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Stemming The Flow
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The greatest depths of despair can be found in the fitting room. But the issue goes beyond tight waistbands for certain consumers, with their unique sartorial needs seemingly ignored by the fashion industry. That is, except for these three Colorado companies patching holes in the market. —LAUREN PUCKETT FRUSTRATION Adaptive fashion—clothing options made specifically for people living with disabilities and medical conditions—is difficult to find and often drab when you do. “Most of the fashion industry isn’t even thinking about functionality,” Patti & Ricky founder Alexandra Herold says. FIX: Herold launched Patti & Ricky, an online marketplace featuring chic adaptive fashion brands, in 2017. Named after two of Herold’s late family members with disabilities, the Denver-based website carries jeans with an elastic waistband for people who use wheelchairs, dress shirts with easy-close Velcro fasteners, emergency alert pendants that look like jewelry, arm slings with cute patterns, and much more. pattiandricky.com
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Women of all sizes have small chests, but the bra industry clearly hasn’t noticed: Cup sizes typically increase with band length, forcing someone with a larger torso to settle for a cup they can’t fill out or too-tight straps that cause painful rubbing and bruising. FIX: Pepper founders Jaclyn Fu and Lia Winograd launched a Kickstarter in 2017, promising to make bras with longer bands and small cups (including half-cup sizes). By day 13, the Denver duo had raised $47,320 from 950 backers. “There was this huge, unheard community of women who wanted a better-fitting bra,” Fu says. Bonus: Pepper’s online fit quiz helps customers pinpoint which design is best for them. wearpepper.com
Outdoor clothing for women often follows the “shrink it and pink it” method. “They take a men’s jacket, make it smaller, and dye it pink,” Halfdays co-founder Ariana Ferwerda says. The result is baggy winterwear that’s awkward to move in—not ideal for crisp turns down a mountain. FIX: Halfdays launched this past November with sleek styles that strive to give women more confidence on the slopes. The Alessandra ski pant’s ($215) higher rise fits over hips, while the slim leg eases maneuvering. The Lawrence jacket ($345) has a flattering cut that hugs curves instead of drowning the wearer in material. Plus, the waterproof line boasts popular earthy hues (along with a fun yellow) instead of the usual pink. halfdays.com
Ashley Beirne can’t recall one time during her teenage years when the tampons she used weren’t donated. Back then, she didn’t have stable housing and lacked the money to buy her own menstrual products, a problem two-thirds of low-income women in the United States experience. “Not being able to afford products for something that you have absolutely no control over—it feels inhumane,” says Beirne, now 30. Determined that others shouldn’t feel that shame, in 2019 Beirne and her friend Geoff Davis started Period Kits, a Denver nonprofit that supplies free period products for Coloradans experiencing poverty. Before the pandemic, the organization hosted events at local spots like Copper Door Coffee Roasters, where volunteers packed three months’ worth of tampons, pads, liners, and underwear (worth roughly $27) into bags, which Period Kits gave to shelters and those living in tents. These days, the kit-building parties are held via Zoom (keep an eye on Period Kits’ Facebook page to join the next one). Davis also points supporters to the nonprofit’s Amazon Wishlist; the product donations delivered via the platform have contributed to the 3,000-plus kits the team has distributed since its founding. “It’s about health and dignity,” Davis says. “Period.” —CAROLINE BOURQUE
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TRAVEL IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A Quick Escape Indian Peaks Wilderness
This 73,391-acre wilderness is basically Denver’s collective backyard, so you likely know that backcountry camping permits have been mandatory since the mid-1980s. What you might not know is that no permits are needed for groups of seven or less between September 16 and May 31. Better yet, autumn sees far fewer crowds. We love the eight-mile, waterfall- and wildflower-lined climb to Upper Diamond Lake for a speedy overnight trip. A Thrill Flat Tops Wilderness
Just three feet wide at its narrowest, with 80-foot-tall cliffs falling away on either side, Flat Tops’ Devils Causeway gives RMNP’s Keyhole Route a run for its money in terms of sheer pucker factor. The reward for those brave enough? Views of Little Causeway Lake, stunted basalt domes, and alpine meadows below. Baruch suggests adding it as a detour (stash your pack for better balance) from a longer multiday loop to take advantage of the area’s lakes. Easy water access means staying hydrated isn’t the chore it can be elsewhere in the state. An Icon Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
Landing your dream backpacking trip in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) isn’t quite as unlikely as winning Mega Millions—but it’s always been difficult. Peak-season permits go on sale March 1 at 8 a.m. sharp, and in a normal year, dozens of diehards would be lined up outside the park’s permit office near the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center for the in-person lottery, hoping to gain a needed edge (one the National Park Service says doesn’t exist) over the thousands of would-be adventurers booking online. But 2021 isn’t a normal year. Not only has COVID-19 forced RMNP to suspend in-person reservations, parts of the park were devastated by the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires, meaning dozens of Rocky’s 270-plus backcountry campsites are closed due to fire damage. With that in mind, Joshua Baruch, owner and senior guide at Boulder-based outfitter Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides, says backpackers could head for RMNP’s (mostly) unscathed and less-trafficked northwest side. But with burn scars, dust, and destroyed infrastructure making for difficult conditions, Baruch says this may be the year to skip Navigating a talus in the Maroon Rocky altogether. Fortunately, Colorado is filled with world-class backpacking destina- field Bells–Snowmass Wilderness tions—no permit required. —NICHOLAS HUNT
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A Comfortable Campsite Lost Creek Wilderness
“Cozy” isn’t a word you’d expect to hear describing a hiking trail, but that’s the adjective Baruch uses for the Goose Creek portion of the 28mile Lost Creek Loop. “It’s not some stark alpine zone,” he says. Expect to see an evergreen forest dotted with meadows, aspen stands, and granite outcroppings and arches. The lower elevation also means it’s a good option for early- and late-season excursions when snow blankets other hiking spots.
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ORAL HISTORY It wasn’t a great time to get huge crowds. Jeanne McEvoy, then executive director of the Colorado Licensed Beverage Association: The situation was becoming a health concern. We were supposed to be social distancing, and everyone was pushing their way into liquor stores and dispensaries. Our lobbyist funneled those concerns to the mayor.
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It all started with a bad joke. “As much as I might think [alcohol] is essential for me,” Mayor Michael Hancock said during a March 23, 2020, press conference announcing a stay-at-home order for Denver County, “it’s not essential for everyone.” Minutes earlier, the city attorney had explained that liquor stores and recreational dispensaries would temporarily shutter, starting the next day at 5 p.m., as part of the city’s COVID-19 response. So, the mayor continued, people should stock up before prohibition went into effect. The wild scene that ensued forced the administration to reverse the ill-considered decision after only a matter of hours. To toast the one-year anniversary of that tipsy-turvy day, we asked those behind the scenes to recount the crazy afternoon. —SHANE MONAGHAN
For three hours last March, prohibition appeared imminent. Cue the panic.
Mayor Michael Hancock: We should’ve said, We’ll get back to you on that one, at the [press conference]. Alan Salazar, Hancock’s chief of staff: Our team had worked on the shutdown order with the city attorney and governor’s office. The truth is, none of us actually pointed out to the mayor what we recommended with regard to closing liquor stores
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before he spoke. It just didn’t occur to me that some of these places would feel so essential. Alex Levine, co-founder and CEO of Green Dragon Colorado: Every dispensary we run immediately had 4/20-level traffic, maybe busier. There is a maximum amount each person can buy, so tons of people came in with their spouses or friends to get more product.
Ron Vaughn, co-owner of Argonaut Wine & Liquor in Capitol Hill: Within five minutes, we had a line around the store. Within a couple more minutes, there was a news helicopter flying overhead. Everyone was buying massive cases of beer or tons of liquor. Sometimes both. Levine: We were trying to institute new pandemic policies.
Vaughn: After the mayor reversed his decision [around 5 p.m.] everything calmed down. But our sales increased at least 100 percent during those couple hours. Hancock: I’ll take what happened over other possibilities. We were dealing with weighty issues, disrupting people’s lives and livelihoods. I am glad we can look back on it today and chuckle. We also got some good T-shirts out of it. Eric, owner of the Colorado Coast Etsy shop, who asked us not to use his last name: I came up with the idea for the shirt that day. [It reads, “I Survived The Denver Prohibition March 23, 2020 3 p.m.–5 p.m.”] I decided to make it souvenir style. I’ve sold hundreds of them. Jeff Todd, CBS Denver (KCNC) reporter who covered the event: The whole thing spoke to how unprepared we were for the pandemic in the early days. This, and everyone buying too much toilet paper.
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Salazar: I had to go tell the mayor we needed to change things. The walk from the emergency operations center in the basement of the City and County Building to where he was on the fifth floor felt like one of the longest of my career.
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When Diana Kendall began studying social clubs 30 years ago, they had a certain reputation: Cigar-smoke-filled lounges inhabited by wealthy white men smugly blackballing wannabe members. “Most elite clubs are a place you can go where you don’t have to associate with the general population,” says Kendall, a sociologist at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. “Their exclusivity is part of their allure.” Matt Joblon, the Denver-based developer behind chic Cherry Creek hot spots Halcyon and Moxy hotels, and his partners want their new private venture, the Clayton Members Club & Hotel, to be different. When the 63-room boutique hotel debuts in Cherry Creek this month, the Clayton will offer all the gilded amenities high society might expect—five eateries, a rooftop pool, a fitness center, a coworking space—but the club’s membership will value “character over capital,” says Rachel Smith, the Clayton’s head of membership. That means blending the wealthy with the not-so-wealthy, a diverse group with connections to under-resourced Denver communities who can best help the Clayton achieve its stated values: to collaborate, connect, and give back. Touting diversity is a hallmark of a new brand of elite clubs trying to attract younger members, Kendall says. Take Soho House, a worldwide chain that originated in London and boasts of a diverse membership on its website. Yet the language of inclusivity, Kendall says, can be a smokescreen for less-explicit barriers. Social clubs of old typically registered as nonprofits, while new models like the Clayton are for-profit ventures dependent upon membership fees. Not everyone has that disposable income—and the majority of people who do are white. Enter the Clayton’s nonprofit arm, the Clayton Contributes Fund. One percent of From left: Rachel dues will go to the fund, as will larger donations, including at least $100,000 that JobSmith and Kendra Anderson; a lon, who declined to be interviewed for this story, and others are giving. (The Clayton rendering of the Clayton’s interior makes money from nonmember guests, too—paying to stay at the hotel earns visitors
access to the club’s amenities.) The fund will allow an undisclosed percentage of members to pay less than the $200-per-month membership fee in exchange for, say, hosting events. To ensure minorities don’t feel like they’re fulfilling a quota (there isn’t one), Smith says people of color comprise 50 percent of the membership committee: “We’re depending upon them to reach their individual networks.” That recruitment model has already netted a diverse group of Denverites, such as Kendra Anderson, who owned RiNo’s Bar Helix before it closed during the pandemic. The fund also finances members’ charitable endeavors, and Anderson serves on the committee that monitors the club’s philanthropic impact. “I have an opportunity to connect with like-minded people around our shared vision to live a life that’s about a lot more than food and drink,” Anderson says. It’s the endeavors members decide to support, however, that will ultimately reveal the Clayton’s values. “If those don’t line up with the ideals of diversity and inclusivity,” says Patrick Mahoney, a sociology professor at Colorado State University, “they may have a hard time maintaining a diverse membership.” —ANGELA UFHEIL
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“If anyone quits, it’s because of my potato obsession,” says Lucien Reichert, owner of Fox Run Café in Congress Park, which held its not-so-grand opening two days after restaurants were shut down in March 2020 due to the pandemic. His team of four is tasked with cooking multiple varieties daily: fried potatoes for the breakfast burrito, a different type of fried spuds as a side dish, parboiled potatoes for the quiche, and hand-cut french fries to go with the smashed double cheeseburger. But Reichert, chef/kitchen manager Lauren Brendel, and pastry chef/general manager Kelsie Berens are obsessive about every item on the chic diner’s concise menu, from the house-made fermented hot sauce to the briochelike rolls Berens bakes for the sandwiches. Fox Run’s open space (designed by Denver’s Unum Collaborative) spotlights the kitchen crew’s busy hands as soon as you approach the counter to place—or pick up—your breakfast or lunch order. Pair a cookie or griddled banana bread with a mug of Queen City Collective Coffee that’s a world better than the usual diner drip—or treat yourself to a craft cocktail alongside the sausage and seasonal jam biscuit or corned beef Reuben. —DENISE MICKELSEN MARCH 2021
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“Fancy food” is an old-fashioned phrase that used to refer to, basically, Spam with pretensions. Our parents—or grandparents, depending on how young you are—would break out the Vienna cocktail sausages, smoked oysters, After Eight mints, and pimento-stuffed olives at martini time, which meant they were ready to party like it was 1969. Since then, the specialty food market has grown into a $127 billion business, according to the trade group that runs the massive, bicoastal Fancy Food Show, a sort of Willy Wonka mecca for food makers who hope to make it big the way that Justin’s, the Boulder-based nut-butter company, did when it sold to the owner of Skippy in 2016 for $286 million. More than a quarter of a billion dollars for those little squeeze packets of ground almonds? Yes, because the U.S. appetite for specialty foods is gigantic, and the niches, from sulfur-free apricots to organic za’atar, are legion. Walk the Fancy Food Show—post-pandemic, of course—and you’ll find that for every 10 misbegotten products like keto-friendly emu jerky treats, there’s a real discovery, like Poirier’s dark Louisiana cane syrup. Which brings me to sauces. In the early 2000s, I was an editor working at a Manhattan media company alongside Maya Kaimal, who was a photo editor until she decided to quit and move into the Indian food business. I remember thinking at the time that the idea was admirable but loony.
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Kaimal saw the future, though, and her excellent Indian simmer sauces are now available nationwide. “The sauce aisle,” she tells me, “has gone from depressing to practically inspiring.” For home cooks, packaged sauces for pasta, rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables of the sort Kaimal makes are a pantry godsend. The best of them bring concentrated, complex flavor right out of the container to your pot or plate and can be modified in minutes with other ingredients you have on hand. I recently spent a day visiting a dozen Denver metro-area stores and then
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tasted more than 30 sauces. Below are a few of my favorites and some ways to use them. Let’s begin with pasta sauces, since that category is enormous. I experienced a 2020 lockdown conversion to Rao’s Homemade that rocked my noodle world after years of doctoring inexpensive pasta sauces with smoky bacon, fresh garlic, Calabrian chiles, and the like. Rao’s costs at least three times more than a cheap jarred sauce on sale, but it has a pure, bright, slow-cooked tomato flavor without pasty overconcentration or sugary additions. There are several flavors, but Costco’s two-jar Rao’s marinara pack is the best bargain in town at $10.80 for a pair of 28-ounce jars. There are local rivals to Rao’s: Familyowned Spinelli’s Market in Park Hill sells house-made sauces, and of its five jarred versions, I enjoyed the Roasted Garlic Fra Diavolo the best ($6.99 for 26 ounces). It tastes strongly of roasted garlic, unlike other sauces that don’t live up to their flavor promises. In Spinelli’s fresh, nonjarred sauce category, meanwhile, the Sun-Dried Fresh Tomato Pesto ($8.99 for an eight-ounce tub) delivered deep roasted-tomato flavor along with the full cheesy-nutty richness of a basilbased pesto. Mercantile Dining & Provision’s thick, smooth Red Tomato Mother Sauce ($10 for 12 ounces at Mercantile; $11.99 at Marczyk Fine Foods), meanwhile, may be a bit pricey for a noodle dinner but goes a long way when smeared onto oiled, toasted slices of French bread or focaccia; add good feta, cured black olives, paper-thin slices of spicy salami, or other salty toppings. I mostly avoided the barbecue and hot sauce categories because both are ridiculously crowded—with a couple of exceptions. I must mention what will henceforth become a staple in my pantry, found at Marczyk: Lillie’s Q Ivory Barbeque Sauce ($8.99 for 17 ounces), made by native Southerners who live in Chicago. Before moving to Colorado, I lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and it was there that I came to appreciate that state’s main claim to barbecue fame: tangy, mayo-based white sauce. It’s nonpareil on a smoked chicken sandwich and also excellent as a salad dressing (add minced fresh garlic and then thin
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the sauce with a bit of water or oil) on what I call an Alabama Caesar. On the hot sauce side, Ninja Squirrel Coconut Sriracha ($4.99 for 18 ounces at Whole Foods Market) caught my eye because I wondered if coconut-milk sweetness would mellow the harshness of Sriracha. The answer is yes, and in a lovely way; try it on stir-fried noodles or squirt it onto an egg-and-cheese breakfast sandwich for a little wake-up zing. Ruby’s Market in Platt Park is a small, homey shop that supports local businesses led by refugees and immigrants, many of which are female-owned. I particularly like the DIY Delish Tomato & Zaatar Simmer Sauce ($8 for 12 ounces) I discovered there; it’s made by three sisters, including Denverite Rajwinder Harika. It’s a finely balanced, intense mixture with robust Middle Eastern spice-market flavors and just the right chile heat. Finish a pan of garlicky lamb meatballs with it and serve with saffroninfused basmati rice. Also in the simmer sauce genre, I enjoy Brooklyn-based Masala Mama Vindaloo cooking sauce ($5.99 for 10 ounces), which I found at Leevers Locavore in Highland. Vindaloo is a complex, vinegary curry from Goa in western India, often prepared with seafood, which is how I like to use this sauce: Pan-fry sliced onions and fillets of firm white fish in ghee or butter until browned, then top with Masala Mama and serve with steamed rice. This past Christmas, the gift of an air fryer led me to make Buffalo-style wings at home. Denver brand Blonde Beard’s makes several flavors of wing sauce, and two are available at the Local Butcher inside Denver Central Market ($6.99 for eight ounces). My family’s favorite is the lightly bitter IPA version, made with Upslope beer, which isn’t too spicy but does have a throat-catching vinegar kick. While shopping at the Local Butcher, I picked up two thin, brined pork chops that had ample bands of the lovely fat that makes pork taste so good. Pan-fried to a deep brown, the chops needed only a dollop of applesauce, and Colorado-made Ela Family Farms’ organic Jonathan Applesauce ($5.99 for 24 ounces at Marczyk)
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($2.49 for 10.5 ounces) at the remarkably well-stocked Bombay Bazaar in Aurora is a great match, especially if you add fresh curry leaves, as I did. (These are also available at Bombay, and you can purchase idli mixes and steamers there, too). Moving farther east (and back to Whole Foods), Mother In Law’s Gochujang Bibimbap Sesame Chile Sauce ($7.29 for nine ounces) is a winner. Gochujang is the fermented chile paste used as a base for myriad Korean sauces, soups, and stews. This version, my favorite of the five from California-based Mother In Law, has more of a cocktail-sauce texture but lots of rich, sesame-inflected gochujang flavor. It’s great straight from the jar as a dip for grilled shrimp, but you can also brush it on skewered pork or flanken-style ribs a couple of minutes before removing the meat from the grill or broiler. I tried an expensive, artisanal mole verde paste a few months ago, wondering as I ate how it would compare to the ubiquitous, much cheaper, Hormel Foods– owned Doña Maria Mole Verde ($2.89 for 8.25 ounces at Lowe’s Mercado). It turns out that Doña Maria makes as good a sauce at one-third of the price! It’s a dense paste and only moderately spicy, with a vivid pumpkin-seed flavor. To use it, purée fresh onion and tomato, sauté that in oil, add the paste, and then add water until you get a thick sauce, which is lovely with chicken. Finally, there’s the completely uncategorizable but delicious Bitchin’ Cilantro Chili Sauce ($5.99 for eight ounces), produced in Carlsbad, California, that I spotted on my way through Leevers Locavore. It’s a dense, almond-based vegan dip/sauce with a humorously dated-looking label on its plastic container. No matter: You can simply deploy celery or carrot sticks as dippers until the sauce disappears, but I prefer it as a sort of Find our Dining Guide, cilantro-centric romesco, an extensive thinned out a bit with list of area water and warmed, then restaurants, on page 100 poured over grilled scaland online at lions or leeks. It’s darn 5280.com/ restaurants. close to a saucy miracle. m
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H E A LT H participating in community immunity, and they’re vulnerable to infectious diseases.” It is this circumspect and undecided group that has been growing in recent years, according to national data, and questions about the efficacy and safety of the two U.S. authorized (at press time) COVID-19 vaccines have only added to its ranks. That expanding reluctance, paired with Colorado’s historical proclivity for renouncing inoculations, could complicate local health officials’ goals to put shots in millions of arms. THE SHOUTING reverberated through the hearing room and wafted outside to the granite steps and lawn of the Colorado State Capitol. It was early June 2020, and hundreds of mostly maskless people were protesting Senate Bill 163, an effort originally introduced pre-pandemic that would streamline nonmedical vaccine exemptions and set a standard of 95 percent coverage for school-required vaccines. It was a significant enough fight that Robert Kennedy Jr., one of the country’s most prominent anti-vaccinators, made an appearance. It’s not surprising that this skirmish would happen in Colorado. Many people point to the state’s pioneering spirit, libertarian streak, and (until recently) politically purple status as reasons why the medical freedom movement has found an eager audience here. “In general, Colorado has an approach that’s live and let live and don’t tell people how to live their lives—and that plays out in the vaccine debate,” says Toby Rogers, an economist and one of the country’s most outspoken—at least on Twitter—health choice advocates. Rogers, who lives in Southern California but was involved in the fight against SB 163, is among those who believe the MMR vaccine causes autism—a notion born from a now retracted 1998 study that helped launch the modern anti-vaccination sentiment but which has been disproven numerous times. Says Rogers: “Generally speaking, [Colorado’s] elected officials, at least historically, have been content to allow parents to make their own decisions.” That remains the case. Although all 50 states allow for medical exemptions and the majority grant religious exemptions as well, the Centennial State remains one of the most permissive. It is one of just 15 states that allow for vaccine exemptions based on philosophical beliefs. Starting in 1978, Colorado parents who had personal, religious,
“Vaccines are a victim of their own success because they work.” are reluctant to, vaccinate their children and who advocate for their right to make that choice without government intervention. A little less than two percent of the U.S. population opts not to vaccinate at all, but between 25 and 40 percent of American parents say they have questions about vaccines or intentionally delay or skip specific immunizations. Public health officials refer to this group as “vaccine-hesitant.” “Those parents would not describe themselves as against vaccines; they just would say, ‘I don’t want them as they’re recommended, in combinations, at this age…,’ ” says Jennifer Reich, a sociology professor at the University of Colorado Denver who authored Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines. “It sounds different to the parents, but the result is the same, which is that children aren’t immunized and they’re not 52
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Protesters rally against Senate Bill 163 at the Colorado State Capitol in June 2020.
