Whenever I am in Boulder, Colorado, I like to drive through Mapleton Hill, one of that city's most prestigious neighborhoods. It is filled with some of the oldest and most impressive homes in Boulder. Walking the streets is like going back in time to the Victorian era. I am especially fond of Mountain View Road, which is where I took the photograph on the left of the view that the houses on that street have. Imagine waking up every morning to the sun hitting the Flatirons and the city below. This has been called Boulder's most sought-after neighborhood. I took a look on the Redfin real estate website and the downside to the neighborhood is that it is not cheap. The homes for sale there range from 2.5 to 6 million dollars, none of which are on Mountain View Road. However, there are some lower cost alternatives not too far away. You can get an older, 748 square foot, two-bedroom, one bath condo for $525,000, or a 442 square foot one-bedroom, one bath unit for $340,000, but that is not exactly cheap. And it makes you want to ask yourself how much you want to sacrifice to live in Boulder.
On the positive side, if you did decide to buy that 5-bedroom, 3 bath 2,304 square foot 1903 Queen Ann Victorian in Mapleton Hill for 2.5 million dollars (estimated monthly payment $14,815), you would be only a short walk from West Pearl Street, with all its restaurants and bars, such as the West End Tavern, the front of which can be seen in the background of the photograph on the right. Not to mention Trident Booksellers and Cafe, a popular Boulder gathering spot that has been around for decades. Having a happy hour beer at the West End Tavern, or a cup of coffee every morning at one of the outside tables at Trident, you could relax, enjoy hanging out in that beautiful and vibrant community, and try to figure out how to come up with that nearly $15,000 monthly payment. You would have to knock over an awfully lot of 7-Elevens to come up with that kind of money.
No comments:
Post a Comment