable two-story homes. Single-level main living is the most quantifiable scarcity in the central neighborhoods, where two-story Victorians and Denver Squares dominate. This one goes further: it is an authentic Mid-Century Modern design with a verifiable architect — Joe Lort Jr., whose original written instructions to the contractor, dated 1951, remain with the property.
2. Park-Adjacent City Park West — a block-specific luxury niche
Park-adjacent City Park West comps have been selling in the high luxury segment, right under ultra-luxury — seven-figure sales concentrated in the narrow band of blocks nearest City Park, at a substantial discount to Washington Park and Cherry Creek North. This home sits inside that pocket, two blocks from the park.
Read the luxury market analysis3. Everything else stacks on top
A mature xeriscape garden registered as a Monarch Waystation. A 10,500-square-foot corner lot. A basement apartment with its own kitchen, bathroom, and laundry — suited to multi-generational living, an au pair, or rental income subject to Denver licensing and zoning rules. And a quiet, interior-facing corner free of the micro-location negatives, like busy streets, that discount otherwise comparable homes.
Each of these elements exists somewhere in Denver. The combination — turnkey Mid-Century Modern ranch, verifiable architect, park-adjacent City Park West, large quiet corner lot, basement apartment — is not found elsewhere.