or philosophical reasons for not vaccinating their children simply had to submit a signed form one time to their kids’ schools or licensed childcare facilities; in 2016 that became an annual requirement. Last year’s Senate Bill 163, which was signed into law in late June, combines all of the various nonmedical objections into a single exemption bucket; it also requires either a medical provider’s signature on the form or for parents to complete an evidence-based education module about vaccinating developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE). Medical freedom advocates protested because they viewed the legislation as a step toward axing nonmedical exemptions altogether, which would have Colorado following in the footsteps of states like California, Maine, and Mississippi. “I think the concern right now is what’s next,” says Republican state Representative Dave Williams, who sponsored a separate Vaccine Consumer Protection Act bill that failed during the 2020 regular session. (Among other things, Williams’ legislation would have required patients under 18 to complete vaccination contraindication checklists and prohibited the recommendation or administration of a vaccine to a person younger than 18 without a parent or guardian’s consent.) “There are a lot of families out there that saw the passage of 163,” Williams says, “and they’re concerned that there’s going to be another rollback that chips away ever so slightly at the rights they enjoy now.” Those involved in the bill’s crafting say the goal was to make the exemption process more rigorous, not to eradicate exemptions. “That’s not the intention,” says Stephanie Wasserman, executive director
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That means the number of people who are considering not getting vaccinated is close to the cutoff for undermining herd immunity, which occurs when enough people are immune to a disease that continued spread is prevented. “Vaccines are a victim of their own success because they work, and so parents don’t see these diseases anymore that historically killed thousands or millions of children and, in some cases, adults as well,” says Dr. Sean O’Leary, a pediatric infectious disease specialist with Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “We need to do everything we can to stop [this pandemic], and a vaccine is probably our best way for this to end.” Not everyone agrees with that conclusion; in fact, Colorado is considered one of the country’s most vaccine-averse states. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during the 2019’20 school year Colorado had one of the lowest coverages in the country for MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccinations among kindergartners, at around 91 percent. In total, up to 10 percent of kids across the state have not received various school-required immunizations. Some of their parents are part of a small but vocal bloc known as the medical freedom or health choice movement—made up of individuals who would never, or who
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H E A LT H of Immunize Colorado, a nonprofit that works to increase childhood vaccination rates, and a supporter of the legislation. “The truth about Senate Bill 163 is it represented a unique Colorado solution, and we listened to stakeholders and the governor who said they didn’t want to get rid of the ability for parents to claim a nonmedical exemption. We came up with this compromise that’s driven by science and evidence.” Even if that’s the case, the clash of ideologies is providing a contentious backdrop for the current conversations surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, which Rogers calls the “[vaccine] debate on steroids.” GABRIEL LOCKHART didn’t expect his first year as a “fully functioning adult doctor” to be spent in the chaos of a global pandemic. Following the completion of his fellowship in pulmonary critical care, he moved to Denver in July 2019 to take over as director of the intensive care unit at Saint Joseph Hospital. He traveled to New York City twice in spring 2020 to lend his expertise in the city’s overflowing ICUs. Seeing what he’s seen and knowing what he knows, he’s frustrated by those who continue to downplay the seriousness of the pandemic or don’t wear masks or question the efficacy of vaccines. But he does empathize with that last group’s concerns: The pulmonologist and critical care intensivist, who is Black and Latino, knows firsthand the skepticism people of color, in particular, have for America’s health care system. “I have family members who are actively saying, ‘Oh, I’m not going to get the vaccine,’ ” Lockhart says. “My mother is one of them.” Vaccine refusal or reluctance typically has been highest among white, college-educated, higher-income individuals—and those who adhere to a “natural” lifestyle—but experts are now seeing rising rates among lower-income and more conservative families. Hesitancy around the COVID-19 inoculations is also particularly acute among communities of color. Although they’ve been hardest hit by the pandemic—Black and Latino individuals are three times as likely as white people to become infected with the virus and two times more likely to die—they’re also among those most distrustful of the new vaccines. A fall 2020 survey by the CDPHE found that Black and Hispanic Coloradans were the least willing to be vaccinated, with only about 50 percent expressing interest. Much of that reluctance stems from a history of gross mistreatment and systemic racism by the U.S. health care establishment, from
researchers in the mid-1900s purposely withholding effective care to Black men suffering from syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee Experiment to the forced sterilization of one-third of females living in Puerto Rico between the 1930s and ’70s. “There are legitimate concerns,” says Lockhart, who was vaccinated the first week Pfizer’s shot became available. “There are several examples of African Americans having worse outcomes within health care. That’s not to be ignored.” It’s why he joined the Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce. The 36-member group was established in the fall to provide communities of color—which make up roughly 29 percent of Colorado’s population—with facts about the vaccines in culturally competent ways and to counter predatory anti-vaccination misinformation campaigns they say the health choice movement is using to target those populations. The group has troubling new statistics to consider, too: As of January 24, state numbers showed that communities of color were receiving the vaccine at notably lower rates than white Coloradans. Says Lockhart: “All I can do is try to educate, try to inform, and have that come from a place of trying to help people who look like me and come from a similar background as me.” THE VACCINE-RESISTANT or -hesitant submit a variety of concerns. They take issue with specific immunizations, considering vaccines like the two-dose chickenpox inoculation unnecessary or wondering why their sons need to be protected against rubella, a mild infection that only has potentially serious repercussions for unborn babies. They believe too many shots are included on the current vaccine schedule, which includes roughly 15 (some requiring multiple doses) between birth and 18 years of age. They worry about potential side effects. They distrust Big Pharma or the U.S. health care system—or both. In recent months, a significant number of Americans have said they simply want to wait and see how others respond to the first phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Side effects such as flulike symptoms, pain near the injection site, and the rare risk of anaphylaxis have also raised red flags, even among those who previously never objected to vaccinations. “Everybody has to make the decision for themselves. It’s not my place or anybody’s place to force somebody to take a vaccine,” says Dr. John Hammer, an infectious disease
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physician at Rose Medical Center. But, he adds, “if you look at the side effects of the vaccine and compare that to the potential effects of COVID-19, I think the vaccine is a hands-down winner.” Hillary Rowenhorst sees things differently. The Boulder-area chiropractor has three unvaccinated kids under the age of six. “Fundamentally, it just doesn’t fit well with us, having researched all the vaccines,” she says of her family’s decision. “It doesn’t feel like they’re safe to me. The risk doesn’t outweigh the gain.” Though uncommon, vaccine-caused injuries and deaths do occur. The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was established in the 1980s to address those outcomes. Between 2006 and 2018, health care professionals administered 3.7 billion doses of program-covered vaccines in the United States. Around 7,500 petitions—or 0.0002 percent—were adjudicated through that program during the same time period, and around 5,300 were compensated. The vast majority of reports to the NVICP describe minor reactions, like fevers; around 15 percent note more serious responses, including seizures. Doctors and health officials acknowledge that vaccines, like any medical intervention, come with potential side effects, but they also say the likelihood of a severe reaction is so minute that any risks are far outweighed by the benefits vaccines create for society. Pam Long doesn’t agree with this so-called greater good argument. The president of the Colorado Health Choice Alliance, a nonprofit focused on informed consent and protecting vaccine exemptions and privacy around vaccine decisions, has a 17-year-old son who suffers from encephalopathy (in his case, chronic inflammation of the brain), resulting, she says, from the MMR vaccine he received at 15 months old. Though Long says her son underwent lab tests to make that determination—and encephalitis is a qualifying injury under the NVICP—Children’s Hospital Colorado’s O’Leary notes the MMR vaccine has only been linked to a few cases of a specific form of encephalopathy called measles inclusion body encephalitis in severely immunocompromised patients. “When the question has been examined using large vaccine safety surveillance systems, they haven’t been able to detect an increased risk,” he says. However, for every 1,000 children who contract measles, one to three will develop encephalitis and 10 to 15 percent of those will die. “People in my situation—and I’m speaking for people who have had their child disabled
from a vaccine—they do not value this social contract that people speak of, that I have some obligation to society when society has reneged on their obligation to me,” Long says. “There’s no drug that’s safe for every single person, but we’re pretending vaccines are, and that’s my root issue.” The majority of Americans—more than 80 percent, in pre-pandemic surveys—support vaccinations, but there was a backslide during 2020 that concerns public health officials. During the first six months of the coronavirus crisis, 19 percent fewer childhood and adolescent vaccines were administered in Colorado; that trend occurred at the national level, too. The reasons for the decline are likely myriad—stay-at-home orders and worries about COVID-19 exposures in doctors’ offices could be partly to blame—but the consequences may be far-reaching, because having more unvaccinated kids impacts the immunity of entire communities. CU Denver’s Reich says many parents’ vaccine decisions are based on a risk-benefit analysis, and the COVID-19 shots are no different. “My impression is that people are making decisions about whether they think they’ll personally benefit from the vaccine and if they feel personally at risk of the infection,” she explains. “People’s calculations are not necessarily mathematically true, but they’re powerful in representing what they value and what they care about.” They’re also prone to change over time. Confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines generally rose throughout 2020 as the inoculations went from hypothetical to real, as safety data became available, and as folks watched others receive the vaccine. Still, “choice” is the buzzword among medical freedom advocates who say they don’t want to stop others from getting vaccinated— including against COVID-19—but that they want the liberty to make private medical decisions. Nonvaccinating parents do “a lot of research on why we didn’t vaccinate, so we’re very aware of our choices and what could happen if they would get the disease,” Rowenhorst says. “Medical freedom needs to stay with parents.... I’m not willing to jeopardize my kids’ health.” No one in her family will get a COVID-19 shot. As with all vaccines, the irony, of course, is unvaccinated kids’ (and adults’) best hope for staying healthy is that enough other Coloradans line up to receive them. We’ll soon learn to what extent that happens. m Daliah Singer is a 5280 contributing writer. Email her at letters@5280.com.
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INDEX OF PROFILES 5280 REsults Team............................................................................................... 71 AK Riley................................................................................................................... 71 Nancy Austin.. .........................................................................................................70 Celeste Ballerino. . ................................................................................................ 64 The Bartic Group..................................................................................................75 Scott Bernard. . ...................................................................................................... 65 Ross Blahnik.. ........................................................................................................ 69 Jane Brennan + Beckett Brennan................................................................... 66 Karen Brinckerhoff............................................................................................. 61 Anna Centron.........................................................................................................70 Tina Christensen...................................................................................................70 Kristina Davis....................................................................................................... 68 Denver's Top Team............................................................................................... 63 Anne Dresser Kocur.. ........................................................................................... 59 The Fowler Group.................................................................................................73 Blane Harvey..........................................................................................................74 Hudson Home Group. . ......................................................................................... 68 Carolyn Ingebritson............................................................................................ 68 Ann Kerr..................................................................................................................62 Susie Langford. . ..................................................................................................... 72 Melinda Lee........................................................................................................... 69 Libby Levinson + Elizabeth Sacerdoti. . ......................................................... 60 Casey Miller. . ......................................................................................................... 66
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New Perspective Team.. .................................................................74 Blake O’Shaughnessy................................................................... 70 Liz Richards.. ....................................................................................62 Ben + Erin Rule................................................................................75 Deborah Simon............................................................................... 68 Ryan Sondrup.. ................................................................................. 72 Elaine Stucy...................................................................................... 72 Team Denver Homes . . .................................................................... 67 Carolyn Tracy. . .................................................................................73 Colin Whitenack............................................................................ 60 Julie Winger. . ................................................................................... 64 The Wolfe-Bouc Group................................................................. 72
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Libby Levinson* + Elizabeth Sacerdoti** V E S TA H O M E S / K E N T W O O D R E A L E S TAT E T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 * I n d i v i d u a l A g e n t / * * Te a m o f 2 | B l a c k D i a m o n d THERE’S A NEW TEAM IN TOWN OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF REAL ESTATE SERVICES. Libby and Elizabeth are thrilled to announce their partnership. With over 25 years of combined experience, these two top producing Kentwood brokers offer their clients exceptional communication, unparalleled customer service and superior negotiation in Denver’s dynamic real estate market.
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K E N T W O O D R E A L E S TAT E T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Black Diamond In a market rich with realtors, Ann Kerr stands out from the pack. With over $500 million in sales, she is proof of the power of relationships. Ann’s 20-year tenure in the industry reflects the type of staying power that can only be achieved through honesty, integrity and unrelenting authenticity. She answers phone calls and emails directly. It’s extremely important to her that she take responsibility for every detail of every transaction. Ann specializes in helping buyers and sellers with all types of residential properties—from acreage estates in the Villages, bungalows in Washington Park to high rise condos downtown and townhouses in Cherry Creek. Ann’s goal is to give each buyer or seller a sense of complete satisfaction with their dealings and to enjoy the ride along the way. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Resident and Expert in Cherry Hills Village for 30 Years, Luxury, Downsizing, Investment Properties, Relocation, First-Time Home Buyers A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Denver Metro Association of Realtors Professional Standards Committee Member, Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate, Cherry Hills Village Planning & Zoning Commission, Swim Across America, University of Oklahoma Alumni Association, The John Lynch Foundation, PIVOT, University of Denver Lacrosse
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T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Te a m o f 3 - 5 A g e n t s | D o u b l e B l a c k D i a m o n d JACCI GEIGER | MARY JONES | WENDY GLAZER | SANA WOOD As the #1 Team at Kentwood Real Estate, Cherry Creek, Denver’s Top Team is comprised of four award-winning realtors, that demonstrate enthusiasm, dedication and care working with their clients. Their passion to be the BEST is proven by their clients’ positive experiences and testimonials which is why friendships continue long after the transactions are over. They help each client achieve their real estate goals by bringing unparalleled negotiation skills, a high level of integrity, deep understanding of the community, and a wealth of knowledge to the table. EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT as their expertise is the way they go BEYOND the normal expectations of a realtor by bringing a top level of service to each unique situation and by meeting every clients individual needs. Clients lean on them for advice and as vendors to get a full service experience, giving them a perfect fit for their lifestyle. Whether they are working with Luxury properties or first time home buyers, they give everyone the same quality service and respect. This is a unique and fast paced market. Denver’s Top Team uses their skills and knowledge to help navigate the selling and buying process. They have the tools and understand the proper channels to help get the highest price for their sellers and accepted offers for their buyers. With access to Amplify Concierge Service, their clients have access to a broad range of options to enhance their homes, if needed, prior to selling to attract more buyers. They also have excellent relationships, respect and communication with other brokers in the community, getting them ahead of the market since they know about opportunities early. This gives their buyers a great advantage! Actions speak louder than words and their track record proves that this team’s performance is EXTRAORDINARY. When working with Denver’s Top Team, you have experienced, licensed professionals that are ready to help you through your home buying and selling process. With this team on your side, you will turn your dreams into reality and EXPERIENCE TOP RESULTS! M A RCH
A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S #1 Team in Sales Production at Kentwood Real Estate, Cherry Creek Yearly Recipients of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors Excellence Awards Yearly Recipients of the Denver Board of Realtors Million Dollar Round Table Awards Yearly Recipients of the 5280 Five Star Award
215 Saint Paul St., Ste.200, Denver, CO 80206 Office: 303.331.1400 Jacci: 303.840.7777 | jacci@kentwood.com Mary: 303.886.2323 | im4jones@mac.com Wendy: 303.906.9000 | bdglaz@aol.com Sana: 303.881.3514 | sana@sanawood.com DENVER STO PTEAM@KEN T WOOD.COM
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Celeste Ballerino RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Double Black Diamond You could say that Celeste Ballerino was born with remarkable hearing. From a young age carefully observing her mother practice real estate in the fast-paced Southern California market, Ballerino learned quickly that an exceptional real estate career depends on having acute listening skills. Ballerino’s unparalleled client communication has made her an industry leader since 2002—with over $337M in career sales volume and $35M sold in 2020 alone (in spite of the unknown hurdles of the COVID-19 pandemic). Now, as a Co-Owner at RE/MAX of Cherry Creek, Ballerino has a passionate commitment to the redevelopment of Denver’s most celebrated neighborhoods. Together with unflinching professionalism, intuitive market knowledge, and strong negotiation skills, her business acumen has been the fuel behind providing her clients with financial success and lasting peace of mind in their real estate dealings. “Making Clients For Life” is more than just her radiant tag line, it is the heartbeat of Celeste Ballerino’s real estate mission. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Arvada, Belcaro, Berkeley, Bonnie Brae, Cherry Creek, Curtis Park, Edgewater, The Highlands, LoHi, RiNo, Sloan’s Lake, Sunnyside, University Park, Washington Park. A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S DMAR Excellence Awards Winner 2017-2020, Re/Max North America Top 100, Re/Max Chairmans Club, Platinum Club & Hall of Fame Award Winner 2014-2020 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Suite 801, Denver, CO 80209 303.916.6200 | celeste@celesteballerino.com | C E L E S T E B A L L E R I N O . C O M
Julie Winger
K E N T W O O D R E A L E S TAT E AT C H E R R Y C R E E K T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Double Black Diamond In her 20th successful year in Real Estate Sales and Consulting, Julie is a third generation Colorado Native, and a second generation Realtor, who truly loves sharing her broad knowledge of Denver’s neighborhoods, history, and Real Estate market with longtime Denverites and those who are considering making our special city their home. Julie is well known for her integrity, skill, competence, and work ethic in guiding her clients through transactions, both home sales and purchases, and especially her ability to make the process pleasant. “I highly value and appreciate my clients and their trust in me. My only priority is to provide an extremely high level of customer service to my clients while achieving their goals and objectives. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Sellers and Buyers. All Central Denver Neighborhoods, Historic Home Specialist, Single Family Homes, Condos, Land, Senior’s Sales Specialist A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Real Trends Top 250 Colorado Agents 2020, Kentwood Top 10 Individual Sales 2018, 2019, Kentwood Cherry Creek Top 10 Individual 2020, Kentwood Cherry Creek #1 Team Sales 2014, 2017 and #2 in 2015, Kentwood 10 Million Dollar Club 2011-2020, DMAR Million Dollar Roundtable 2003-2020 303.946.2784 juliewinger@kentwood.com JULIEWINGER.COM
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L I V S O T H E B Y ’ S I N T E R N AT I O N A L R E A LT Y T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Black Diamond As a top-producing agent in Denver and the Vail Valley for nearly a decade, Scott brings energy, enthusiasm, and a client-first approach to every facet of your transaction. This results in a loyal following and several notable benchmarks, including the third highest condo sale in Vail Village for Q1 2020 and overall ranking in the top 20 brokers in the Cherry Creek office of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty in 2020. From his first transaction on an $85,000 condo in Denver to his highest transaction to-date representing the buyer of a $7.4 million condo in Vail Village, Scott provides exemplary service regardless of price point and treats every client like a friend. Whether you seek an urban lifestyle in town or want a quiet place in the mountains, Scott will help you make sound financial decisions. In fact, the majority of his transactions range from $375,000 to $1.6 million. However, to Scott, real estate is much more than numbers. It’s the stories behind the homes, the relationships formed, and a strong desire to achieve the exceptional for his clientele that make it all worthwhile. Having a buyer or seller say they feel as if they are his only client, is the highest compliment he can receive – and something Scott consistently strives for. In addition to Scott’s background in hospitality, technology, and design, he is a fantastic problem solver and skillful negotiator who goes above and beyond at every turn. He previously lived and worked in Singapore and Munich, giving him a unique perspective. His contacts at home and abroad afford buyers and sellers a powerful referral network that matches people with property around the globe. For flawless real estate service that raises the bar, contact Scott. His proven track record and ability to exceed expectations make him one of the most trusted real estate advisors in the region. M A RCH
100 Saint Paul Street, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80206 720.515.5091 scott.bernard@sothebysrealty.com S COT T W B E R N A R D.CO M
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L I V S O T H E B Y ’ S I N T E R N AT I O N A L R E A LT Y T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Black Diamond Professional Advice is a Good Investment ™ “It’s expensive to sell your home…every top agent’s #1 goal should be to add more in value than the fee they are paid.” For 15 years, Casey’s philosophy is simple. If you want your business to grow and expand, you must put you clients first and then work hard. “On a daily basis I’m leveraging the resources of my personal network built on a lifetime of living in and around Denver. The support of my firm and my assistant are substantial. When a client chooses to engage me to sell their home, they’re actually hiring the tip of a very large iceberg that is Sotheby’s International Realty.” Buyers find value in Casey’s intimate knowledge of the hottest intown Denver neighborhoods and the southern suburbs of Greenwood Village (where he was raised), Cherry Hills Village and Littleton. Casey studied architecture and finance (CU Boulder), then worked at Janus Capital prior to finding his passion in real estate. A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Historic Denver, Inc. - Current Board of Trustees Member, Metro Denver REALTOR® Foundation - Past Trustee and Treasurer, Graduate - Realtor® Institute Candidate (GRI), Five Star Professional Award Recipient (Top 7% of Agents), Million Dollar REALTOR® Roundtable Award Recipient 720.201.2755 | cmiller@livsothebysrealty.com CASEYMILLERPROPERTIES.COM
Jane Brennan + Beckett Brennan THE BRENNAN GROUP
T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R S 2 0 2 1 Te a m s o f 2 A g e n t s | B l a c k D i a m o n d Denver’s top real estate Brokers, Jane Brennan and Beckett Brennan with The Brennan Group, represent some of Denver’s finest properties. With over 350 million in sales and a combined 26 years’ experience in the business, this dynamic mother/daughter assist clients all over the city who expect exceptional service, impeccable market knowledge, and optimal results. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Luxury, First-Time Home Buyer, Corporate Relocation, Move Up and Empty Nester Properties, and Investment Properties A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S 20 + Year Denver Metro Association of Realtors Roundtable Award Winners, Graduate Real Estate Certification, Certified Residential Specialist, Negotiation Expert Designation, 5280 Magazine Five Star Award Repeat Winner
8000 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Jane: 303.807.0135 | Beckett: 303.810.8601 B R E N N A N G R O U P @ L I V S O T H E B Y S R E A LT Y. C O M
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Team Denver Homes RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R S 2 0 2 1 Te a m o f 6 o r M o r e A g e n t s | D o u b l e B l a c k D i a m o n d Team Denver Homes was an idea we discussed in 2016 and implemented in January 2018 by Partners Michele Ciardullo and Mor Zucker. They came together with an idea to create a top producing team in Denver. Michele focuses on luxury properties and Mor on investment and development properties. Together, the team hits all areas of the real estate market. Both of us are very passionate about Real Estate and the continuous evolving needs of buyers and sellers, and push toward a new level of excellence with a team. Our team approaches real estate very differently regarding how we utilize data. We continuously educate ourselves on market knowledge, national and international real estate trends, technology, and unique marketing. This includes traditional sales methods with outside of the box thinking to sell real estate for higher net proceeds and quicker sale time. We strive to provide white glove customer service plus value to each of our clients. We push each other to work together to SELL. Our agents work hard to accomplish the goals of our clients and we are so proud to have surrounded ourselves with like-minded, determined individuals.
