We’re Having a 10th Anniversary Party This Friday & You’re Invited!

Golden Real Estate was incorporated in July 2007, which means that this is our 10th Anniversary. Join us this Friday, July 14th, 5-8 pm, when we’ll be throwing a party in our South Golden parking lot with live music and free food.

Broker associate Jim Swanson and his “Lakeside Doublewide“ band will entertain us, with three sets of your rock n roll favorites.

Over the past decade, Golden Real Estate has earned a well-deserved reputation for our commitment to energy efficiency, solar power, electric cars and sustainability in general. In 2010, the City of Golden honored us with their “Sustainability for Business Award.”  When you come on Friday, bring your white block Styrofoam for recycling! 

 

Because of this reputation, our 10th Anniversary party will also be a mini-expo.  We’ve invited three of our favorite vendors to promote their services in front of our 20-kilowatt solar array.

Don Parker, the owner of Golden Solar, which installed our solar array, will be there to answer your questions about solar power and offer a free estimate on installing solar PV for you!

 

Bill Lucas-Brown, the owner of GB3 Energy, which did the super-insulation of our office, will explain that process and offer a free estimate on doing the same for your home or office. 

 

Andrew Sams, the owner of Alpine Building Performance, LLC, is a home inspector with special training on energy efficiency. He also performs energy audits which we give to our buyers as a closing gift. He will be there to explain why you might want to have an energy audit of your home.

Lastly, John Avenson will be manning an informational table for the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour taking place on Oct. 7, 2017. It will be your chance to visit over a dozen “green” homes!

In addition to those information tables, we’ll have a Car Show! On display will be four leading electric cars — 2017 models of the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model X, all open for you to touch, sit in and inspect!  Steve Stevens’ Model X will even put on a music-and-light show that you won’t believe!

Come hungry, because Tequila’s Mexican Family Restaurant, will cater the event. And we’ll have carrot cake for dessert, with 10 candles on it!

Our thanks to another neighbor, First Presbyterian Church, located just north of our office, for providing the tables and chairs for this event and for opening their own parking lot for you to park in.

As members of Golden Rotary, we’ll be taking orders for peaches at $37 per 20-lb. box, to be picked up at the Jeffco Fairgrounds on Aug. 19th. If you can’t come to our party, order them at www.GoldenRotaryPeaches.org/ This is a major annual fundraiser for Golden Rotary, netting funds for many charitable activities.

The Golden Chamber of Commerce will honor us with a 10th anniversary ribbon cutting at 5:30.  All in all, it should be a fun time, and we hope you’ll want to join us for it!

Three New Listings from Golden Real Estate

 5-Bedroom Home in Arvada’s Valley at Rainbow Ridge

Just listed at $495,000, this 5-bedroom, 3½-bath 1994 home is located in Arvada’s Valley at Rainbow Ridge subdivision, which adjoins Van Bibber open space park on the north and Skyline Park on the east. The address is 11793 W. 56th Circle, only a block from a pedestrian/bicycle entrance to those parks. Among the features you’ll appreciate about this 3,399-sq.-ft. home are the 3-car garage, the finished basement, hardwood flooring, newly poured concrete patio, the four upstairs bedrooms, and the spacious master suite with its vaulted ceiling and updated bathroom.  More pictures and info are at www.RainbowRidgeHome.info.  Open House is on Saturday, May 6th, 1-4 pm.

Updated Townhome Listed by David Dlugasch

Just listed at $240,000.  The owners of this 3-BR townhome at 10649 W. Dartmouth Ave. have spent the last year remodeling it with top notch finishes, including new windows, carpeting, paint and hardwood floors on the main level, which overlooks a living area with high ceilings and fireplace. Beautiful light fixtures, granite counter tops, ceiling fans and new closet doors give this home a warm and inviting atmosphere. The large master bedroom has plenty of room for a king-size bed and more. Nice patio too!   

Tour it at www.LakewoodTownhome.info or call Dave Dlugasch at 303-908-4835.

  

Half-Acre Wondervu Lot Listed by Jim Swanson

Just listed at $130,000. Wondervu is a settlement at the very top of Coal Creek Canyon, about 12 miles west of Highway 93. It’s so named because of the amazing view of the continental divide which appears suddenly as you pass the Wondervu Café.  This half-acre parcel (unusually large for the Wondervu community), consists of two smaller lots across from the Café, where a home once stood.  The address is 33465 Coal Creek Canyon Road.  The original home burned down in May 2015. What remains is a 250-sq-ft addition and two outbuildings still occupied by the seller, plus a registered well and septic system. This property presents a great opportunity to build a new home in a cozy and friendly community of mostly small cabins.  More info can is at www.WondervuLot.info, or call Jim Swanson at 303-929-2727

Published May 4, 2017, in the Denver Post's YourHub section and in four Jefferson County weekly newspapers.

Just Listed: Two Great Ranch-Style Homes in Golden

I can barely touch upon the many features of the first home at 1453  Jesse Lane (at right), which was just listed by Chuck Brown. Built in 2012, it has many of the upgrades demanded by today’s picky buyers—porcelain tile floors, 10-foot ceilings, gourmet kitchen with slab granite counters and cherry cabinets, plantation shutters, and more. The finished basement has 2 of the home’s 5 bedrooms, a family room with wet bar and plenty of storage. This home’s in great condition too, being lived in only six months each year. What will really help to sell this home, however, is its location — an easy walk or bike ride to White Ranch and North Table Mountain open space parks, or to Clear Creek and downtown  Golden. Listed at $910,000.  For a more detailed description and guided video tour, visit this home’s website at www.CanyonViewHome.info, or call Chuck at 303-885-7855. Open this Saturday, April 22nd, 1 to 3 p.m.

Not far from the above listing and closer to downtown Golden and North Table Mountain park, is this 1960’s 3-bedroom, 2-bath brick ranch, also with a finished basement, at 308 Iowa Drive, listed by Jim Swanson. Its private backyard backs to the Foss Ranch. Listed at $495,000.  See a video tour at www.NorthGoldenHome.com, or call Jim at 303-929-2727.  Open Saturday, April 22nd. 11am - 2 pm.

Published April 20, 2017, in the Denver Post's YourHub section and in four Jefferson County weekly newspapers.