Denver Neighborhood: Platt Park

Located directly south of West Wask Park, you'll discover the cozy little neighborhood of Platt Park. Bordered on the north by I-25, Broadway on the west, S. Downing on the east and Evans Ave on the south.

This neighborhood has become a very popular place to live in Denver for many reasons. The neighborhood is very centrally located just minutes from downtown and 5-10 minutes to the Denver Tech Center. It's also close to the very popular Washington Park and the University of Denver about a mile to the east on Evans Ave.

Another attractive feature of Platt Park is it's walkability. Old South Pearl street is a commercial district smack dab in the middle of the neighborhood offering arguably the best sushi in Denver, Sushi Den. Next door is Pearl Street Grill and next to that is the best Indian food I've had in Denver, the new India's Pearl which occupies the old and missed Lola's (relocated to the Highlands). Across the street is Stella's, a very popular coffee shops. Up the street is one of my favorite date spots: The Village Cork, a wine bar. Across the street from there is Hansen's Irish Pub. Catch some live music up from there at Lincoln's Roadhouse. Don't forget about The Black Pearl, Gaia Bistro, Izakya Den (from the owner's of Sushi Den).

Want some more out of the Platt Park neighborhood?? How about a Light Rail Station located at the intersection of Lousianna & Clarkson. This stop on the Southeast Rail line will quickly take you to downtown or the Denver Tech Center.

The old Gates Rubber Company is a 50 acre brownfield development located at the very northwest tip of the neighborhoood. After several years of environmental cleanup, buildings are starting to go vertical. Word is development has been stalled due to current market condition, but look for this highly visible and well located plot to continue to move forward. Plans are for a mixed-use development with Office, Retail and Residential units to surround the Broadway Light Rail Station.

Real Estate in the area has seen a nice rise in home values. Everything from single family homes, duplexes and small multi-unit structures can be found in Platt Park. There has also been quite a bit of scrape development in the area with the favorable R-2 Zoning (more to come on this as Denver introduces a new zoning code this year). Victorians and bungalows dominate the architectural style along with the new modern construction and some 50's brick ranches.

Average single family home price in Platt Park as of April 2009 was approx. $400K. Average Days on Market to sell a home here was 106 Days. Here is a link a website with lots of nice photos of the neighborhood: http://www.city-data.com/forum/denver/116544-platt-park-area-old-south-pearl.html