10111 Inverness Main Street, Suite P Englewood, CO 80112
Team Denver Homes is currently made up of eight members. The team consists of Operating Partners Mor Zucker and Michele Ciardullo and Broker Associates Andrea DeKowzan, Angelica Olmsted, Courtney Belknap, Maytal Hess, Michael-Anne Goodart and Olivia Merrill.
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Individual Agent | Black Diamond
I am thrilled to announce that I have transformed my business from Kelly Hudson to Hudson Home Group! It’s all because of you and the overwhelming support you’ve shown me over the last 11 years, trusting me with helping you buy or sell your homes! Over the last year, I’ve been brainstorming ways to show my gratitude to you and how to be the best of the best for you. I’m excited to introduce you to the team. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Buyers, Sellers, Investment Properties, Vacation Homes
Big things happen when you pay attention to the little details. In a market saturated with Realtors, my steadfast Broker tenure specializing in the Mountain Foothills illustrates the staying power that can only be attained through unwavering authenticity, integrity, thoughtful listening, and commitment. The Sotheby’s brand enables me to offer an unsurpassed legacy of class and attention to “little details” of my real estate service, which is paramount for the “big things to happen” such as delighted clients that become friends and successful closings that become new beginnings. I’d be honored to be your Broker of choice! S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S + AWA R D S A Continuous Top Producing Individual Agent in Evergreen, Five-Star Rated Broker Associate, Staging - Residential Interior Design Degree
200 Columbine Street Suite 500 Denver, CO 80206
cell: 303.949.3449 dsimon@livsothebysrealty.com S O T H E B Y S R E A LT Y. C O M
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Carolyn Ingebritson YO U R C A S T L E R E A L E S TAT E
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
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Carolyn has been helping prospective homeowners in the Denver area since 2004 and consistently ranks at the top of her profession. She has given individuals and families peace of mind by making their home search experience easy and convenient—working hard to meet each customer’s unique needs. Carolyn’s goal is to connect you with your new lifestyle and the beginning of a new life in your new home and new memories with family and friends. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S 55 and Over Community Buyers and Sellers A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S SRES Realtor; CRS; GRI; NAR’s Green Designation; SFR; SMDRA Black Diamond Award (2015–2021); Five Star Agent (2017–2021); At Home with Diversity Certification Program (2009); Your Castle Real Estate Presidents Club (2016–2020)
2755 South Locust Street, Suite 150 Denver, CO 80222 303.594.7696 55PLACES.COM/AGENT/ CAROLYN-INGEBRITSON
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Building genuine relationships with clients is Kristina’s driving force, helping everyone on the road to home ownership! Kristina’s honest and direct approach when listing or buying lets her clients relax as they know they’ve found the right real estate partner. Kristina will show you why she consistently ranks in the top individual sales for RE/MAX of Cherry Creek. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Listings, Relocation, First-Time Home Buyer, Seniors, Veterans A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S CME, CNE, CRS, SRS, SRES, REAS, Platinum 2019, Top 10 Individual at RMCC Consistently for 2 years, DMAR Excellence Award 2020
100 Jackson Street Denver, CO 80209 303.870.8142 kristina@dreamhomesbydavis.com DR EAMH O MESBY DAV I S.COM
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T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Black Diamond Ross Blahnik prides himself on providing exceptional client care and a personalized experience – his clients’ happiness is always his primary focus. Working with Ross goes beyond the transaction, and he works to ensure clients are well taken care of from the initial meeting to well beyond the closing date. An accomplished Realtor, he strives to stay up to date on emerging neighborhood trends, equipping his clients with detailed market level knowledge that can often provide the edge in the fast-moving Denver marketplace. People who work with him appreciate Ross for his expertise, thoughtful communication, honesty and transparency throughout the course of a transaction. A Denver area native, Ross has lived and worked in many of the city’s varied neighborhoods as an active member of his community. He is most passionate about serving Denver’s at-risk youth, and proudly volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Denver Active 20-30 Children’s Foundation.
200 Columbine Street, Suite 500, Denver CO 80206 720.205.1281 | ross.blahnik@compass.com | R O S S B L A H N I K . C O M
Melinda Lee
L I V S O T H E B Y ’ S I N T E R N AT I O N A L R E A LT Y T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Double Black Diamond If you own a mountain property, you already know this: It’s a seller’s market. With prices shooting up as much as 39% year over year, second-home owners are poised to pick and choose their offers—so why do you need an aggressive, high-performing agent? Because, quite simply, the right agent can get you more. More buyers, more exposure, better offers, more leverage, and, ultimately, more money for your property. Melinda Lee is the premier Sotheby’s International broker in Grand County and the go-to Realtor for luxury mountain real estate and high-level service in the Winter Park, Fraser, Tabernash, Granby and Grand Lake markets. As a Sotheby’s regular top producer, Melinda consistently breaks barriers, achieving the highest sales per square foot and highest sale prices in the neighborhood, which translates to more profit for her clients. So if you’re ready to cash in on your investment, pay for college, travel the world—whatever your goals, Melinda Lee can help you leverage your mountain property to support your dreams.
78977 US-40 Winter Park, CO 80482 970.281.2646 | mlee@livsothebysrealty.com MVLEE.COM
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Blake O’Shaughnessy Tina Christensen KENTWOOD CITY PROPERTIES
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Blake is a Denver native who brings great enthusiasm and energy to his career as a Real Estate agent and Developer. Classical architecture, historic restoration/renovation, and brokerage are keen interests of Blake’s that he is eager to share with his clients at Kentwood City Properties. Blake is particularly passionate about the design/ build phase of his real estate projects and is continually looking for “diamonds in the rough” that he can turn into special homes. Whether you’re an out of towner beginning a new chapter in Denver or the surrounding areas, a young couple moving to better accommodate your growing family, or emptynesters looking to downsize, Blake is committed to help you find the perfect house.
1660 17th Street, Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202 | 303.883.5064 blake@kentwoodcity.com K E N T W O O D C I T Y. C O M
Tina Christensen is a connector, mom, solid go-to for wine recommendations, occasional practical joker, 80’s music groupie, and Realtor known for matching clients to their dream homes. Tina grew up in Oregon–certainly not shabby geography by any stretch. But it was after a ski trip to the Rockies in 1994 that Tina decided to call Denver ‘home’–and she’s never looked back. Over the years, Tina’s lived all over this great city, from Evergreen to Cherry Creek to Arvada to Highlands Ranch and, ultimately, BackCountry, where she and her husband built a lovely home on a hill. She’s built a career here, fell in love here, became a mom here. It’s home. It only makes sense that she would become a realtor specializing in South Denver, Highlands Ranch and BackCountry to help others experience Colorado at its best.
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As they say, home is where the heart is! A home is where relationships are developed, where kids are born and raised, and where memories are made. When I walk through a home that someone has decided to sell, I think about how new lives and memories will pick up from where others left off. Where once a baby’s cry might have filled the room, a teenager’s music can soon shake the walls. When I view a kitchen, I envision it as a place where family and friends will congregate at parties and holidays. Real estate is a home and homes are people’s lives, hopes and dreams! My philosophy is to do my best to capture the essence of what a home has meant to someone or what it can mean to someone in the future.
Anna prides her business on a “Client-First’’ philosophy, maintaining her client’s best interest at the center of everything. She is detail oriented, an expert negotiator and highly qualified to handle every aspect of your real estate transactions. Anna’s passion for real estate, being a Denver Native with her extensive real estate knowledge, creates the perfect broker committed to helping you sell and buy real estate! S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Listing and Buyer Specialist in; Luxury, Relocation, Military, Investment Properties, Resale and New Development A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Real Producers Top 5% Real Estate Professional, Accredited Agent with The Board of Regents Luxury Real Estate
200 Columbine Street Suite 500, Denver, CO 80206 303.906.5793 acentron@livsothebysrealty.com T H E C E N T R O N G R O U P. C O M
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T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R S 2 0 2 1 Te a m s o f 6 o r M o r e A g e n t s | B l a c k D i a m o n d As one of the top real estate teams in Colorado with Coldwell Banker, the 5280 REsults Team has consistently maintained 100+ deals and $50 million in sales each year. We pride ourselves on providing top notch professional service and always put our clients first. With a combined 100 years’ experience, we are available to help you with a stress-free transaction, industry knowledge, and outstanding negotiation skills, whether you are buying or selling a home. We are here to help you achieve your goals. Premier customer service is our aim, and we specialize in the personal touch. Always available to answer your questions or walk you through any concerns.
P I C T U R E D (Left to Right): Loy Hall, Bobby Dusbabek, Dorie Lisowska, Kimberly Ryan, Debbie Joseph, Candi Self, Dave Treece
A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S • Over 100 years of combined experience • Helped over 110 clients in 2020 • Consistent Top Producing Team • 2020 SMDRA Diamond Circle Award • 2015-2020 Coldwell Banker International President’s Circle Award • Presidents Circle Award, 2019-2020 5280 Top Real Estate Teams • Certified Relocation Agents, Certified Mountain Area Specialists • Luxury Home Specialists, NFCU Realty Plus Specialist
Loy Hall: 303.917.4939 | loy.hall@coloradohomes.com Debbie Joseph: 303.842.8331 | debbie.joseph@coloradohomes.com Dorie Lisowska: 719.337.2442 | dorio2006@hotmail.com Bobby Dusbabek: 970.227.1997 | 5280homesbybobby@gmail.com Kimberly Ryan: 303.523.8333 | kim@buydenver.net Candy Self: 720.270.3641 | candyself@gmail.com Dave Treece: 303.204.1880 | results@davetreece.com 5 2 8 0 R E S U LT S . C O M
AK Riley COLDWELL BANKER
T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Black Diamond AK Riley is a full-time, full-service agent who knows how to get her sellers top dollar for their home, while ensuring her buyers find their dream home for the best price. AK knows that buying or selling a home is often a very emotional process, which is why she strives to take care of all the details for her clients so they can feel at ease. AK truly loves being part of her clients’ real estate journey and considers it an honor that they have placed their trust in her. She’s a tough negotiator and provides her clients with a seamless experience from start to finish. Her local market expertise sets her apart from her peers and bolsters her business. Her top performance has earned her membership into Coldwell Banker’s® International President’s Circle, an honor reserved for the top 5% of agents globally and has garnered the 5-Star Real Estate Agent award from consumers. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Luxury Home Sales, Relocation A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S International President’s Club – Coldwell Banker, 5-Star Professional, GRI, Global Luxury, and Relocation
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Thank you so much to every amazing client that helped achieve these results in 2020. In 26 years serving my clients, this was first with so many challenges, and as a result you helped feed many families struggling through the Pandemic. Here’s looking forward to an amazing 2021!! Please visit www.susielangford.com.
The Wolfe-Bouc Group was built upon a foundation of integrity and trust, and our relationships with repeat and referral clients speaks volumes. We offer what few others can—unprecedented customer care, coupled with a legacy of extraordinary results. We invite you to interview us, and allow our team to demonstrate why we are uniquely skilled and passionately committed to serving you.
S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Denver Metro Residential Real Estate New Developments/Construction Luxury Residential in Denver Metro
100 Saint Paul Street, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80206 Ian Wolfe: 303.809.3531 ian@wolfe-bouc.com 303.493.1455 slangford@livsothebysrealty.com SUSIELANGFORD.COM
Ryan Sondrup
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Raised in Colorado, Ryan Sondrup boasts a passion for all aspects of nature and Colorado’s exquisite great outdoors while practicing real estate for the past 15 years! He translated that life-long reverence to his profession through NeXstep Real Estate Group. As a founding member of NeXstep, Ryan has developed a specialized real estate firm focused on personalized customer relationships.
While I help sellers and buyers in all categories, my niches include the higher end of the market and acreage properties in the area. You can count on me for active listening, creative problem-solving, sincere enthusiasm, and discretion. I would be privileged to help you sell your home or find the property of your dreams!
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S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Luxury homes and acreage properties in Douglas County
A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Five Star Professional Award 2011 to 2020, Denver Metro Realtors Excellence Awards 2017-2019, NeXstep Top Producer Award, Managing Broker
A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Certified Residential Specialist, Certified Home Luxury Marketing Specialist, Master Certified Negotiation Expert, Realtor of the Year 2013, Past President Douglas Elbert Realtor Association
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T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R S 2 0 2 1 Te a m s o f 3 - 5 A g e n t s | B l a c k D i a m o n d The Fowler Group has dynamic marketing systems that guarantee maximum exposure for their listings, and professional administrative and contract management support to get the job done! Together, their team is dedicated to achieving success for their clients and they’re proud to carry on the success that Jack Fowler started in 1960. They love helping people, problem solving, and building strong relationships on a daily basis. Each Realtor on the team continues to exceed their client’s expectations through passion for excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, knowledge and professionalism. It is their personal goal to ensure that each of their clients receive top-notch service! EVERY TIME! When you work with The Fowler Group you can be confident you are getting the best team of real estate professionals working on your side because they have proven results, and hundreds of happy clients. The Fowler Group “team model” and real estate synergy brings with it RESULTS. Each individual on the team is dedicated and committed, which allows them to run efficiently and successfully. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Luxury Real Estate, Condos, Certified New Home Specialists A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S • Top 20% Recommended Realtors by Google, 2020 • Google and Homesnap Award winner for Excellence in Client Service, 2019 • Coldwell Banker TOP 25 in the Boulder Area in 2017-2020 • Top 5 for Real Estate Brokers in all of Colorado by Top Rated Local®, 2019 • Top 5 at the Coldwell Banker Boulder Office, 2019, 2020 • #1 in Real Estate for Top Rated Local®, 2018 Erie
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T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Individual Agent | Black Diamond You won’t find a suit and tie in this guy’s closet. What you will find is a Colorado native that is dedicated to his clients and is consistently named as a top producer in the local market. Representing buyers and sellers on a day-to-day basis, Blane has established himself as one of the area’s most sought out brokers for his top notch negotiation skills, local area knowledge, and a personable yet candid approach. In addition to traditional brokerage transactions, he also develops numerous single family and multifamily properties every year. This intimate knowledge of construction, and development within the city gives his clients inside knowledge that often adds significant value to their transactions. “Buying or selling a home in Denver is a complex, sophisticated and often deeply personal endeavor. I value the trust my clients give me to help them navigate what is often such a large life decision. I’m a competitive person, and I like to win (for my clients)..... give me a chance to compete and you’ll be glad you did”. Blane is a graduate of the University of Denver (MBA; BSBA Marketing / Statistics) and lives in South Denver with his wife Renata and their two kids Chase and Natalie. He helped facilitate over $30M in transactions during 2020. 2755 S. Locust Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80222 303.667.1074 | blane@coloradopropertyadvisor.com C O LO R A D O P R O P E R T YA D V I S O R . C O M
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T O P R E A L E S TAT E P R O D U C E R 2 0 2 1 Te a m o f 6 o r M o r e A g e n t s | D o u b l e B l a c k D i a m o n d At The Bartic Group, we recognize and value the trust our clients place in us and we strive to always exceed expectations. Led by industry innovator, Brendan Bartic, our service-based approach is best represented by our market expertise which has helped our clients buy and sell thousands of homes over the last 20 years. As a Veteran-Owned business, community is everything. A portion of every sale goes directly to Third Way Center, helping troubled and disadvantaged youth across the Front Range. The Bartic Group has been honored with community recognition and real estate awards for our industry expertise, sales records, philanthropic work and exclusive programs that we offer our clients to ensure a smooth transaction. With a reputation built on customer service, we promise to deliver an experience that will keep our clients coming back to work with us. We guarantee that we will provide you with excellent service, communication, honesty and protection of your best interests, always. S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N S Residential, Luxury Real Estate, First-Time Homebuyers, Relocation, Investment Properties, New Construction A F F I L I AT I O N S + AWA R D S Voted Denver Business Journal’s Best Places to Work, Top 1,000 Agents in the Nation by REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal; Denver Metro Realtors Excellence Award; Top 1% of all Keller Williams Teams Internationally Denver Metro Area 720.208.7200 | T H E B A R T I C G R O U P. C O M
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Culinary creativity in Colorado is at an all-time high, thanks to the artisans, chefs, and growers crafting crazy-delicious things for us to cook and eat. Stock up on the treats from these pages, and this may be your tastiest year yet. BY PATRICIA KAOWTHUMRONG & DENISE MICKELSEN
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While no Coloradan—heck, no human—was properly prepared for this past year, filling your freezer with these local goodies will make you feel downright invincible in the months ahead. DUMPLINGS The three cooks at Seoul Mandoo in Aurora make about 1,500 Korean mandu every day, from softball-size wang mandu stuffed with the likes of galbi, veggies, or shrimp to smaller, Seoul-style meat-and-kimchi mandu. Their labor translates into plenty of frozen dumplings for you to steam or microwave at home. Eat them immediately after cooking, while the thin rice-flour wrappers are still fluffy. $20 for 25; seoulmandoo.com RAVIOLI Kelly and Mario Crobu—he a native of Sardinia, Italy—began delivering their homestyle Casa Crobu frozen pastas and sauces across the Denver metro area in May 2020; we’ve been carb-loading their potato-, pecorino-, and mint-stuffed culurgiones, a Sardinian specialty, ever since. $18 for 12; casacrobu.com MEAT Clint and MaryKay Buckner have raised free-range pigs, lambs, and cows the responsible way on their Longmont farm, Buckner Family Ranch, for a decade now, and the resulting meat tastes like it comes from happy animals. Stocking your freezer with their chops, steaks, and sausages is easy, as the Buckners will deliver any order over $150. Prices vary; bucknerfamilyfarm.com SOUPS/CASSEROLES Shepherd’s pie. Coq au vin. Clam chowder. Mobile-trailer-based Postcard Foods co-owner Bridget Bagel cooks all that and more from scratch, freezing and packaging each dish for easy reheating. She and partner Jim Abraham will deliver, but you can also pick up their tasty meals (as 80
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well as panini, salads, and quinoa bowls) at Molly’s Spirits’ Lakeside and Greenwood Village locations. From $14; postcardfoods.com CURRY The spices, chiles, ginger, and coconut in Ace Eat Serve’s Chiang Mai–style curry, available by the frozen quart with a side of cooked rice, are always in balance, hitting
every point among sour, salty, bitter, spicy, and sweet. Potatoes, carrots, long beans, squash, and chicken (a $2 add-on) soak up all that flavor. If Indian is more your jam, chef Thach Tran has recently added Massaman and vindaloo curries to Ace’s takehome menu. $17; aceeatserve.com ICE CREAM Pints of small-batch ice cream from Montclair’s year-old Walia Creamery, owned by sisters Yeshi and Aster Gebremeskel, are must-haves for your freezer. Even if you’re not vegan, try one of the coconut-creambased flavors, from spiced apple to sweet potato to chai—and grab a take-and-microwave Ethiopian meal
