Family HomeStead taps volunteers to outfit the children with new clothes, shoes, and school supplies. “The Lo Do Loft Tour was a tremendous success last year, and generated lots of school supplies for our families. Volunteers used the cash donations to outfit several of our children in emergency housing,” said Judy Mugler, Director of Development and Volunteers for Family HomeStead.
“Remember getting your new pair of shoes for that first day back at school?” asked Nina O’Kelley, President for HomeSteaders and a Lo Do loft resident. “Volunteers make that happen for these kids.”
HomeSteaders are once again coordinating this year’s Loft Tour. It will be hard to find a favorite with several unique homes open: a stunning penthouse in Wynkoop Residences with fantastic views of the front range; classic true historic lofts with brick and timber construction; a John Deere Plow loft where a TV show is taped; a mountain retreat with copper bar and Telluride stone in StreetCar Stables; and Santa Fe-inspired jewel above Bouquets Flower Shop in The Moore Hardware Lofts.
An amazing Titanium Loft, dubbed The Castle by some, combines motifs from the East and West. Many of these homes have fabulous kitchens and baths. Mountain Air String Quartet and a jazz pianist will perform during the tour. Light refreshments will be served at each loft. Bring your school supplies or cash donation to any of the lofts to start your tour between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 25.
Seven LoDo lofts are on the tour: StreetCar Stables Lofts, 1720 Wynkoop St.; Edbrooke Lofts, 1450 Wynkoop; Wynkoop Residences, 1411 Wynkoop St.; John Deere Plow Lofts, 1488 Wazee;
Moore Hardware Lofts, 1510 Wazee; Hardware Block Lofts, 1501 Wazee; and the Titanium Lofts, 1720 Wazee.
Entry fee is to bring school supplies or make a cash donation. School supplies needed include: backpacks for kindergarten through high school age (very important). No. 2 pencils, colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens, wide-tip and narrow-tip markers, erasers, crayons, two-pocket folders, marble cover composition notebooks, spiral notebooks, three-ring binders, notebook paper, notebook dividers, graph paper, glue sticks, scissors, dictionaries, calculators, compasses and protractors, supply bags, boxes of tissues.
HomeSteaders of Family HomeStead hosts the Third Annual LoDo Loft Tour on Sunday, July 25, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call Nina O’Kelley at 303-478-6703. See ad left.
Realtors Tour Downtown Housing Options
Downtown Denver’s housing options have expanded significantly in recent years, but the question is: are Realtors and real estate professionals aware of all the options for their clients? The Downtown Denver Partnership created the Realtor Professionals Downtown Denver Bus Tour to help educate professionals on the living choices in our center city.
Fifty Realtors from all over the metro region recently participated in the latest Realtor Professionals Downtown Denver Bus Tour. This sold-out event took brokers through ten neighborhoods highlighting 100 recently completed, under construction or planned projects. Participants were also taken to the top of the Millennium Bridge for an overview of the progress being made at Denver Union Station, future development plans for the site and its construction timeline.
The group stopped for lunch in one of Downtown Denver’s newest high rises, Spire, and were given an overview of the building’s amenities. “Spire is fabulous,” said Chris Matchett of RE/MAX Masters. “I’ll be bringing my Downtown buyers to see it.”
Since 2006, 5,600 housing units have been built in the urban core and its surrounding city center neighborhoods. The year 2009 was one of the most successful years for housing construction in Downtown Denver’s history, with 1,600 units added to the market. By 2027, it is projected that 18,000 new homes will be built in Downtown Denver.
“These changing market fundamentals mean we need to continue to educate as many people as possible about the Downtown housing options now available,” said Tami Door, President & CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership.
Based on the success of the tour, the Partnership has plans for two new tours that will be just for consumers. A tour for buyers interested in Downtown will be held on August 14 and a prospective renter tour is planned for August 21.
For more information, contact bphetteplace@downtowndenver.com.
The response by the local community to The Americas Roundtable dialogue series has been tremendous,” said the president of The Americas Roundtable, Jim Polsfut. “Upon release of tickets to the general public, more than half of the main floor seats in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House have already been sold, amounting to more than 6,000 tickets.”