Highlights:
- InCarnation is underway in Wheat Ridge.
- Homes in InCarnation are seen as an alternative to pricey NW Denver.
- InCarnation homes have solar panels and other sustainable features.
Denver-based Urban Green Development is building a community with 26, energy-efficient homes with rooftop solar panels on a former carnation farm in Wheat Ridge.
InCarnation, at West 39th Place between Harlan Street and Sheridan Boulevard, is another infill development in Wheat Ridge marketed as an alternative to more expensive and trendy nearby Denver housing communities.
InCarnation is minutes from West Highland, Berkeley and Sloan’s Lake.
About 50 percent of the homes have been built in InCarnation.
The community includes seven single-family homes, each with 2,044 square feet; eight paired homes, each with 1,783 square feet; and 11 row homes, which range in size from 1,592 to 1,780 square feet.
Prices range from $419,000 to $499,000. The median sold price for all homes in Wheat Ridge is $306,000 and the median price of a home for sale in Wheat Ridge is $410,450, according to COhomefinder.com. By contrast, the median sale price in Berkeley is $448,500 and the median sold price is $414,000, according toCOhomefinder.com.
“We wanted to provide people with an alternative to high-priced living without settling on quality,” said Tracye Herrington, the co-founder and co-owner of GreenSpot Real Estate, which is listing InCarnation.
She noted it is on the eastern edge of Wheat Ridge, “making it ideal for people who want to enjoy the recreation and entertainment those (northwest Denver) neighborhoods have to offer, but who can’t justify spending that amount of money on a neighborhood.”
In addition to lower priced homes than in nearby Denver neighborhoods, Wheat Ridge has 24 parks and 274 acres of open space. InCarnation also is near West 38th Avenue, the emerging “Main Street” for Wheat Ridge, which increasingly is attracting restaurants that draw the young, hip millennial crowd.
InCarnation is built on the site of a former carnation farm, hence its name. Wheat Ridge was once the world’s largest supplier of carnations and is still known as “Carnation City.” In fact, the three-day, 45th annual Carnation Festival ended on Sunday in Wheat Ridge. However, before Urban Green Development began contraction, it had to clean up the site that was polluted from outdated farming practices.
In addition to solar power, homes in the Energy Star-certified community include zero maintenance exteriors, energy-efficient lighting, WaterSense plumbing and faucets, high performance windows, high-efficiency HVAC, and eco-friendly engineered products and building materials.
“InCarnation offers families and individuals the opportunity to lower their carbon footprint and put energy savings back in their pockets,” said Melissa Baldridge, an owner and co-founder of Green-Building Solutions Provider, GreenSpot Real Estate.
“Homes that are Energy Star-certified have greater indoor air quality, consistent room temperatures, lower energy bills, and a higher resale value,” Baldridge said.
“It is a win-win.”
Interested in buying a home in Wheat Ridge? Please visit COhomefinder.com.
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