DIM SUM It’s not an overstatement to say that ChoLon is locally famous specifically for executive chef Lon Symensma’s French onion soup dumplings, each one a mouthful of brothy joy. Dumpling maven Michelle Xiao, who joined the team in 2019, is now crafting them—as well as pot stickers, shumai, crab rangoon, and bao—for at-home cooking. Symensma’s video tutorials are your sous chef, and ChoLon sells steamers ($12) too. From $15; cholon.com PIEROGI Jeremy Yurek’s greatgrandparents, Josephine (Baba) and Charles (Pop), emigrated from Poland about 120 years ago, but you can still taste Baba’s pierogi, thanks to Jeremy’s Baba & Pop’s food truck and year-old Aurora restaurant, where they are sold frozen by the dozen. The potato-and-cheddar flavor is a Baba classic, but don’t overlook modern varieties like chile relleno and pulled pork. $14 for 12; babaandpops.com POT PIE This is no gloppy, soggy-bottomed chicken pot pie. John Hinman, of Hinman Pie, wouldn’t dream of it, filling his crusts with just the right amount of sage cream gravy, pulled white and dark meat, potatoes, peas, carrots, and celery. From $13; hinmanpie.com PUPUSAS El Salvador native Franklin Escobar and his family opened Pupusas Familia at the Boulder County Farmers Markets in 2019 and have since sold thousands of fluffy stuffed masa cakes. There are several fillings to tempt you,
such as chicken, chorizo, or spinach with cheese or vegan kale and pinto bean, but whichever you pick, the pupusas’ fresh corn flavor will shine through. $15 for four; pupusasfamilia.square.site PASTA & SAUCE When you have fresh noodles and pints of Bolognese tucked away in the freezer, what’s for dinner is never in question. Chef Lisa Pisano channels trips across Italy and memories of her grandmother’s cooking into every batch of Fantasioso Foods’ pasta (long noodles like linguini and pappardelle as well as stuffed pastas like ravioli and tortellini) and sauce. From $8 per pound; fantasiosofoods.com CHEESE BREAD Brazilian pão de queijo is not only a staple breakfast food and snack in its home country, it’s also a treat that Bruna Piauí Graf will bring to your Denver-area door, thanks to twoyear-old Bruna’s Cheese Bread. The crispy-on-the-outside, chewyon-the-inside breads (which come bite-size or as rolls for sandwiches) take 15 minutes to bake from frozen and are as welcome as a warm after-school snack as they are with a cup of coffee. From $16 for 12; brunasbread.com CINNAMON ROLLS There’s nothing sweeter than pulling a tray of golden brown cinnamon rolls from the oven on a weekend morning—especially when someone else makes them for you. Enter Park Hill’s Cake Crumbs Bakery & Café, where you can buy take-and-bake rolls that rise to the occasion and come with a pastry bag of rich cream cheese frosting. You only have to remember to thaw the rolls overnight. $16 for four; cake-crumbs.com TEQUEÑOS In Venezuela, a party isn’t a party without tequeños. Traditionally made by wrapping pieces of salty white cheese in a flaky fried pastry shell, the snack has been reinvented by Aura Langdon, owner of the virtual, pickup-only Aura’s Bakery in Sloan’s Lake. She makes the classic flavor, sure, but also fills her pastries with goat cheese and pesto; ricotta, bacon, and leeks; cinnamon-sugar apples; and Nutella. From $14 for 12; @auras.bakery on Instagram
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($10) while you’re there. $10 per pint; waliacreamery.com SAMOSAS If you’re ready to go beyond potato samosas, Dave Hadley is here for you with six-month-old Samosa Shop. The Biju’s Little Curry Shop vet is offering fat, freshly fried (and frozen) samosas in unexpected flavors, from bacon, egg, and cheese to jerk chicken with sweet plantains, at pop-ups, markets, and online. (Curries, chai, spice mixes, chutneys, and Hadley’s Scorpion hot sauce are also available.) From $12 for three; samosashop.co
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From entry-level take-and-bakes to multicourse feasts, these Front Range meal kits help novice and advanced cooks alike get dinner on the table. PREP COOK Los Dos Potrillos barbacoa box
Family-owned Los Dos is beloved across metro Denver (with locations in Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, and Parker), but we say that its ready-to-eat dinner packages are worthy of a drive from wherever you may be. Place a timed order to pick up a curbside carryout box of tamales, enchiladas, carnitas, or, our favorite, beef barbacoa. Available Monday through Thursday only, the barbacoa kit feeds four generously with juicy, chile-marinated beef, a cup of the consommé that captured the drippings as the meat cooked, refried beans, rice, tomatillo salsa, onion and cilantro, and freshly made, consommé-dipped corn tortillas. The only skills required are calling in your order (you won’t see the kits online; follow Los Dos’ social media for new options), competent driving, and chewing before swallowing. From $50; los2potrillos.com
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LINE COOK Osaka Ramen ramen kits
It’s easy to order Osaka Ramen’s near-perfect noodle soups fully prepared, but there are myriad benefits to going with its spicy miso, tonkatsu, or shoyu ramen kits instead. You’re more likely to achieve the pleasure of slurping ramen at its zenith of flavor and texture if you heat the broth and cook the noodles yourself. Chef Jeff Osaka simplifies the process by including written instructions that (benefit alert) come on recipe cards illustrated by Denver artist Feed Thy Wizard, depicting the deconstructed bowl you’ll soon dine on. Veggies like mushrooms and spinach, and proteins like tofu, pork belly, and eggs also taste better prepared à la minute, as do crunchy garnishes like fresh sprouts and scallions. Osaka’s team handles the prep work; you just need to don an apron to finish off your bowl to your liking. From $13; osakaramendenver.com SOUS CHEF Food Lab paella kit
An evening of enjoyable cooking and learning is what’s in store when you buy one of this Boulder cooking school’s Anytime kits (paella launched last fall; tagines come out this spring). Let’s say paella is on the menu: Owner Casey Easton and instructor Andrew Eppler Zindell will provide the ingredients (including fresh produce and meats, if you’re cooking locally; nonperishable items if not) via pickup or delivery, and even send equipment, like a paella pan, with a kit upgrade. Then, they’ll guide you through each step of the meal with recipe cards and an hour-long video. You follow along, composing a green salad with sherry vinaigrette, whisking saffron aïoli by hand, and slowly cooking a sofrito base as the heart of your paella. The main event, a stunner with chorizo, chicken, and mushrooms, comes together just like Easton promises in the video, and even experienced cooks will sit down to a satisfying dinner having learned something new. From $59; foodlabboulder.com 82
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BRING IN THE PROS Sick of cooking? Hiring a private chef turns your home (or rental) into a restaurant.
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DeAndre Smith, who cooks and competes professionally under the name Chef Cool Dre, grew up in Denver but learned to appreciate his family’s Texas and Arkansas roots and cuisine from his grandparents. As a child, Smith’s grandfather would patiently let him go through a dozen eggs until he’d learned how to crack and fry them properly, and his grandmother would prepare soul food specialties such as red beans and rice, neck bones, black-eyed peas, and hot-water cornbread. These days, when Smith isn’t working on finishing degrees in communications and nutrition from the University of Northern Colorado (after prestigious invitations to cook at the James Beard Awards reception in 2019 and on ABC’s The Chew in 2018), Smith can be found preparing à la carte Sunday suppers for fellow students and catering private dinners for clients in Fort Collins, Denver, and beyond. Cajun and Vietnamese dishes—and anything from the sea—are his forte, which
After leading the stellar kitchens at Sushi Den, ChoLon, and LeRoux and a stint as culinary director for the Bridge & Tunnel Restaurant Group (Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen, Lou’s Italian Specialties, and others), chef Jeff G. Stoneking is now a boss of one—and ready to spoil you silly. Equipped with the professional chops to teach you and your guests or simply treat you to an elegant meal, Stoneking will
customize your culinary experience (starting at $100 per person). You’ll fill out a questionnaire about the scope and sophistication of your event and any preferences or restrictions, and he will do the rest, from prepping and cooking to plating and cleanup. Recent menus have included a bo ssam feast
SPREAD THE LOVE Mountain Man Micro Farms owner Andrew McArdle donates a portion of sales from every crate of live microgreens he delivers across the Front Range to Texas-based Targeted Aquaponics Growth, a nonprofit that builds sustainable food growing systems for orphanages and children’s homes in low-income communities around the world. McArdle’s efforts—and flavor-packed vegetable seedlings—are two more reasons to eat your greens. mtmanfarms.com MARCH 2021
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with a dumpling demonstration (and next-morning pandan coffee cakes thrown in for delicious measure); roasted salmon with dill beurre blanc and brûléed lemon; and a porchetta roulade with chestnuts and black truffle sauce. chefjeffgstoneking.com FIT & FABULOUS Chef Biju Thomas
two to 10 people), but Mixn Match also holds virtual fundraisers, corporate events, and popular Zoom cook-alongs featuring local partners such as Law’s Whiskey House, Woody Creek Distillers, and area ranches and farms that are part of Alfalfa’s Market’s statewide supply chain. And that’s not all: Drawing on his fitness background, Thomas is happy to accompany outdoor rec enthusiasts to farther-flung locales, welcoming them back to their rental after a day of, say, cycling across Tucson, Arizona, or Kona, Hawaii, with the likes of beef tenderloin with mushrooms and red wine and baklava with wildflower honey and cinnamon cream. If invited, Thomas might even hop on his bike and join you for a ride. mixn-match.com 84
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Around The World On South Havana Street
The 4.3-mile strip along Havana from Aurora’s East Sixth Avenue to East Dartmouth Avenue is a gold mine of global markets, restaurants, and sweets shops. Get a taste of its riches using this quick-hit itinerary. LATE MORNING 1. Addis Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant This nine-year-old, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. spot has all the fuel you need, available for takeout or dining in: a lineup of hearty early-day dishes and potent single-origin Ethiopian coffee. Order the Sudanese ful, a stew of creamy fava beans, onion, tomato, jalapeño, and hardboiled eggs served with French bread, or the chechebsa, a rich Ethiopian specialty made of torn kita (flatbread) sautéed in clarified butter and berbere spices. 2222 S. Havana St., Unit B
2. Nana African Market Pop over to East Iliff Avenue to visit this Ghanaian-owned grocery— one of 25 international markets within the South Havana Street business district—for West African and Caribbean kitchen staples, including fresh-and-fiery Scotch bonnet chiles, green plantains, and kobi (dried, salted tilapia), traditionally used as a stew enhancer. 10223 E. Iliff Ave. AFTERNOON 3. Angry Chicken Korean fried chicken is the main draw at this South Korean
franchise, which has just four outposts in the United States. Its juicy, crispy, bone-in birds are dredged in seasoned rice flour, deep-fried, and glazed with the sauce of your choice. We can’t pass up the spicy soy sauce with its floating slices of serrano chile nor the classic sweet and spicy version, spiked with dried red chile, gochujang (fermented chile paste), and honey. 1930 S. Havana St., Unit 13 4. K-Town Imports Prepare to be mesmerized by a dizzying selection of Korean imports in this brightly lit store, from kitchenware to home decor to apparel to medicinal items. Shop
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When chef and former competitive cyclist Biju Thomas closed the last of his three Biju’s Little Curry Shop locations in March 2020, he decided to make his work a bit more, well, personal. “Private dinners for small family groups is our specialty,” he says of Mixn Match, the culinary events company he launched shortly thereafter. Thomas will assign you a local chef (or himself) to personalize your next dinner party (starting at $1,500 for
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It’s easy to get lost browsing the shelves, cases, and coolers at Solomon Gurzhiev’s 17-yearold market; each is amply stocked with smoked fish, Old World meats (think: Polish hunter’s sausage and German bologna), cheeses, and jars of pickled foods. Not to be outdone: the selection of European rye breads and sweet frenzy of Russian chocolates filled with the likes of caramel and nougat. 1939 S. Havana St. 6. Snowl Cafe
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No trip to the South Havana vicinity is complete without a stop at this cheerful dessert shop. Delights await, including taiyaki cones—hollow, fishshaped Japanese waffle cones filled with sweet red bean paste or Nutella and soft-serve ice cream—and the Snow Bowl, a mountain of Taiwanese-style shaved ice crowned with fruits, black sesame paste, chewy jellies, chocolate candies, or other goodies. 1930 S. Havana St., Unit 5-6
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Food Lover’s Guide To 2021
SHE’S JAMMIN’ Sabā Parsa pays tribute to Colorado’s fruit harvest with her scrumptious small-batch preserves. For Sabā Parsa, preserving the flavors, textures, and colors of Centennial State produce is an art form. Through her Boulder-based Sabā Jam, the Iranian-American artisan aims to bring attention to the splendor of our bounty as well as her homeland’s custom of treasuring the harvest. “In Iran, fruit is the thing,” says Parsa, who came to the United States in 2000 to attend college. “When you go to somebody’s house, you take them a bag of fruit, which are like jewels that people cherish and love.” Parsa’s jam-packed journey began in San Francisco more than a decade ago, when she began making preserves for her partner, who was living on the East Coast during its seasonal-fruit-scarce wintertime. An appreciation for the craft and the Golden State’s produce inspired Parsa, a chemical engineer by trade, to take classes at Oakland’s Food Craft Institute and train with renowned Bay Area jam makers. Sabā Jam was born as a side hustle in 2010, but by 2018, it became her profession. When her partner landed a job at the University of Colorado Boulder, the couple moved to the Front Range, where Parsa immediately fell in love with juicy stone fruits from the Western Slope. Now, Parsa works with growers across the state, including Longmont’s Aspen Moon Farm and BonaVida Growers, Paonia’s First Fruit Organic Farms, and Brighton’s Berry Patch Farms. She often cooks their fruit within hours of it leaving the farm or orchard, simmering it in copper pots with a bit of organic sugar, citrus juice, and, often, single-origin spices from companies like Oakland-based Diaspora Co. The results—Aranya-peppercorn-flecked Paonia cherry jam, Palisade peach jam with Baraka cardamom, sweet saffron-tinged Longmont tomato jam—beg to be spread onto toast, stirred into yogurt, or devoured straight from the jar. “The fruit is doing most of the work,” Parsa says. “My goal is to help the farmers realize that there is demand for this high-quality fruit, so they’ll keep growing.” sabajamsf.com
SPREAD THE LOVE Chef Jesse Albertini opened her virtual pasta shop, Sfoglina, in July 2020 to bring hand-milled and slow-dried whole-grain noodles and monthly pasta subscriptions to hungry Coloradans—literally, as she self-delivers. Try Sfoglina’s twisted-tube casarecce and Addie’s Animals, named for her daughter, which put the letters in alphabet soup to shame. Even better, Albertini uses grains grown on the Eastern Plains and in Utah and donates five percent of her profits to local charities. sfoglinadenver.com MARCH 2021
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Self-care in 2021 looks like having food from these Colorado makers in your kitchen at all times. 34 DEGREES If 34 Degrees’ Crisps are the cracker darlings of Denver, then the brand’s new Snaps are its highly snackable sibling. The airy, baked chickpea thins, sold in sea salt, everything, and onion-dip-ready umami flavors, are also produced at the company’s Louisville facility, founded in 2003 by Craig Lieberman, a co-owner of Beckon in RiNo. 34-degrees.com
herb-, garlic-, and vinegar-based sauce native to Argentina and Uruguay (they dubbed theirs Gaucho Sauce). Today, Chimichurri Bros. makes several seasonal iterations, including basil-mint, Palisade peach, and springtime ramp versions—all of which play well with steak, fish, and brats. chimichurribros.com BLACK KNIFE BAKERY Baker Deviny Herrera likes to try new things. Case in point: She has
BITS & PIECES CON CERVEZA Only order delivery of Orlando Benavidez’s green- and red-chile corn tortillas if you’re comfortable forming a new habit. Made by the New Mexico native and longtime Denver chef using puréed chiles (never dyes), each street-taco-size round is wonderfully supple and fragrant. Bits & Pieces’ spice blends, especially the sweet-and-savory Mexican jerk seasoning featured on its food truck menu, are flavor bombs, too. bitsnpiecescc.com BUBBY GOOBER’S BAKED GOODS When even omnivores feel torn between Bubby Goober’s flaky vegan hand pies and its traditional, butter-laden versions, you know you’re dealing with some spectacular pastries. Wife-and-wife team Jennifer Tom and Corrie Sharp fill each five-inch pie with sweet-tart combinations like their Black & Bluebarb (blackberries, blueberries, rhubarb) and cherry amaretto (fresh or frozen cherries, amaretto-soaked dried cherries, and sour cherry jam). We say try them all, available for delivery or pickup in Montclair. bubbygoobers.com CHIMICHURRI BROS. After being furloughed during the March 2020 COVID-19 restaurant shutdown, chefs Austin Hume and Forrest Bayne decided to become makers of tangy chimichurri, the 86
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created more than 100 macaron flavors at her takeaway-only, Westminster bakery since opening in 2018, from lavender chai crème brûlée to ube pandan to hot Cheetos (really). Order a mixed dozen or two of the gorgeous confections and get ready to swoon. blackknifebakery.com EDWARDS MEATS Dry, rubbery, oversalted—none of these unfortunate characteristics have anything to do with the 10 varieties of jerky that the pros at 59-year-old Edwards Meats in Wheat Ridge craft and smoke onsite. Their juicy teriyaki buffalo strips and peppered Angus steak sticks are a meat-snack lover’s holy grail. It’s time to ditch the stuff from the gas station. edwards-meats.com
KONJO ETHIOPIAN FOOD Konjo’s berbere spice blend—a mix of 14 aromatics, including dried red chile, cloves, and green cardamom—tastes just as good as a seasoning for grilled chicken and roasted vegetables as it does in the hearty stews sold at Konjo’s food truck, Edgewater Market stall, and online. Stock up on the berbere, kib’eh (clarified butter), and awaze (berbere-infused hot sauce) and your home cooking will always sing. konjoethiopian food.com LINJI MARKET Move over, Sriracha: Thailand native Rasami Storm’s prik pad nam-man is coming in hot—literally. Drizzle the crunchy chile oil, brimming with dried chiles, vegan red miso, and fried garlic, over ramen, eggs, rice, and anything—really, everything—else that could use a spicy-salty kick. linjimarket.com MISOHOT CHILI PASTE Denver private chef Curtis Bell tested his miso-based spicy chile
paste, which he originally concocted as a condiment for ramen, at least 35 times before he was satisfied that it was good enough to jar and share with the world. Using red miso and six kinds of roasted chiles as his base, Bell has taken hot sauce to dazzling, must-have heights. We particularly love it spread on a hot tortilla with butter, thinly sliced radishes, and coarse salt. misohot.co MS. BETTY’S COOKING Denver chef Tajahi Cooke’s grandmother Betty, who moved from what is now Bangladesh to Jamaica in the 1940s, liked to add her familyrecipe curry powder to dahl and to mango and chicken curries. We agree with Ms. Betty that those are very fine uses, but we also think Cooke’s allspice- and cinnamonrich spice blend adds just the right oomph to marinades and aïolis, too. msbettysgrandson.com TABLE MOUNTAIN FARM The secret to these silky caramel sauces is fresh milk from happy Cañon City goats. Owner Amanda Adare’s dedication to using organic cane sugar and fair-trade organic cocoa powder, vanilla beans, and cinnamon doesn’t hurt either. We’re obsessed with the salted dark chocolate and whiskey flavors. tablemountainfarm.com YO BUCHA Mom-of-two Anna Postek, who has called Colorado home for nearly three decades, decided three years ago to create a snack for her kids that would be tasty and good for them, and so Yo Bucha—a line of antioxidant-, probiotic- and omega3-packed yogurts flavored with fresh fruit, chia seeds, and green tea kombucha—was born. Each cup is like a layered parfait and comes in strawberry hibiscus, blueberry lemon, vanilla peach, and raspberry lime flavors. yobucha.com
SPREAD THE LOVE Denver-based Desserted delivers boxes full of sweet goodies with hand-doodled cards for any occasion or reason. Owners Jimmy and Amber LaPrelle aren’t just contributing to area dentistry practices through their cookieand-candy company, though, as they also donate proceeds to organizations that are dear to them, including helping Food for Thought Denver feed students in need on weekends. desserted.co m
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GETRIGHT’S BAKERY AND PLANT NURSERY If baker and plant obsessive (and former Uncle executive sous chef) Matt Dulin could design his own cafe, it would be warm, welcoming, full of potted plants, and smell like fresh-from-the-oven sourdough, croissants, and fruit galettes. That’s the vision he’s trying to realize through his year-old, delivery-based bakery and nursery, from which you can score some of Denver’s finest baked goods and the ponytail palm of your (and his) dreams. goodygetright.com
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YEAR As the COVID-19 pandemic raged across Colorado, hundreds of thousands of the state’s schoolchildren were stuck at home, learning in basements and at kitchen tables. What does this past year mean for their futures—and for the future of education in the Centennial State?
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ONE DAY THIS PAST WINTER a Denver Public Schools (DPS) fifth grader phoned a therapist who was helping her cope with her anxiety. She missed her friends and needed to talk. A single mom a few miles south in Littleton called her teenage sons from work one weekday, just to make sure they were doing OK with everything. In northeastern Colorado, a mother couldn’t get through the day without worrying about her four children, one of whom was in middle school and recently had asked the family’s Alexa device for advice on how to put an end to his suicidal thoughts. The particular struggles for parents and children over the past year may be different, but they’re also awfully familiar and have the same root cause: pandemic-induced remote learning. Jada Williams* knows the challenges. She’d seen her daughter’s slow academic slide begin late this past summer, just weeks into a school year that had started with students at home because of the novel coronavirus. After months of remote learning, DPS gave her 10-year-old daughter, Nia,* the option of in-person learning at east Denver’s Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment this past winter. Williams declined. It was “the hardest decision of my life,” Williams, who is in her late thirties and Black, says. She knew how important it was for Nia to be in a classroom, but she also knew the risks associated with COVID-19, which has hit Black communities at disproportionately high rates. Williams worked two jobs, and she didn’t have the luxury of missing a paycheck if she got sick. Ultimately, sending Nia back to in-person schooling “wasn’t worth the risk” to her family’s health or their financial situation. Williams watched her daughter’s reading aptitude slip each night as the two read before bedtime. Nia was a hands-on kid, so it was inevitable she’d eventually become lonely and disengaged from her schoolwork. Williams always believed her daughter’s situation would be temporary, but a sense of helplessness seized her as the pandemic dragged on through the summer and into the fall and winter. “I never imagined,” she says, “that this is what school would look like.” *Names have been changed. 90
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Williams, who also has a three-year-old son, didn’t have any cushion in her budget to hire a tutor for her daughter. Nia cried when she learned of her mother’s decision to keep her home, where she would log in to school each morning as her mother took calls for her day job as an eye-examination scheduler for a managed care company. “How do you tell a child you’re keeping her from her teacher and her friends?” says Williams, who also cuts hair to supplement her income. “I want her to go back so bad. I don’t have a good answer for anything. She keeps asking me when she’s finally going to see her teachers and her friends. I keep saying, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know.’ How much longer can I do that?” Nearly 100 miles north of the Williams’ home, 14-year-old Brett Shaw* sat hunched over a laptop at his kitchen table, trying to ignore his mother. His first-semester final exams were to begin the next day. Snow was piled around his family’s rustic, split-level home in the hills west of Fort Collins. It was mid-December, but indoors it looked much the same as it had every other day during the pandemic, with Brett wearing a pair of shorts, sitting next to his two younger sisters as they logged into their classes. Brett—wiry and friendly, with a thin face and a wisp of black hair peeking out from under the back of his Dallas Cowboys beanie—had earned mostly B’s and C’s in middle school the year before. As with so many American children since then, the pandemic had upended most everything in Brett’s life. Both of his parents had temporarily lost their
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C O LO R A D O ’S D E PA RT M E N T of Education doesn’t keep specific statistics on remote learning, but it’s estimated that 900,000 kindergarten through high school students across the state have spent at least some time in virtual classes this school year. From Fort Collins to Trinidad, from Sterling to Grand Junction—and throughout the Denver metro area—families’ kitchens, home offices, basements, and bedrooms have become makeshift classrooms. Parents not only had to be parents, but also English and chemistry teachers, school-lunch cooks, and IT specialists. Since strict socialdistancing policies were put in place a year ago, and with millions sickened and (at press time) more than 440,000 dead in the United States alone, hundreds of thousands of Colorado’s children are still stuck at home, trying to learn through laptops or tablets or smartphones. “Our children have been hurt in many ways,” says Dr. Steven Berkowitz, a medical doctor and a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he studies child stress, trauma, and resilience. “School has been among the most significant pressure points.” During a moment in history when many Americans can’t even seem to agree on basic facts, one thing is clear: Parents collectively haven’t worried so much about their kids’ educations in a generation, and it’s doubtful they’ve ever felt so “I feel like I’m the one who’s jobs during the previous nine months, which had been devastatunderprepared to help them. “I’m doing failing,” says one Colorado ing to the family’s finances. Brett rarely saw his friends. He loved the best I can, but it never seems like it’s mother, voicing the stresses and concerns of so many competitive wrestling, but he hadn’t worked out with his team enough,” says one mother whose sons parents as their children have in months. Of the roughly 80 days that made up Brett’s first attend high school in Arapahoe County. navigated virtual learning. semester, only 10 had been in an actual classroom. “I barely got Says an elementary school mother in to know my way around,” he said as he logged onto his English Douglas County: “I’m sad and upset, and class, where the students were studying Romeo and Juliet. With one every day is terrible. The worst part is I don’t know who to be angry week remaining in his first freshman semester, Brett was in a bad spot at.” There’s a shared pain among parents as they attempt to survive academically. He had three D’s, one F, a bunch of unfinished work, and the pandemic amid the daily struggle of negotiating virtual schooling a frustrated mother trying to hold things together. and the corollary effects that isolation has on mental health. Over in the family room, Brett’s mom, Kelly Shaw,* sat at her In schools from California to Colorado to New York, there’s been desk. Her job as a medical coder for a hospital gave her flexibility a strong push to safely return children to their classrooms; President to work from home when her husband returned to his full-time Joe Biden, in December, stated his goal was “that the majority of job in construction. Like most parents working through the panour schools can be open by the end of my first 100 days.” Citing demic, Kelly, who is 41, was fighting doubts about herself. One day, evidence that coronavirus transmission is low among kids, and facshe’d worry she was neglecting her work and focusing too much on ing pressure from parents who’ve shared their worries and anger in her children’s schooling; the next, she was certain she was ignoring protests and online, Colorado administrators have begun reopenher children’s schooling and focusing too much on her work. She ing their schools’ doors, to mixed results. While many of the state’s thought about bills that would soon come due and was often angry public school students began in-person classes in January, the return that her school district hadn’t opened its high schools. “I feel like I’m to school was fraught with complications. The Denver Post reported the one who’s failing,” she said. that 12 schools had almost immediate COVID-19 outbreaks when Kelly opened Brett’s school portal, which gave her access to attenin-person learning began. By this spring, most every student in the dance records, grades, and assignments. She took a deep breath. Her state could have an option to return to in-person learning, even at back stiffened. It was as if she were preparing for a crash landing. the high school level. It’s an ambitious plan with myriad potential
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pitfalls, including teachers unions’ opposition (given ongoing health concerns) and stumbles in COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. Until the vast majority of Colorado’s students return to school, whether temporarily or for good, it will be impossible to fully understand the academic, emotional, and social damage inflicted upon them. Research thus far on the impact of virtual education during the pandemic has been scant. “We’d love to have easy answers,” says Katy Anthes, Colorado’s education commissioner, “but nothing will be easy about any of this.” In the tech-savvy Netherlands, which had an eight-week lockdown, one study showed “large learning losses” among school-age children, particularly those in less-affluent communities. The National Bureau of Economic Research, in Massachusetts, concluded the pandemic’s impact on kids’ educations would have “particularly long-lasting consequences,” especially in areas of social interaction and relations with peers. “Early evidence,” the report says, “suggests that online education…is a poor substitute.” “Everything seems frightening and dangerous when you look into the future,” says Christy McConnell, a professor of educational foundations and curriculum studies at the University of Northern Colorado. “We already want to know how we fix things, but we don’t even know what to fix yet.” For those who soldiered through closures, the inventory of needs among Colorado’s school districts and their students is equally disturbing. Almost overnight, school administrators and community 92
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leaders realized the severity of infrastructure and resource shortcomings: Even as districts worked overtime to improve electronic connectivity with their students, more than 30,000 children across the state this past fall didn’t have the devices or internet connections to properly begin online classes, according to the Colorado Department of Education’s Colorado School District Needs Inventory report. “Thousands and thousands of kids were basically shut out of their educations,” says Diana Cruz, the executive director for the Durango Education Foundation, in southwest Colorado, where nearly one out of five students did not have adequate online access. “That’s not the students’ fault, but it became their problem.” According to the Colorado Department of Education, 30,024 fewer children were present for October’s student-count date, upon which the next year’s public school funding is based—roughly a three percent decline. The shortfall extended across the state, almost entirely in districts that went exclusively online, and was most prevalent in lower grades. Some experts say this could indicate that parents hit a “hard reset” on early education this year—essentially opting to delay enrollment for kindergarten-age children or to have students repeat their grade level starting next August. Studies have shown how critical a role early childhood education plays in a student’s growth, especially in literacy. An early interest in reading is the most likely path to becoming a good learner in the future, with fourth-grade reading levels a baseline indicator for success. Nationally, children who struggle to read in first grade are 88 percent more likely to struggle with literacy in the fourth grade. And children who struggle in fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of school. A majority of American juveniles caught in the criminal-justice system are functionally illiterate, and three out of five of the country’s adult inmates have similar deficiencies. With sobering statistics like those, the fallout from this year might eventually become best known through its grimmest figures: dropout rates, stunted wages, and eventually even incarcerations. “We know there’s been a loss for students somewhere, and not only academically,” says Berkowitz, who works with children living through trauma. “School isn’t just a place to learn reading, writing, and math. You learn to communicate with peers. You deal with disappointments. You learn to be part of society. Students are missing those lessons, and we have no idea what the repercussions will be.” T H E S T U D E N T S S U F F E R I N G M O S T through the pandemic are often the same ones who were already facing the most adversity. They’re boys and girls with intellectual or physical disabilities, kids who were already going to bed hungry, and children from underserved populations for which COVID-19 has been particularly insidious with its infection and death rates. The pandemic has put into stark relief the inequalities within health and education in our country, gaps that had existed for centuries but threaten to become even wider the longer the pandemic drags on. It’s been well documented that Black and brown children generally score lower on standardized tests than their white peers.
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he wondered whether his school would have a wrestling season and if Dropout rates are higher. College attendance is lower. The panhe had a shot at making the varsity team despite not having wrestled demic has caused the scales to tilt even further against the country’s a match in nearly a year. He checked the clock on the stove. He had most vulnerable students. “What’s the future for a child who was nearly 90 minutes until his next class. already behind, who falls deeper and deeper into an academic hole “Why don’t you work on some of your missing homework?” his and can’t imagine a way out?” says Jennifer Bacon, a former DPS mother suggested and pulled out a list of his assignments. Brett board member who was elected as a state representative this past opened the doors to the family room fireplace and stoked the fire. fall. “How can we afford to have a critical mass of our Denver kids He sat in a chair next to his mother. He played with a video camera. get left behind?” He looked out the kitchen window. Were new neighbors moving in The National Bureau of Economic Research study from this across the street? Could he go outside and meet them? past year indicated the pandemic impacts will be uneven, especially “No!” his mother said. “Do your work.” when considering family economics. Perhaps unsurprisingly, children Someday, there again will be high school proms, science fairs in the from affluent families are expected to see virtually no disruption in gym, and nighttime football games packed with students bathed under academic performance upon their return to the classroom, while chilwhite lights. But who will be forgotten and left further behind? “What dren in underserved communities could slip several grade levels. “The are the lessons we get out of this, and what are the lessons we forget haves and have-nots have never been more exposed,” says Colorado and don’t address because we’re just so excited to move on?” Bacon says. Representative Barbara McLachlan, a former teacher who chairs She wonders about the lives that might have been irreparably changed the state’s House Education Committee. “We’re going to be playing during the pandemic—the social, emotional, and academic damage catch-up with children’s lives.” inflicted, to be passed to another generation of Figuring out how much work is needed to close young learners. “We have structural questions that that gap will be difficult, at least on a macro level. State This spread, from left: need to be addressed,” she says. “How we stand up politicians and educators are agitating against mass Katy Anthes, Colorado’s education commissioner; former now will define us in the future.” testing as formerly virtual learners return to in-perDenver Public Schools board While companies and state and local governson classes, arguing that students’ “fragile confidence” member and current state Representative Jennifer Bacon ments have boasted about CONTINUED ON PAGE 114 might be further damaged. Instead, they’ve proposed ideas such as intensive one-on-one work with students, community tutoring, and improved communication with parents—all of which will take more time and effort, from all sides. “Gaps are going to expand before they shrink,” says Anthes, the education commissioner. In the meantime, the Colorado Department of Education has started distributing more than $1 billion in federal and state COVID-19-related relief funds to local education agencies, and Anthes says she’s “trusting that educators will make the best decisions for their students.” Still, she says, “It’ll be important to measure [learning loss] at some point because we’re going to need to know what we’re grappling with.” Jada Williams knows her daughter will be one of the students who needs extra help. “I’m trying so hard to keep things together,” she says. She wonders how she will console Nia—and herself—when the first academic tests show how far her daughter has fallen. Until then, Williams maneuvers through her day with near military precision—bouncing among work, her toddler son, and Nia’s classes. After work and school, Williams reads with her kids and checks Nia’s homework. At the end of days that often begin before dawn, Williams sometimes falls asleep before 8:30 p.m. due to exhaustion. “I do this because my kids need to know I’m here for them. I want the best for them,” she says as she bathes her son during her 30-minute lunch break. Her daughter was in another room, in class. Her son squealed in her arms. “Sometimes it feels like everything is against us, but I can’t think about that. I refuse to allow my kids to disappear.” U P I N T H E H I L LS O U T S I D E Fort Collins, Brett Shaw heated a Styrofoam carton of macaroni and cheese in the microwave. As he waited for his lunch to warm up,
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Scott Bernard
KieAnn Brownell
ebarkman@livsothebysrealty.com 720-404-4462
scott.bernard@sothebysrealty.com 720-515-5091
kb@onthemovedenver.com 303-246-6051
Dave Bauman
Michelle Berzins
David Browning
david.bauman@coloradohomes.com 303-241-7217
berzins.michelle@gmail.com 720-838-3765
dbrowning@perryandco.com 303-946-9412
Ann Baumgartner
Donna Bird
Jennifer Bub
dmbird60@gmail.com 303-523-9301
jennifer.bub@coloradohomes.com 303-253-4969
Kelly Birner
Mason Buck
A-SQUARED REAL ESTATE
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
norma.adair@coloradohomes.com 720-291-3300
Dana Allen
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
dana@danaallen.net 303-944-7085
Jennifer Antonio
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
jantonio@livsothebysrealty.com 720-275-9695 RE/MAX OF BOULDER
katie@boulderco.com 720-365-1043
Ann Atkinson
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
aatkinson@livsothebysrealty.com 303-725-6789
Heather Bacon
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
heatherbaconhomes@gmail.com 303-435-0879
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LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER CENTRAL
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
abaumgartner@kentwood.com 303-919-4545
Jami Bedsaul
RE/MAX MOMENTUM
Katie Atkins
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jamibedsaul@gmail.com 303-519-4691
Sherry Beindorff
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC )
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
kbirner@livsothebysrealty.com 303-917-6530
Ross Blahnik COMPASS
sherry.beindorff@coloradohomes.com 303-547-5444
ross.blahnik@compass.com 720-205-1281
Berenice Bejarano
Melanie Blaisdell
bere@kentwood.com 720-312-3056
melanie@melanieismyrealtor.com 720-323-4299
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
HOMESMART
COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
RE/MAX NORTHWEST
CORCORAN PERRY & CO.
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
makemoveswithmason@gmail.com 210-601-0288
Taylor Bunney
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
taylorbunney.realtor@gmail.com 720-606-1503
Gina Burke
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
gburke@livsothebysrealty.com 303-570-7649
Previous spread: Dan Saelinger/Trunk Archive
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Jermaine Butler
Maureen Clark
Debbie Cooper-George
Kristina Davis
jermaine.butler@coloradohomes.com 719-963-2053
mclark@livsothebysrealty.com 303-888-9726
kristina@dreamsbydavis.com 303-870-8142
Shannon Byerly
Linda Clure
debbie.cooper-george @coloradohomes.com 303-944-8494
yourfreshstartrealtor@gmail.com 303-919-2611
lindaclure@hotmail.com 720-849-6678
Whitney Cain
Jenna Codespoti Wright
whitney.cain@sothebysrealty.com 720-934-8185
jenna@liveurbandenver.com 303-547-7848
Tricia Campbell
Kennen Cohen
tcampbell@livsothebysrealty.com 720-371-8049
kennen@kennencohen.com 720-245-1825
Steven Carter
Tom Cohen
scarter@remax.net 303-931-4812
tccohen@boulderco.com 303-829-6787
Olivia Casa Monday
Keith Combs
COLDWELL BANKER COLORADO SPRINGS
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER WEST
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES INNOVATIVE REAL ESTATE
casastyle5280@gmail.com 720-308-6669
Joy Castillo
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
jcastillo@livsothebysrealty.com 720-291-5816
Teri Castledine
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIVE URBAN REAL ESTATE
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
kcombs@denverrealestate.com 720-218-9614
Ryan Conover
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
ryan@ryanconover.com 303-819-1818
Kim Cook
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
Toni Cordillo-Keener
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER WEST
toni.keener@coloradohomes.com 303-588-5766
Laura Cowperthwaite YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
la@liveworkdenver.com 303-726-1051
Allison Craig
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
acraig@kentwood.com 303-522-3011
Todd Crosbie
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
tcrosbie@livsothebysrealty.com 303-887-9992
Christopher Crosby RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
chris@thecrosbyteam.com 303-929-3955
Jen Crow
RE/MAX MOMENTUM
jennyhcrow@gmail.com 720-987-8535
Georgia Curie HOMESMART
teri@getyourcastle.com 303-827-1666
kim.cook@coloradohomes.com 719-510-1038
georgiacurie@msn.com 719-660-5575
Jim Cavoto
Mark Cooper
Andrew Darlington
ENGEL & VÖLKERS DENVER
jim.cavoto@evrealestate.com 720-309-3014
Anna Centron
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
afccoop63@gmail.com 303-843-1545
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
andrew@yourcastle.org 303-917-7144
judychambershm@aol.com 303-888-2314
Damon Chavez
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Shiny Objects
BREAKING DOWN THE BLACK DIAMOND CATEGORIES. (Based on 2019 sales volumes)
dchavez@coloradohousefinders.com 303-748-8009
John Chrisbens
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
jc@porchlightgroup.com 303-250-0347
Deidra Christensen HOMESMART
deidrachristensen@hotmail.com 720-849-1092
Karina Christensen
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
karina@denverluxeteam.com 406-600-0432
Tina Christensen
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
tina@madisonprops.com 303-335-7060
COMPASS
olga.delange@compass.com 720-201-9319
Linda Deland
RE/MAX MOMENTUM
lindadeland@remax.net 303-249-7762
Lorri DeLaney
COLDWELL BANKER NORTH METRO
delaneylorri@gmail.com 720-313-7437
Heidi DeLuca HOMESMART
heidi@cohomefinders.com 303-919-1413
Nicholas Dembeck
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
ndembeck@livsothebysrealty.com 303-808-1656
Michelle Dent Jackson RE/MAX MOMENTUM
michelled.realtor@gmail.com 720-422-2676
Susan DiLiberti
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
susan@realestatesusan.com 303-946-4530
Carolyn Dooling COMPASS
carolyn.dooling@compass.com 303-250-8544
LaRae Dosen
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
acentron@livsothebysrealty.com 303-906-5793 RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Olga de Lange
larae@remax.net 303-263-6066
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Judy Chambers
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
INDIVIDUAL AGENTS
Black Diamond $10 million or more INDIVIDUAL AGENTS
Double Black Diamond $20 million or more TEAMS OF TWO AGENTS
Black Diamond $15 million or more
TEAMS OF TWO AGENTS
Double Black Diamond $30 million or more
TEAMS OF 3 TO 5 AGENTS
Nick Duncan
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
nduncan@livsothebysrealty.com 303-596-5030
Marcy Eastman COMPASS
marcy.eastman@compass.com 720-436-5494
Heather Ehret-Faircloth
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
Black Diamond $20 million or more
denverheather@kentwood.com 720-320-9333
TEAMS OF 3 TO 5 AGENTS
Ben Ellefson
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
Double Black Diamond $40 million or more
bellefson@porchlightgroup.com 303-591-7529
TEAMS OF 6 OR MORE AGENTS
Jason Ellis
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
Black Diamond $25 million or more
jason@madisonprops.com 303-906-3395
TEAMS OF 6 OR MORE AGENTS
Lisa Fallon
Double Black Diamond $50 million or more
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
lisa.fallon@coloradohomes.com 720-840-6711
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Kathryn Farrow
Luke Gordon
Linda Hantman
kathryn.farrow@coloradohomes.com 720-987-8660
luke@denvercityhomes.com 303-331-4548
linda.hantman@denverrealestate.com 720-298-1266
Ron Feldman
Euan Graham
Dunbar Hardy
ron@ronfeldmanhomes.com 303-888-1366
euan@grahamgroupdenver.com 303-619-4400
dunbar@dunbarhardy.com 303-859-7922
Kimberly Fels
Tony Grandt
Maya Harris
kimberlyfels@remax.net 303-888-5655
tgrandt1@comcast.net 720-394-8829
maya@madisonprops.com 720-560-9155
Angela Fladebo
Alan Granruth
Blane Harvey
afladebo@gmail.com 303-319-3847
alangranruth@aol.com 303-929-4188
blane@coloradopropertyadvisor.com 303-667-1074
Magali Fredrick
John Grant
Jon Hatch
magali.fredrick@gmail.com 303-810-6761
jgrant@rmprohomes.com 303-880-3007
hatch@boulderco.com 303-513-2834
Cindy Fry
Monica Graves
Carol Hertel
cindyfry@remax.net 720-351-9273
monica@purplemountain.com 303-901-5224
carol@coloradopeakteam.com 303-949-0321
Emily Gadacz
Aaron Graybill
Taylor Heslop
emily@porchlightgroup.com 303-868-1010
aaron@inhabitdenver.com 303-506-6786
taylorsellscolorado@gmail.com 720-663-8545
Jim Garcia
Ken Greenfield
Cari Higgins
jimgarcia100@gmail.com 720-385-4497
ken@liveurbandenver.com 303-478-4663
cari.higgins@compass.com 303-717-9934
Claudia Garza
Todd Groth
Bonnie Hissey
claudia@buybellacasa.com 720-308-3453
tgroth@livsothebysrealty.com 720-203-9624
bhissey@prodigy.net 303-668-8582
Caryn Geiger
Lori Grunewald
Crystal Hodge
caryn.geiger@coloradohomes.com 303-249-8149
lori.grunewald@coloradohomes.com 303-521-5750
crystal@crystalhodge.com 303-941-7041
Mary Gerwin
Julie Gullett
Lynn Hodges
mary@porchlightgroup.com 303-619-3150
julie@newdigs.co 303-408-6966
lynn.hodges@coloradohomes.com 303-913-0166
Barbara Giesey
Carol Guzman
Mark Holmes
barbara@barbaragiesey.com 970-222-4035
cj.guzman@comcast.net 303-929-3157
mark.holmes@coloradohomes.com 303-332-5351
Clare Gleason
Angela Hacker
Kristine Holvick
clarealtor@gmail.com 303-931-8111
ahacker@livsothebysrealty.com 303-250-4108
kholvick@homesincolorado.com 303-359-1259
Caroline Glidden
Kyla Hammond
Mary Huffman
caroline@porchlightgroup.com 303-884-1264
kylahammondrealty@gmail.com 720-431-1239
mary@maryhuffman.com 303-902-4842
Jonathan Goldberg
Alana Hankins
Kimberly Hullett
alanahankins@msn.com 303-907-1500
kimhullett@porchlightgroup.com 303-748-3336
Lynne Hannifan
Kelsea Imanuel
lhannifan@aol.com 303-589-5494
homes@kwafrenchie.com 720-560-4642
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER CENTRAL
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
HOMESMART
HOMESMART
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
jgoldberg@livsothebysrealty.com 303-919-8950
Daniel Gomer
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
danielgomer1@gmail.com 303-261-5278
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MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
YOUR CASTLE MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
LIVE URBAN REAL ESTATE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COLDWELL BANKER NORTH METRO
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
HOMESMART
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COMPASS
HOMESMART
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER WEST
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
HOMESMART
FAQ How does the magazine create this list? In June 2020, 5280 posted its Top Real Estate Producers survey online. We sent the link to the questionnaire (available at submit.5280. com/top-producers) to dozens of real estate brokerages in the seven metro-area counties; it was also shared widely via social media. Any brokerage with agents who sell homes in the Denver metro area could submit nominations. The survey asked brokerage administrators to provide the names of both individual agents and teams of agents who, based on their sales volumes for 2019, qualified for our list. Nominees in hand, our research department reached out to each real estate agent to confirm the sales numbers and to gather and/or verify their basic contact information. What qualifies someone to be a 5280 Top Real Estate Producer? We have four categories: individual agents, teams of two agents, teams of three to five agents, and teams of six or more agents. Within each category, we have two tiers: black diamond and double black diamond, which signify different levels of (impressive!) sales volumes. To be on the list, an agent or team of agents must have sold real estate within the Denver metro area and attained a certain amount of sales in 2019. Agents must also have an active license with the state’s Department of Regulatory Agencies; that license must be in good standing, without any disciplinary actions within the past five years.
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Your questions about the Top Real Estate Producers list, answered.
I’m looking at the list and there seem to be teams in, say, the six or more category that only have five agents. What’s that about? As in any business setting, people come and go. Because we want this list to be a useful reference for you, we have only included current members of teams. So, while there may have been seven people responsible for the team’s 2019 sales volume— which would put that group in the six-plus category—only five may still be working with that squad today. I’ve heard that being on the list requires an agent or a brokerage to advertise with 5280—is this true? Nope. Inclusion in the Top Real Estate Producers list is not dependent upon the decision to advertise with the magazine. Sometimes agents and brokerages decide to advertise; however, if, when, and/or how much anyone advertises is not taken into consideration when compiling the list. I’m an agent, but my brokerage didn’t receive the survey this year. How do we participate in the future? The next Top Real Estate Producers list will likely run in March 2022. The survey should be live and available to metro-area brokerage managers who visit submit.5280.com/top-producers in the summer of 2021. If you have questions about participation, please send an email to: toprealestateproducers @5280.com.
Carolyn Ingebritson
Diane Kreider
Lisa Lovely
carolyn@theperfectpairhome.com 303-594-7696
dikreider@gmail.com 303-378-7763
lmlovely1@msn.com 303-880-0599
Lori Jackson
Allie Kronberg
Juan Luevanos
lorijacksonrealtor@gmail.com 303-910-8505
akronberg@livsothebysrealty.com 720-987-6808
juancluevanos@msn.com 303-638-7649
Joshua Jeffords
Mark Kruse
Jed MacArthur
joshuajeffords@gmail.com 719-332-7874
mark.kruse@remax.net 303-522-7675
jedmac@boulderco.com 303-570-8655
Randy Jeffrey
Kelly Kummer
Amie MacKenzie
rjeffrey@livsir.com 303-669-8225
kellyk@porchlightgroup.com 303-956-0975
amackenzie@livsothebysrealty.com 720-353-3833
Lisa Jones
Miles Kunkel
Fauna MacKillip
lisa.jones@sothebysrealty.com 720-244-6696
miles@beinboulder.com 303-345-8619
faunamackillip@remax.net 303-870-4740
Tommy Karaffa
Barry Kunselman
Trang Mai
tommy@karaffarealestate.com 303-257-3891
barry@porchlightgroup.com 303-887-0588
trang.mai@gmail.com 720-541-0558
Jimmy Keith
Robin Lake
Jennifer Markus
jimmykeith@boulderco.com 303-898-2795
rlake@livsothebysrealty.com 303-875-2246
jmarkus@denverrealestate.com 303-817-0192
Shawn Kelley
Robyn Landry
Paulette Marshall
skelley@livsothebysrealty.com 303-570-8354
rlandry@kentwoodrealestate.com 303-918-6940
paulettemarshall@remax.net 720-320-1616
Rachel Kennedy
Taylor Lawton
Christine Martin
rachel@thekennedyhomegroup.com 303-547-8775
taylor@taylorlawton.com 720-422-3060
christinemartinco@kw.com 303-947-1100
Carolyn Kenney
Leslie Le
Kelly Mates
carolyn@cksellshomes.com 720-466-3799
leslie@leslieleadsyouhome.com 720-275-9817
kelly@nextmovecolorado.com 720-343-9686
Cynthia Keyser
Nicole Leininger
Kelly Mauro
cynthia.keyser@compass.com 818-223-1750
nleininger@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
kellym@porchlightgroup.com 303-960-7596
Steve Kinney
Adana Leonard
Sandy Mazarakis
steve@skinneyproperty.com 303-475-8200
aleonard@livsothebysrealty.com 720-233-7955
sandy@lemonlimegroup.com 303-514-6042
Nadine Kirk
Libby Levinson
Maureen McCarthy
thekirkteam@gmail.com 303-941-4221
libby@lifestyledenver.com 720-935-0412
maureenm@boulderco.com 303-817-1282
Madison Kissel
Beth Lobdell
Vanessa McClanahan
madison.kissel@compass.com 303-949-8697
blobdell@rmpro.net 303-564-3453
vanessa@madisonprops.com 720-690-1524
Dan Koski
Crystal Lockhart
Susan McDonald
dkoski@homesincolorado.com 720-276-9920
cboyer4re@gmail.com 303-905-3852
susan.mcdonald@coloradohomes.com 719-291-2535
Connie Kraska
Jeff Lovato
Theda McDonald
ckraska@livsothebysrealty.com 720-309-2862
jefflovato@thelovatogroup.com 720-854-4834
thedamcdonald@me.com 720-231-5535
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
EXP REALTY
HOMESMART
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
HOMESMART
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COMPASS
HOMESMART
COMPASS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
COMPASS
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
COMPASS
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
HOMESMART
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
HOMESMART
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RESIDENT REALTY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
KELLER WILLIAMS ACTION REALTY
DISTINCT REAL ESTATE
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
COLDWELL BANKER COLORADO SPRINGS
DISTINCT REAL ESTATE
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Quiero Arepas, Knockabout Burgers, Del Mar by Rooted, and Bistro Georgette. 3200 Pecos St., 720-269-4778. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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A Acreage by Stem Ciders
Acova
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Barolo Grill
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Boulder / Italian This decade-old wood-fired eatery offers bold flavors and interesting wines. Try the lasagna with seasonal ingredients or the clam pizza. Reservations accepted. 3601 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-997-8775. Dinner
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Highland / American A diverse gluten-free menu of American classics and dishes spotlighting international flavors are the draw here. Try the honey-drizzled fried chicken. Reservations accepted. 3651 Navajo St., 303-736-2718. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
African Grill & Bar
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Lakewood / African Head to this cheery African restaurant for rich stews, fried fish, rice dishes, and friendly service. Also try the Green Valley Ranch location. Reservations accepted. 955 S. Kipling Pkwy., Lakewood, 720-229-7778. Lunch, Dinner
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Annette
Attimo Winery
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Avanti Food & Beverage
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Downtown / Italian At this urban winery, Snooze co-founder Jon Schlegel pairs vino from artisans in Northern Italy with light, thoughtful fare. Reservations accepted. 2246 Larimer St., 720-287-4988. Dinner Highland / International Current tenants of this food collective include Lea Jane’s Hot Chicken, Brava! Pizzeria Della Strada, Meta Asian Kitchen,
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In the ’Zone LoHi gained a patio-friendly new pizzeria in May 2020 called Happy Camper, the first Denver outpost of the Chicago-born brand. There are 30 different pies on the menu (all of which can be ordered as calzones), each named after regulars and friends of owners Josh Iachelli and Clay Hamilton. Try the Greg, a combination of blackened chicken, pepperoni, jalapeños, tomatoes, scallions, sour cream, cheddar, and cream cheese that’s sure to make your taste buds, well, happy.
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City Park / Steak House Enjoy hearty, homestyle cooking at this local favorite, which has been family-owned for over 80 years. Come for the signature sugar-rubbed steaks. 3503 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-0363. Dinner Beckon
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RiNo / Contemporary Chef Duncan Holmes brings an elevated, intimate dining experience to Larimer Street. The seasonal menu changes frequently, and excellent, thoughtful wine pairings are available. Reservations required. 2843 Larimer St., 303-749-0020. Dinner The Bindery
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Highland / Contemporary Chef-owner Linda Hampsten Fox’s eatery, market, and bakery offers worldly fare inspired by her travels. Reservations accepted. 1817 Central St., 303-993-2364. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Blackbelly
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Boulder / American Chef Hosea Rosenberg’s meaty menu focuses on charcuterie, small plates, and daily butcher specials. Check out the butcher shop and grab-and-go market, Blackbelly Butcher, located next door. Reservations accepted. 1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, 303-247-1000. Dinner Blue Pan Pizza
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West Highland / Pizza Masterfully crafted Detroitstyle pizza is the draw at this tiny spot. Try the Brooklyn Bridge, topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, and ricotta, Romano, and pecorino cheeses. Also try the Congress Park location. 3930 W. 32nd Ave., 720-456-7666. Lunch, Dinner
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Aurora / American Caroline Glover brings a warm dining experience to Stanley Marketplace with Annette. Enjoy a shareable menu featuring seasonal salads, toasts, and wood-grilled fare. Reservations accepted. Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St., Ste. 108, Aurora, 720-710-9975. Dinner, Brunch
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Bastien’s Restaurant
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Cherry Creek / Italian Dedication to authenticity translates to the food and extensive wine menu at this elegant eatery, which is focused on the cuisines of northern Italy’s Tuscany and Piedmont regions. Reservations accepted. 3030 E. Sixth Ave., 303-393-1040. Dinner Basta
Lafayette / Seasonal Stem Cider’s ciderhouse and eatery pairs its drinks with house-grown produce and sustainable sourcing by chef Eric Lee. Reservations accepted. 1380 Horizon Ave., Lafayette, Unit A, 720-443-3007. Lunch, Dinner
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Park Hill / American Pick up scratch-baked treats, including cakes, pastries, and breads, and breakfast and lunch specialities at this Park Hill bakery. Reservations not accepted. 2216 Kearney St., 303-861-4912. Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
Carm & Gia Metropolitan
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Carmine’s on Penn
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Aurora / American Burgers made with certified Angus beef, Chicago-style hot dogs, shakes, and more are on the menu at this family-owned spot. Reservations not accepted. 9598 E Montview Blvd., Aurora, 303-747-2008. Lunch, Dinner Speer / Italian This Italian restaurant serves huge platters of hearty food on a year-round patio. Reservations accepted. 92 S. Pennsylvania St., 303-777-6443. Dinner
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Cattivella
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Central Park / Italian Chef Elise Wiggins offers rustic, wood-fired Italian fare from a chef‘s counter. Reservations accepted. 10195 E. 29th Dr., Ste. 110, 303-645-3779. Lunch, Dinner Chook
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Platt Park / Australian Chook specializes in Australian-style, charcoal-grilled rotisserie chicken and fresh veggie sides. Also try the Hale and Stanley Marketplace locations. Reservations not accepted. 1300 S. Pearl St., 303-282-8399. Lunch, Dinner
ChoLon
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Downtown / Asian This contemporary restaurant serves modern twists on Pan-Asian cuisine. Also try the Central Park location. Reservations accepted. 1555 Blake St., 303-353-5223. Lunch, Dinner
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Corrida
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Boulder / Spanish Housed on the rooftop level of the Pearl West building, this elegant Spanish steak house offers Flatiron views and fabulous cocktails and wines. Reservations accepted. 1023 Walnut St., Ste. 400, Boulder, 303-444-1333. Dinner
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Westminster / Polish Traditional dishes are on the menu at this family-owned spot. Order a sizzling skillet of kielbasa, the placki (fried potato and onion pancakes), or the saurkraut pierogis. Reservations accepted. 8121 W. 94th Ave.,Westminster, 303-484-9388. Lunch, Dinner
D D’Corazon
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Downtown / Mexican Known for its authentic, slow-simmered carnitas, this spot offers Mexican at its best. Pair a house margarita with the spicy pork green chile plate. Reservations not accepted. 1530 Blake St., Ste. C, 720-9048226. Lunch, Dinner
Dio Mio
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Duo Restaurant
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RiNo / Italian One thing you can count on at Alex Figura and Spencer White’s fast-casual Italian eatery: perfect pasta. Try the cacio e pepe or the squid ink fusilli with blue crab. The house-made sourdough is heavenly. Reservations not accepted. 3264 Larimer St., 303-562-1965. Dinner Highland / Contemporary At Duo, owners Stephanie Bonin and Keith Arnold have captured the true essence of the neighborhood restaurant: locally sourced fare, a low-key but polished ambience, and the hum of neighbors trading stories. Reservations accepted. 2413 W. 32nd Ave., 303-477-4141. Dinner, Brunch
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Globeville / International You’ll find family recipes from Latin America and Syria at this restaurant, which has a rotating menu and provides job training to local women. Reservations not accepted. 3455 Ringsby Ct., Ste. 105, 303-292-0770. Lunch 25 B E S T
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Denver Central Market
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RiNo / International Dining options at this marketplace range from ceviche to ice cream. Take your pick from Crema Bodega, Vero Italian, Curio Bar, High Point Creamery, and lots more. 2669 Larimer St. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Dimestore Delibar
Edgewater Public Market
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El Noa Noa
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Edgewater / International Satisfy your cravings for everything from wild game sandwiches to Ethiopian fare at this eclectic collective of nearly two dozen food stalls and boutiques. 5505 W. 20th Ave., 303-797-9119. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Highland / American This restaurant, bar, convenience store, and market serves elevated deli fare in an eclectic setting. Try the rolled focaccia sandwiches. Reservations not accepted. 1575 Boulder St., Unit A, 303-537-5323. Lunch, Dinner
Lincoln Park / Mexican Pair authentic Mexican cuisine with top-notch margaritas. Reservations not accepted. 722 Santa Fe Dr., 303-623-9968. Lunch, Dinner
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Also check out the steamed buns, karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken), and rice bowls. Reservations not accepted. 1119 13th St., 303-736-2879. Lunch, Dinner
Farmhouse Thai Eatery
H Hank’s Texas BBQ
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Lakewood / Thai This cozy spot offers flavorful specialties from multiple regions, including Northern Thailand’s khao soi (egg noodles in coconut curry). 98 Wadsworth Blvd., Ste.117, Lakewood, 303-237-2475. Lunch, Dinner
The Fifth String
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LoHi / American The Fifth String brings chef Amos Watts’ seasonally inspired cooking to Tejon Street. Try the potato-cheese pierogies with Brussels sprouts. Reservations accepted. 3316 Tejon St., Ste. 102, 720-420-0622. Dinner
Frank & Roze
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Hale / Cafe This stylish cafe serves sustainably sourced coffee from South America, Africa, Asia, and beyond and all-day fare from chef Tom Coohill. Reservations not accepted. 4097 E. Ninth Ave., 720-328-2960. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Frasca Food and Wine
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Boulder / Italian Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson and master sommelier Bobby Stuckey’s fine-dining mecca has racked up scores of accolades over the years (including nods from the James Beard Foundation). The elegant Friulano cuisine always wows. Reservations accepted. 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-6966. Dinner Fringe Pizza
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Boulder / Pizza Fringe serves a full menu of Italian-inspired shareable plates with an emphasis on Neapolitan-style pizza and also offers 16 taps of craft beer and wine. Reservations not accepted. 2900 Valmont Rd., Boulder, 303-386-4631. Dinner
Fruition Restaurant
G Gaetano’s
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Gaku Ramen
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Boulder / Japanese This Boulder ramen shop serves three of the most traditional types of the Japanese noodle soup: shoyu, miso, and tonkotsu.
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HiRa Cafe & Patisserie
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Aurora / Ethiopian Pastry chef-owner Hiwot Solomon pairs her from-scratch desserts and Ethiopian breakfast plates with house-roasted, single-origin coffee at this cheery cafe. Reservations not accepted. 10782 E. Iliff Ave, Aurora, 720-9491703. Breakfast
Honey Elixir
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RiNo / Contemporary Nonalcoholic potions, boozy cocktails, sipping chocolate, teas, and more, along with a menu of light bites, are the draw at this stunning bar. Reservations not accepted. 2636 Walnut St., Ste.104, 720-328-5992. Dinner
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Hop Alley
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RiNo / Chinese From Tommy Lee of Uncle, this neighborhood hangout serves dishes rooted in Chinese tradition with a touch of distinctive flair. Try the dan dan mian. Reservations accepted. 3500 Larimer St., 720-379-8340. Dinner
I Il Porcellino Salumi
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RiNo / Italian Chef-owner Andrea Frizzi offers imaginative Italian cuisine in the heart of RiNo. Try the pappardelle with Berkshire pork ragu. Reservations accepted. 2601 Larimer St., 303-394-0100. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Imperial Chinese
Istanbul Bakery & Cafe
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Washington Virginia Vale / Middle Eastern Inside a tiny shopping center at the intersection of South Monaco Parkway and Leetsdale Drive, friendly owner Ismet Yilmaz prepares authentic Turkish pastries. 850 S. Monaco Pkwy., Ste. 9, 720-5365455. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Izakaya Den
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Platt Park / Japanese Ultra-fresh sushi, sashimi, and creative small plates are on the menu at this local favorite. 1487-A S. Pearl St., 303-777-0691. Lunch, Dinner
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Westwood / Thai This traditional Thai spot has developed a cult following over the years. The tom yum soup, drunken noodles, and pad Thai are regulars’ picks. Reservations not accepted. 945 S. Federal Blvd., 303-922-5495. Lunch, Dinner
Jamaican Grill
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Lincoln Park / Jamaican This family-owned Jamaican restaurant serves classic Caribbean-centric dishes like jerk chicken, fried plaintains, and rice and peas, accompanied by a menu of rum-infused cocktails. Also try the Jamaican Mini Grille and International Jerk Market in Lakewood. Reservations accepted. 709 W. Eighth Ave., 303-6230013. Lunch, Dinner
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
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Downtown / Seafood Enjoy sustainable seafood in an upbeat atmosphere. Specialties include the raw oyster bar and seasonally composed plates. Multiple locations. Reservations accepted. 1539 17th St., 303-292-5767. Lunch, Dinner
Jerusalem Restaurant
Berkeley / Deli This neighborhood spot offers excellent, locally raised cured meats, charcuterie boards, and sandwiches. 4334 W. 41st Ave., 303-477-3206. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Il Posto
Highland / Italian This comfy neighborhood hangout features old-school favorites, such as chicken Parmesan. Reservations accepted. 3760 Tejon St., 303-455-9852. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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LoHi / Pizza A sprawling patio and a menu of 30 different types of pies, appetizers, desserts, and more are the draw at this Chicago-born pizzeria. Reservations accepted. 3211 N. Pecos St., 720-949-1703. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Country Club / American James Beard Award– winning chef Alex Seidel’s tiny kitchen focuses on seasonal dishes that are big on flavor. Reservations accepted. 1313 E. Sixth Ave., 303-831-1962. Dinner
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Hale / Barbecue This fast-casual barbecue joint serves tender, slow-cooked meats (including brisket and hot links) in sandwiches, tacos, and salads until supplies run out each day. Try the pulled pork frito pie. Reservations not accepted. 5410 E. Colfax Ave., 720-277-3225. Lunch, Dinner
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Hampden / Indian This spot serves an extensive menu of Indian specialties, including tandoori chicken. Reservations not accepted. 8921 E. Hampden Ave., 303-755-4284. Lunch, Dinner
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Five Points / Pizza Joshua Pollack’s New York– style and rectangular Grandma pies are totally customizable and available by the slice. Reservations not accepted. 715 E. 26th Ave., 720-420-9102. Lunch, Dinner
India’s Restaurant
University / Middle Eastern You can’t beat this spot’s tasty, affordable, and traditional Middle Eastern fare. Reservations accepted. 1890 E. Evans Ave., 303-777-8828. Lunch, Dinner
Jovanina’s Broken Italian
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Downtown / Italian This gorgeous LoDo eatery expands on traditional Italian fare by incorporating unexpected, seasonal ingredients. Reservations accepted. 1520 Blake St., 720-541-7721. Dinner
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Baker / Asian This stalwart offers Cantonese, Mandarin, and Szechuan food in an elegant setting. Order the Chilean sea bass in black bean sauce or the stir-fried Dungeness crab. Reservations accepted. 431 S. Broadway, 303-698-2800. Lunch, Dinner
Kachina Cantina
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Downtown / Southwestern This spot specializes in southwestern fare, such as Navajo tacos. Also try the Westminster-based sister location, Kachina Southwestern Grill. Reservations accepted. 1890 Wazee St., 720-460-2728. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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DINING GUIDE The Kitchen
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Kobe An
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Downtown / American This community bistro features consciously sourced ingredients and a raw seafood bar. Also try the Boulder location. Reservations accepted. 1520 16th St., 303-623-3127. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Cherry Creek / Japanese Everything is traditional at this Japanese restaurant, including the seating. The menu features favorites such as tempura, gyoza, and yakisoba. Reservations accepted. Also try the LoHi location. 231 Milwaukee St., 303-989-5907. Lunch, Dinner
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LeRoux
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Downtown / French Lon Symensma’s upscale, European-inspired eatery features tableside preparations and a roving cheese cart. Don’t miss the Paris-Brest dessert. Reservations accepted. 1555 Blake St., Ste. 102, 720-845-1673. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch La Loma
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Downtown / Mexican This family-owned restaurant offers a menu of classic Mexican eats (think: flautas, tacos, and fajitas) in a convivial downtown location. Pair your meal with one of the refreshing house margaritas. Reservations accepted. 1801 Broadway, 303-433-8300. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Logan Street
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Capitol Hill / Mediterranean From the owners behind Carboy Winery, Logan Street serves woodfired fare, fresh pastas, and flatbreads that pair well with the house-made vino. Stop by the wine bar and tasting room next door. Reservations accepted. 400 E. Seventh Ave., 720-617-9410. Lunch, Dinner
Lola Coastal Mexican
Los Cabos Puro Peru
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Downtown / Peruvian This cozy spot serves Peruvian specialties with Cantonese and Spanish influences. Don’t miss the rotisserie chicken. Reservations accepted. 1525 Champa St., 303-595-3232. Lunch, Dinner
Los Chingones
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RiNo / Mexican Los Chingones offers shareable Mexican cuisine with distinctive style. Find a menu marked by ceviches, funditos, and tacos. Multiple locations. Reservations not accepted. 2463 Larimer St., 303-295-0686. Lunch, Dinner
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Mango House
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Mason’s Dumpling Shop
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Aurora / International This immigrant- and refugee-led food hall is home to five outstanding culinary concepts, including Urban Burma, Rocky Mountain Sudanese, Odaa Ethiopian, Golden Sky Asian, and Nepali Mountain Kitchen. 10180 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 303-900-8639. Lunch, Dinner
Aurora / Chinese A menu of house-made steamed, boiled, and pan-fried dumplings complement a selection of noodle and rice bowls and vegetableforward sides at this Los Angeles-born spot. Reservations not accepted. 9655 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora, 303-600-8998. Lunch, Dinner
Mazèvo Mediterranean Eatery
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Berkeley / Mediterranean Enjoy specialties from across the Mediterranean at this cozy eatery, from dolmas (stuffed grape leaves) to tahini hummus to harissa roasted chicken. Reservations not accepted. 3961 Tennyson St., 303-9558256. Lunch, Dinner
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Mercantile Dining & Provision
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Downtown / American Award-winning chef Alex Seidel offers upscale, contemporary farm-to-table fare, including pasta dishes and family-style shared plates for the table. Reservations accepted for dinner. Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St., Ste. 155, 720-460-3733. Lunch, Dinner Misfit Snackbar
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Cole / Southern New Orleans native and owner Henry Batiste serves his grandmother’s recipes for gumbo, po’ boys, and much more at this Louisianainspired spot. Reservations not accepted. 3321 Bruce Randolph Ave., 720-389-9544. Dinner
Oak at Fourteenth
Ohana Island Kitchen
Hawaiian / Seafood This Hawaiian-inspired eatery serves top-notch tuna poke, Spam musubi, roasted pork, and more in a casual setting. Reservations not accepted. 2563 15th St., 303-718-6580. Lunch, Dinner
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Osaka Ramen
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Owlbear Barbecue
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RiNo / Japanese Jeff Osaka’s modern ramen shop features original noodle soups, bento boxes, and creative small plates. Order the spicy miso ramen and don’t miss the mochi doughnuts. Reservations not accepted. 2611 Walnut St., 303-955-7938. Lunch, Dinner
RiNo / Barbecue The brick-and-mortar joint from pitmaster Karl Fallenius is serving brisket, ribs, and all of the fixings. Try the smoked pork belly. Reservations not accepted. 2826 Larimer St., 970-708-3954. Lunch, Dinner
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City Park / Contemporary This walk-up kitchen inside Middleman cocktail bar serves imaginative twists on familiar pub fare. Try the burger or the steamed eggplant dumplings. Reservations not accepted. 3401 E. Colfax Ave., 303-3534207. Dinner
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Boulder / American This spot just off the Pearl Street Mall offers a diverse, ever-changing menu of seasonal, oak-fired eats from chef Steve Redzikowski and creative cocktails from Bryan Dayton. Order the kale and apple salad. 1400 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3622. Lunch, Dinner
Park Hill Sushi Co.
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Park Hill / Sushi This quick-service sushi spot specializes in made-to-order hand rolls and sashimi. Multiple locations. 4900 E. Colfax Ave., Unit A, 303-953-9581. Lunch, Dinner
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Highland / Mexican The flavors and beachy vibes of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula shine at Lola. Order the charred octopus and the queso fundido. Reservations accepted. 1575 Boulder St., 720-570-8686. Dinner, Brunch
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Speer / Breakfast Lucile’s offers Cajun and Creole-style breakfasts and lunches with warm hospitality. Multiple locations. Reservations not accepted. 275 S. Logan St., 303-282-6258. Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
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Cherry Creek / French An offshoot of the more than 30-year-old New York City establishment, Le Bilboquet serves upscale French fare in a posh setting. Reservations accepted. 299 St. Paul St., 303-835-9999. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Lucile’s Creole Cafe
Mizu Izakaya
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Highland / Japanese This contemporary Japanese restaurant offers an excllent bar program and a hip atmosphere. Pair a Singapore Sling cocktail with a selection from the raw bar or a bowl of ramen. Reservations accepted. 1560 Boulder St., 720-372-7100. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Pete’s Kitchen
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Cheesman Park / American A Denver landmark and a staple for comfort food, Pete’s is known for its breakfasts but also serves burgers, gyros, and souvlaki sandwiches any time of day. Reservations not accepted. 1962 E. Colfax Ave., 303-3213139. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Westwood / Vietnamese Slurp down delicious bowls of noodle soup at this popular Vietnamese mainstay. Reservations not accepted. 925 S. Federal Blvd., 303-937-1609. Lunch, Dinner
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Cherry Creek / American Chef Paul Nagan serves gussied-up versions of American favorites—such as shrimp and grits with Tabasco butter—at this sleek eatery. Reservations accepted. 222 Milwaukee St., 720-571-8080. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Phoenician Kabob
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South Park Hill / Middle Eastern This quiet restaurant serves a solid menu of Middle Eastern and Lebanese fare. Reservations accepted. 5709 E. Colfax Ave., 303-355-7213. Lunch, Dinner
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Capitol Hill / Contemporary This family-owned restaurant specializes in fresh, seasonal food. The menu changes once a month. Dine in the back garden. Reservations not accepted. 1109 Ogden St., 303-832-5788. Dinner
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Berkeley / Barbecue Texas barbecue smoked over the restaurant’s namesake wood is the draw at this Tennyson Street joint. Don’t miss the certified Angus prime brisket and the house-made sausage. Reservations not accepted. 4000 Tennyson St., 303-458-1555. Lunch, Dinner
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City Park West / Chinese Enjoy a modern take on Chinese cuisine executed by chef Christopher Lin, an alum of Momofuku in New York City. Try the braised pork rice or the barbecue spareribs. Reservations accepted. 3421 E. Colfax Ave., 720-729-8887. Dinner Quality Italian
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Cherry Creek / Steak House This upscale spot serves a smart mix of steak house fare and American-Italian favorites. Try the baked lasagna for two. Reservations accepted. 241 Columbine St., 303-532-8888. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Cole / Southern This neighborhood restaurant serves up comforting Southern fare with a side of warm hospitality. Try the fried catfish dinner. Reservations not accepted. 3349 York St., 720-400-7648. Lunch, Dinner Rioja
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Downtown / Mediterranean James Beard Award–winning chef Jennifer Jasinski creates high-end Mediterranean-influenced cuisine. Order the decadent artichoke-goat-cheese tortellini or the grilled Spanish octopus. Reservations accepted. 1431 Larimer St., 303-8202282. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que
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Rye Society Delicatessen and Picklery
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Rosedale / Barbecue House-smoked Colorado craft barbecue is the specialty at this laid-back spot. Innovative meats like bison short ribs and lamb shank are available by the pound. Reservations not accepted. 2387 S. Downing St., 303-722-2226. Lunch, Dinner
RiNo / Deli Stop by this neighborhood Jewish deli for comfort-food favorites, including pastrami on rye. Reservations not accepted. Also try the food stall at Avanti Food & Beverage in Boulder. 3090 Larimer St., 303-593-2713. Breakfast, Lunch
Safta
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Sakura House
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Seoul Mandoo
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RiNo / Mediterranean Acclaimed chef Alon Shaya brings his modern Israeli fare to Denver. Start with the creamy hummus and pillowy woodoven pita before moving onto tabbouleh salad, charred cabbage, and halloumi. Reservations accepted. The Source Hotel & Market Hall, 3330 Brighton Blvd., 720-408-2444. Lunch, Dinner
Downtown / Asian Ramen is king at this Japanese noodle house, which offers seven different varieties, including chasu, seafood, and spicy miso. Other options include udon bowls and curries. 1255 19th St., Ste. A, 303-292-2323. Lunch, Dinner
Aurora / Korean This petite spot serves steamed and fried Korean dumplings that are made from scratch daily. Reservations not accepted. 2222 S. Havana St., Unit J, Aurora, 303-953-9590. Lunch, Dinner
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Capital Hill / Sandwiches Enjoy made-to-order toasted sandwiches featuring freshly baked bread and premium ingredients, including a house blend of hot giardiniera peppers.Multiple locations. Reservations not accepted. 1003 E. 11th Ave., 303-832-9999. Lunch, Dinner
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Overland / Mediterranean A standout pasta program and dishes that celebrate seasonal bounty make this zero-waste vegan restaurant great for herbivores and omnivores alike. Reservations accepted. 1165 S. Broadway, Ste. 104, 720-502-5681. Dinner, Brunch
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Spuntino
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Highland / Italian Enjoy the locally sourced menu at this Italian-inspired, husband-and-wife-owned spot. Try the seasonal pasta or any dish with Southern Indian influences. Don’t miss the house-made gelato for dessert. Reservations accepted. 2639 W. 32nd Ave., 303-433-0949. Dinner Sushi-Rama
Urban Village
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Sushi Ronin
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Highland / Japanese Sushi Ronin’s comfortable vibe complements the creative, omakase-style Japanese cuisine. Also try the Congress Park location. Reservations accepted. 2930 Umatilla St., 303-955-0741. Dinner
V Vert Kitchen
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Downtown / Italian The team behind Boulder’s acclaimed Frasca Food and Wine offers the same attention to hospitality at this more casual Denver restaurant. The charming space is home to dishes from across Italy and a deep wine list. Reservations accepted. 1889 16th St., 720-605-1889. Dinner Tessa Delicatessen
Montclair / Deli This modern all-day eatery from Vince Howard, formerly of Del Rey Deli in Los Angeles, has hot and cold sandwiches, salads, soups, and dinner items like brisket penne. Try the OG Italian sandwich. Reservations not accepted. 5724 E. Colfax Ave., 720-746-9138. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Curtis Park / Japanese James Beard Award– winning chef Tyson Cole combines unexpected flavors for his unique take on Japanese food. Try the sake toro aburi or the foie gras sushi. Reservations accepted. 2500 Lawrence St., 303-444-1922. Dinner
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Downtown / Seasonal This steak house features whole-animal butchery and an excellent charcuterie program, and sources its honey from a rooftop beehive. Reservations accepted. The Oxford Hotel, 1659 Wazee St., 303-262-6070. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Whittier / Cafe This espresso bar, which supports social justice–related causes, serves coffee, beer, and wine sourced from African nations and a small menu of pastries, burritos, paninis, and more. Reservations not accepted. 1710 E. 25th Ave., 720-550-7440. Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
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Urban Farmer
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Five Points / Southern Enjoy soul food with a dash of Caribbean flair at this Five Points cafe. Order the fried chicken or smothered pork chop with classic sides like red beans and rice. 2736 Welton St., 303-296-6602. Lunch, Dinner
Whittier Cafe $$$$
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City Park West / American Enjoy a small but sumptuous menu of breakfast items, sandwiches, and salads at this cozy Uptown cafe. Try the breakfast burrito with green chile and tomatillolime salsa. 1725 E. 17th Ave., 303-355-5863. Breakfast, Lunch
Welton Street Cafe Home of Mona’s
The Wolf’s Tailor
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Golden / Mexican This longstanding joint serves cooked-to-order burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and alambres (skillet dishes) made with recipes inspired by Walter Meza’s childhood in Mexico. Reservations not accepted. 715 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-215-3436. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Sunnyside / Contemporary Basta chef Kelly Whitaker fuses Asian and Italian techniques and ingredients at this hip Sunnyside eatery. The results, such as 7X brisket braised in dashi and red wine and house-extruded mafaldine pasta with koji tomatoes, are unique and delicious. Reservations accepted. 4058 Tejon St., 720-456-6507. Dinner
$$
City Park West / Mediterranean This family-run restaurant serves silky hummus, a variety of excellent grilled kebabs, and from-scratch sweets. Reservations not accepted. 2207 E. Colfax Ave., 720-532-8746. Lunch, Dinner
Yazoo Barbeque Company
Five Points / Barbecue This unpretentious barbecue joint offers a Deep South menu, featuring slow-smoked pork ribs and brisket. Also try the Greenwood Village location. Reservations not accepted. 2150 Broadway, 303-296-3334. Lunch, Dinner
$
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Uptown / American This vegetarian icon has been serving wholesome food since 1998. The soups, salads, and wraps are healthy and delicious. Don’t miss the brunch specials. Reservations accepted after 5 p.m. 837 E. 17th Ave., 303-832-7313. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Weathervane Cafe
U 25 B E S T
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WaterCourse Foods
Tavernetta
Xicamiti La Taquería Bistro
Yahya’s Mediterranean Grill & Pastries
Washington Park West / French Salads and sandwiches (think curry chicken or skirt steak with arugula and walnut mustard) dot the small menu at this European-influenced cafe. Reservations not accepted. 704 S. Pearl St., 303-997-5941. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
T 25 B E S T
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Edgewater / Thai Classic, fresh ingredients, spicy dishes, and a chef straight from Thailand make for an authentic, if mouth-tingling, dining experience. Try the green curry. 5228 W. 25th Ave., Edgewater, 303-233-3345. Lunch, Dinner
$$
RiNo / Sushi This sushi joint features a fun, conveyer belt–style dining experience. Mutiple locations. Reservations not accepted. 2615 Larimer St., 720-476-4643. Lunch, Dinner
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Lone Tree / Indian This is a cozy restaurant serving classic and contemporary seasonal dishes from regions across India, including a great selection of vegetarian specialties. Reservations accepted. 9234 Park Meadows Dr., Ste. 700, Lone Tree, 720-536-8150. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Zeppelin Station
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RiNo / International This industrial-chic food hall is home to eight globally inspired food and drink vendors, including OK Poke, La Rola Urban Columbian, Thai-Kun, Graves Good Burger, and Soy Pinoy. Reservations not accepted. 3501 Wazee St., 720-460-1978. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Zocalito Latin Bistro
$$$
Downtown/ Latin American Formerly located in Aspen, chef/owner Michael Beary’s upscale Oaxacan eatery found a home in the heart of Denver. Reservations accepted. 999 18th St., Ste. 107, 970-920-1991. Lunch, Dinner
Zomo
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Zorba’s
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Englewood / Asian Owners Alysia Davey and Ryan Anderson serve family recipes inspired by their Vietnamese and Chinese roots. Reservations accepted. 3457 S. Broadway, Englewood, 720-739-8882. Lunch, Dinner
Congress Park / Greek Zorba’s has served American and Greek fare—burgers, salads, sandwiches, and classic breakfast dishes—in the Congress Park neighborhood since 1979. Reservations not accepted. 2626 E. 12 Ave., 303-321-0091. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Colorado’s educated workforce, the state has consistently placed near the middle of all states when it comes to the quality of education its youngest residents receive. A recent Education Week ranking, for example, placed the state at 24th nationally in school funding, an issue that will become more crucial as educators and parents begin to understand the pandemic’s full toll. The heaviest lifting is about to begin. Schools soon will be besieged by students who’ve struggled mightily with online classes and who suddenly need a host of support mechanisms. “We’ve given our children no time with friends, we’ve plopped them in front of a computer, told them to be quiet, and then asked them to learn algebra,” says McConnell, the University of Northern Colorado professor. “How is that supposed to create success and happiness?” Students will act out in myriad ways. “We’re going to open up schools across the state at some point, and we’re going to have a tsunami of dysregulated children whose teachers are wholly unprepared for what they’re going to face,” says Ned Breslin, the president and CEO at Tennyson Center for Children, which serves nearly 1,300 “neglected, abused, and traumatized” children a year in districts across the state. So, too, teachers will undoubtedly have to address frustrated and angry parents, who will blame them for keeping schools closed. “Teachers and administrators are going to have to double- and triple-down on efforts to reconnect” with families, Anthes says. Restoring those connections will require “putting the time and effort in, to go one person at a time.” She believes the coming summer could provide the key to reversing some of the academic losses inflicted during the 2020’21 school year. Over the winter, federal emergency funding was released to help school districts that moved to online learning as a way to create environments that might diminish the negative impacts of remote classes. The Colorado Department of Education, Anthes says, also is encouraging districts with extended in-person restrictions to consider expanding learning opportunities during the summer break. Increased summer school enrollment is one possibility, as are school-backed tutoring
“pods”—especially in lower-income neighborhoods—where students could learn, in-person, within a smaller environment. Over time, the state’s Department of Education could also recommend increasing the number of school days, or even expand the academic calendar. None of it will be inexpensive, and funding in the state is uncertain. Colorado legislators this past winter already were preparing to ask the state to reinstate the $7.2 billion in 2020-’21 school funding in the 2021-’22 academic year—rather than cut money based on October’s pandemicreduced student count. At Aurora Public Schools, where 66 percent of the district’s funding comes from the state and nearly 70 percent of its 40,000 students live in poverty, even a small reduction in funding could have catastrophic consequences. “When children start showing up again, how can a district educate its children with less money?” McLachlan, the state representative, says. Even if the funding level is maintained for 2021-’22, educators say that amount won’t come close to covering increased student needs. Districts where schools were closed to in-person learning will likely look for taxpayer-funded revenue streams to cover everything from additional academic help to mental health services and school nurses. “This is when we find out who wants to be serious about our kids’ educations,” says the Tennyson Center’s Breslin. The center has kept its doors open during the pandemic to a maximum of 75 students, eliminating classroom changes during the day and intensifying therapy for students due to the stresses that COVID-19 has placed on that population. Breslin says Tennyson’s standardized test scores jumped 52 percent in reading comprehension and 40 percent in math proficiency, compared to students’ prepandemic numbers. The school, Breslin says, could become an example for districts as they begin to navigate the post-pandemic environment. “We’ve showed what happens when you invest time and money into mental health and mix it with day-to-day education,” he says, adding that COVID-19 might actually have an unexpected benefit for education in the state. “Moving forward, the power is in our hands,” Breslin says. “Educators, parents, and voters have a chance to change the way things have always been done.” m Robert Sanchez is 5280’s senior staff writer. Email him at letters@5280.com.
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Drew Morris
David Novak
Anne Pielage
drew@modernwesthome.com 303-929-7844
davidnovak@remax.net 303-929-9660
anne.pielage@coloradohomes.com 720-939-2680
Jennifer Morrissette
Carolyn O’Donnell
Heather Pikas
jen@jmdenverhomes.com 303-204-6494
codonnell@denverrealestate.com 303-333-8590
heather@dwell-denver.com 720-232-8691
Andrew Muller
Blake O’Shaughnessy
Paula Platt
andrew@andrewmullergroup.com 303-434-6633
blake@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
pplatt.58@gmail.com 303-898-2408
Brett Murphy
Leslie Oldham
Liz Poladsky
brettpatmurphy@gmail.com 303-229-2797
leslie@leslieoldham.com 303-517-3401
liz@porchlightgroup.com 303-359-6365
Christopher Nairn
Christy Owen
Greg Portlock
chris@mymovematters.com 303-229-4585
christy@kentwood.com 303-906-9574
gportlock@comcast.net 303-521-7325
Moises Nalvarte
Elizabeth Owens
Alex L. Reber
moisesn@remax.net 720-278-0922
eowens@remax.net 720-988-4058
alex@madisonprops.com 720-466-3715
Regina Naves
Dan Park
Steve Redmond
regina@reginanaves.com 303-246-4981
dan@danparkrealestate.com 720-629-1499
sredmond@livsothebysrealty.com 303-359-7559
Linda Nehls
Dena Pastorini
Heather Reed
linda@lindanehls.com 303-668-7670
dena.pastorini@compass.com 720-233-9096
heather.reed@remax.net 303-731-7034
Courtney Nelson
Brian Paul
Jason Reynolds
courtney@porchlightgroup.com 720-210-7377
brian.paul@compass.com 303-594-8989
jasonremaxpros@gmail.com 303-912-5299
Nicole Nelson Maestas
Dan Pearson
Ande Rice
nmaestas7@gmail.com 303-809-0252
dan.pearson@evrealestate.com 303-829-9033
ande@anderice.com 303-884-5785
Preston Newberry
Lisa Pentz
AK Riley
preston@envisionrea.com 303-901-5900
lisa@lisapentz.com 720-480-3213
Kathy Newman
Monica Perez
kathdenver@aol.com 303-898-5036
mperez@monicaperezre.com 303-912-3320
Ammy Nguyen
Casey Karsh Perry
anguyen@livsothebysrealty.com 720-883-7626
cperry@livsothebysrealty.com 720-308-0000
Kelly Nichols
Scott Petersen
Cindy Montgomery
kellynichols@remax.net 303-550-3227
spetersen@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
cindy.montgomery@coldwellbanker.com 720-373-9235
Nancy Nielsen
Judy Pfeifer
nnielsen@denverrealestate.com 303-882-4702
judy.pfeifer7@gmail.com 303-908-9963
Kim Norton
Sarah Phillips
kimnorton@denverrealestate.com 303-898-7412
sarah.phillips@compass.com 303-808-0518
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Larry McFall
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
larry.mcfall@coloradohomes.com 720-232-8212
Rochelle McNaughton
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
rochellemcn@mac.com 303-929-9001
Ann Meadows
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
ann@annmeadows.com 303-478-1201
Rob Meissner
KELLER WILLIAMS ACTION REALTY
robmeissner5@gmail.com 720-366-5887
Erich Menzel
erich.menzel@coloradohomes.com 970-402-8457
Maegan Merian HOMESMART
maegenyourrealtor@gmail.com 720-229-6674
Chris Merman
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
chrismerman@gmail.com 303-358-4294
Lin Miklas
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
lmiklas@msn.com 720-301-0274
Bob Miner
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
bminer@remax.net 303-638-9033
Brigette Modglin
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
bmodglin@kentwoodcity.com 303-408-2600
Cyanda Monaco
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
cyandamonaco@gmail.com 303-523-5562 COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
Adam Moore
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
amoore@livsothebysrealty.com 303-956-8069
Regina Moore
KEY REALTY PARTNERS
reginamoore@realtor.com 720-220-1394
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Charlene Rosenblatt COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
charlene.rosenblatt@gmail.com 303-588-8472
Dan Rubio
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Kylie Rupert
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHWEST METRO
kylie.rupert@coloradohomes.com 303-842-8205
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Sara Ryan
Larry Simpson
Mari Takeshita
Maria Vitale
saragryan@gmail.com 720-442-3229
lsimpson@livsothebysrealty.com 303-808-6100
mari@realtormari.com 303-941-6274
mvitale@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Matt Sadler
Leisa Sollenberger
Jaryd Takushi
Medra Volpi
matt.sadler@comcast.net 303-250-5808
lsollenberger@livsothebysrealty.com 303-304-9383
jaryd@kentwood.com 303-378-2730
Dustin Sagrillo
Ryan Sondrup
Colleen Teitelbaum
dsagrillo@remax.net 303-748-1719
ryan@nexsteprealestate.com 720-989-8796
Firuzeh Saidi
Diane Sorensen
firuzeh.saidi@compass.com 303-523-9289
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Ann Torgerson
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susan.trindl@coloradohomes.com 303-710-2411
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cmhomesteam@gmail.com 720-217-7835
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Julie Woodle
Kristi Bringle
Wanda Ford
Alphie Hutmacher
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wford@livsothebysrealty.com 720-320-8901
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Michelle Buhrer
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Erin Jeppson
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Mark Callaghan
Brigitte Furst
Sarabeth Jones
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brigitte.furst@8z.com 720-244-4411
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Annie Zrubek
Mckinze Casey
Jace Glick
Douglas D. Kerbs
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dkerbs@livsothebysrealty.com 303-898-7818
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Mike Greenwood
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magreenwood98@gmail.com 303-931-8070
akerr@kentwood.com 303-773-3399
Tamara Cooper
Rich Gribbon
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richgribbon@boulderco.com 303-441-5685
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brianna@madisonprops.com 720-272-9710
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jasonhalliday@remax.net 303-931-2766
janet@janetkritzer.com 303-883-2474
Jonathan Coyle
Darrell Hamilton
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jon@coylere.com 720-635-0441
dhamilton@kentwoodrealestate.com 303-331-1400
slangford@livsothebysrealty.com 303-493-1455
Marilyn Dana
Marcus Harris
Josh Larsen
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
HOMESMART
COLDWELL BANKER COLORADO SPRINGS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
INDIVIDUAL AGENTS
D O U B L E B L AC K D I A M O N D
Steve Altermatt RE/MAX OF BOULDER
steve@stevealtermatt.com 303-441-5669
Chris Angelovic
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
cangelovic@livsothebysrealty.com 720-438-9232
Jennifer Apel jenny@nostalgichomes.com 303-570-9690
Kimberly Austin
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
kimberly@anotherjustsold.com 303-360-6400
Nancy Austin COMPASS
nancy.austin@compass.com 720-371-9779
Celeste Ballerino
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
celeste@celesteballerino.com 303-916-6200
Carla Bartell
COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
8Z REAL ESTATE
HOMESMART
COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
marilyn@marilyndana.com 303-378-1089
Jennifer Davenport
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
jdavenport@livsothebysrealty.com 303-919-4891
Susie Dews COMPASS
CORCORAN PERRY & CO.
carla@corcoranperry.com 303-884-4550
Michael Berman
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
mberman@livsothebysrealty.com 303-549-5942
Kurt Blackburn
RE/MAX NORTHWEST
blackburnkurt@gmail.com 303-590-5641
Erik Boye
susie.dews@compass.com 303-521-9009
Anne Dresser Kocur
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
adresser@livsothebysrealty.com 303-229-6464
Alexa Elliot
AMERICAN HOME AGENTS
alexarealtygroup@gmail.com 303-933-1664
Jeff Erickson
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
8Z REAL ESTATE
erik.boye@8z.com 303-931-4051
Brandon Brennick
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
b@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400
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jerickson@livsothebysrealty.com 303-589-2741
Jay Feaster FEASTER REALTY
jay@feasterrealty.com 720-891-7916
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
8Z REAL ESTATE
8Z REAL ESTATE
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
RE/MAX NORTHWEST
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
marcus.harris@coloradohomes.com 303-409-6105
Emily Henderson
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
ehenderson@livsothebysrealty.com 303-717-3418
Jeff Hendley COMPASS
jeff.hendley@compass.com 303-877-6767
Natalie Hengel 8Z REAL ESTATE
natalie.hengel@8z.com 440-552-9731
Sarah Hertzenberg HOMESMART
sarahhertzenberg@comcast.net 720-312-3385
Katie Hoster
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
katie@katiehoster.com 303-482-5928
Tracy Hulsey
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
tracy8043@gmail.com 720-224-8043
COLDWELL BANKER COLORADO SPRINGS
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
HOMESMART
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
joshl@kw.com 303-482-7945
Chad Lauber
COLDWELL BANKER COLORADO SPRINGS
chad.lauber@coloradohomes.com 719-650-2223
Janet Leap
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
janetleap@boulderco.com 720-938-4197
Melinda Lee
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
mlee@livsothebysrealty.com 970-281-2646
Nancy Levine
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
nlevine@livsothebysrealty.com 303-619-7800
Tom Lilly
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
toml@madisonprops.com 720-940-9693
Gina Lorenzen
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
gina@kentwood.com 303-570-2042
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Jeff Manley
Matthew Potter
Susie Smyle
manleyrealtor@msn.com 303-589-6554
mpotterre@gmail.com 303-507-0803
ssmyle@comcast.net 303-931-1768
Edie Marks
Joan Pratt
Eva Stadelmaier
edie@kentwood.com 303-905-0744
vip@joanpratt.com 303-704-8224
evastadelmaier@hotmail.com 303-619-4880
Sue Masterson
Daphne Queen
Lark Stewart
suemasterson@boulderco.com 720-352-4802
daphne.queen@8z.com 303-589-4308
lstewart@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
COMPASS
Laina Maule
Dawn Raymond
Janie Stoddard
Amy Fabian
maulelaina@hotmail.com 720-339-6084
dawn@kentwood.com 303-777-7177
janie.stoddard@gmail.com 303-408-0738
Patti Maurer Williams
Jim Rhye
Elaine Stucy
pwilliams@livsothebysrealty.com 303-918-6769
jrhye@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400
estucy@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Julie Maxwell
Liz Richards
Lisa Taylor
julie.maxwell@8z.com 720-253-4954
lrichards@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
lisa@homes4saledenver.com 303-882-2000
Carly Mayer
Leo Rowen
Beverly Testa
carly.mayer@compass.com 303-717-0314
leo@rowenrealty.com 303-521-0360
bev@beverlytesta.com 303-995-1183
Matt Metcalf
Kylie Russell
Dawn Tieken
matt@simplydenverhomes.com 720-260-0180
krussell@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
dawn@milehighagent.com 720-339-8977
Casey Miller
Lynn Ryan
Deviree Vallejo
cmiller@livsothebysrealty.com 720-201-2755
lynn@lynnryanboulder.com 303-489-0309
deviree@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Karen Miller
Nicole Ryan
Nathan Washam
kmiller@rmprohomes.com 303-549-2922
nicole.ryan@coloradohomes.com 303-802-0205
nathan@restaterealestate.com 970-988-8295
Kristen Miller
Jill Schafer
Zach Whittaker
kristen.miller@compass.com 303-642-5297
jill@kentwood.com 303-331-1400
zach@trelora.com 303-886-3000
Brendan Moran
Eric Scott
Leigh Wilbanks
brendan@realtor.com 720-291-0805
escott@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
leigh@reddoordenver.com 303-884-9166
Angela Moss
Bob Serotta
Julie Winger
angela.moss@8z.com 303-775-5295
bob@kentwood.com 303-587-4700
jwinger@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400
Christine Nicholson
Anne Singleton
cnicholson@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
anne@porchlightgroup.com 303-884-0084
Barb Perry
Dotson Skaggs
bperry@corcoranperry.com 303-881-8781
homes@wearecolorado.com 303-550-4566
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
Kate Perry
Daryl Smith
Todd Landgrave
kperry@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
daryl@boulderco.com 303-441-5654
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
SHOREWOOD REAL ESTATE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
8Z REAL ESTATE
COMPASS
SIMPLY DENVER – MILE HIGH HOME PRO
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
COMPASS REAL ESTATE
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
8Z REAL ESTATE
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
CORCORAN PERRY & CO.
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
HOMESMART
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
8Z REAL ESTATE
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER CENTRAL
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE GROUP
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY GLOBAL LUXURY
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
COMPASS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
RESTATE REAL ESTATE
TRELORA
COMPASS
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
ALTITUDE GROUP
COMPASS
Chad Schneider
chad@altituderealestategroup.com 720-767-2423
Matt Thomas
matt@altituderealestategroup.com 303-269-1617 AMY FABIAN & JONATHAN MOTTERN
amy.fabian@compass.com 303-601-5200
Jonathan Mottern
jonathan.mottern@compass.com 720-498-3555 ATKINS TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Christopher Atkins
team@theatkinsteam.com 303-434-8238
Dana Atkins
team@theatkinsteam.com 303-434-8238 BARNWELL TEAM
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Denise Barnwell
barnwell@livsothebysrealty.com 303-791-0373
Tom Barnwell
barnwell@livsothebysrealty.com 303-791-0373 BEVILLE TEAM
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
Karen Beville
karen4homes1@gmail.com 303-905-6875
Scott Beville
scott@scottbeville.com 303-905-6872 BRIAN AND JAMIE HARRIS
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
Brian Harris
bharris@kentwood.com 303-773-3399
Jamie Harris
TEAMS OF 2
B L AC K D I A M O N D
AL LARSON & TODD LANDGRAVE
alarson@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
Al Larson
bharris@kentwood.com 303-773-3399 C&C HOME EXPERTS
COLDWELL BANKER NORTH METRO
Christy Hepp
christy.hepp@coloradohomes.com 303-910-5393
Christina Kern
ckernsells@gmail.com 303-915-0809
alarson@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
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CHRISSY SMITH & NANCY GREAGER
GOLDHAMMER/HOWEY GROUP
HUDSON HOME GROUP
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
Kelly Hudson
Sarah Clark
Kristen Mancherian
Kayla Schmitz
JANE BRENNAN & BECKETT BRENNAN OF THE BRENNAN GROUP
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
COMPASS
Nancy Greager
Rob Goldhammer
Chrissy Smith
Christopher Howey
CHRISTOPHER ANSAY & JEFF PERRY
GREG MARGHEIM & KELLY SOPHINOS
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Christopher Ansay
Greg Margheim
Beckett Brennan
nancy@nancygreager.com 720-938-9001 chrissy.smith@compass.com 303-947-2043
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
chris@kentwood.com 303-773-3399
Jeff
Perry
jeff@jeffperryproperties.com 303-773-3399 COAKLEY SACERDOTI TEAM
rob.goldhammer@compass.com 303-916-5658 christopher.howey@compass.com 303-880-6015
greg@kentwood.com 303-773-3399
Kelly
Sophinos
kelly@kentwood.com 303-773-3399 GRIFFIN MORGAN
kelly.hudson@compass.com 720-297-5772 kristen.mancherian@compass.com 303-618-8083
brennangroup@livsothebysrealty.com 303-810-8601
Jane
Brennan
brennangroup@livsothebysrealty.com 303-807-0135 JANIS PROPERTIES
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
COMPASS
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
Pam Coakley
Jill Griffin
Dave Janis
pcoakley@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400
Elizabeth Sacerdoti
pcoakley@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400 DEE & STEVE CIANCIO
jill.griffin@compass.com 303-668-0737
Brittany Morgan
brittany.morgan@compass.com 720-984-3989 GROSSMAN DREAM HOMES
dave@davejanis.com 303-442-5001
Courtney Martinez
courtney@davejanis.com 303-910-5658 JENNIFER OLDHAM
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
Dee Ciancio
Amy Grossman
Forrest Oldham
Steve Ciancio
Scott Grossman
Jennifer Rothe
DOUG HUTCHINS TEAM
HELLWIG TEAM
JONES WIRTH TEAM
dciancio@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 sciancio@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
amy@grossmandreamhomes.com 303-941-9436 scott@grossmandreamhomes.com 303-941-9426
forrest.oldham@coloradohomes.com 720-771-0246 jennifer.oldham@coloradohomes.com 720-234-3863
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
Doug Hutchins
Brian Hellwig
Mackenzie Jones
Leslie Monaco
Spencer Hellwig
Theresa Wirth
doug@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399 lmonaco@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399 EVELETH TEAM
brianhellwig@boulderco.com 303-818-6592 spencerhellwig@gmail.com 720-935-0834 HERZ TEAM
mackenzie.jones@coloradohomes.com 303-597-8966 theresa.wirth@coloradohomes.com 720-772-1197 KATHY HOFSTRA TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Rhonda Eveleth
Leslie Herz
Kathy Hofstra
Angela Mannick
Max Herz
Diane Johnson
GLERY ROSS GROUP
HIVE HOMES
LAURA LEVY GROUP
rjemax@aol.com 303-898-5418 rjemax@aol.com 303-898-5418
leslie@leslieherz.com 303-517-9873 max@leslieherz.com 303-807-8545
kathy@kathyhofstra.com 303-888-1661 kathy@kathyhofstra.com 303-888-1661
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
COMPASS
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
Jonathan Lopez
Susan Adams
Emily Dusel
Roy Lopez
Kelly Kozlowski
Laura Levy
gleryrossgroup@kentwood.com 303-773-3399 gleryrossgroup@kentwood.com 303-773-3399
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susan.adams@compass.com 303-956-7293 kelly.kozlowski@compass.com 303-909-1400
LIVE THE COLORADO LIFESTYLE
COMPASS
COMPASS
emily.dusel@coloradohomes.com 303-775-9632 laura.levy@coloradohomes.com 303-931-8080
sarahclark@kentwoodcity.com 720-666-4572 kayla@kentwoodcity.com 303-249-4118 MACDONALD-WEATHERS TEAM
Brian Macdonald
brian.macdonald@coloradohomes.com 303-915-6126
Brooke Weathers
brooke@boulderproperties.net 303-898-6564 MARK & LISA CRAMER
CAMBER REALTY
Lisa Cramer
lisa@lisacramer.com 303-717-7272
Mark Cramer
mark@markcramer.com 303-378-5618 MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TEAM
RE/MAX NORTHWEST
Deano Makowsky
deano@coloradorealestateagent.com 720-436-2297
Eric Piel
deano@coloradorealestateagent.com 720-436-2297 MCCLAIN GROUP
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
Larina McClain
larina@mclaingroup.com 720-275-9663
Vanessa McClanahan
vanessa@madisonprops.com 720-690-1524 MILE HIGH LIVING TEAM
RE/MAX ALLIANCE
Doug McLaughlin
doug@milehighliving.com 303-906-7646
Paige McLaughlin
paige@milehighliving.com 303-620-6677 MILLER WILDE
COMPASS
Evan Miller
evan@millerwilde.com 303-601-1855
Tari Wilde
tari@millerwilde.com 303-524-0900
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
NEWILL KASPAR GROUP
PREMIER HOME TEAM
COMPASS
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Kylie Kaspar
Jean Duggan
kylie@newillkaspargroup.com 303-910-7714
Krista Simonson
david@simonsonteam.com 303-229-6026
Kris Uhl
uhl@kentwood.com 303-520-8353
mikeduggan@remax.net 303-478-8441
COLDWELL BANKER PARKER
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
Lucy Rozansky Newill
Mike Duggan
Josh Simpson
Jenna Fulk
NICOLE RIDLEY & KRISTI LUCAS TEAM
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
SURGES TEAM
Elizabeth VanCamp
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
Todd Houghton
Kathleen Surges
lucy@newillkaspargroup.com 301-440-0147
CORCORAN PERRY & CO.
Kristi Lucas
klucas@corcoranperry.com 303-945-5280
Nicole Ridley
nridley@corcoranperry.com 720-936-7967 OAKES TEAM
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Cindy Oakes
toakes@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Terry Oakes
toakes@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 OSKAY/PICKELS
mikeduggan@remax.net 303-478-8441 RED ROCKS TEAM
todd@redrocksteam.com 720-373-9225
Michael Surges
Jay Epperson
RENEE COHEN & DEBBIE FRIEDMAN
SUZAN SONMEZ TEAM
Judy Wolfe
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
jackie@redrocksteam.com 303-903-9140
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
Renee Cohen
renee@reneesellscolorado.com 303-594-3137
Debbie Friedman
debbiesoup@comcast.net 303-913-0800 RULE TEAM
Ben Rule
P.J. FARRELL
erule@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Erin Rule
erule@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 SAAB PROPERTIES
COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
COMPASS
Jeff Busch
Gina Saab
P.J. Farrell
Tony Saab
jeff.busch@coloradohomes.com 720-299-7254 pj.farrell@devonshirehomes.com 303-884-5368 PANDORA JOHN PROPERTIES
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
John
Erlandson
john@pandorajohnproperties.com 303-618-4900
Pandora Erlandson
pandora@pandorajohnproperties.com 303-888-6298 POTTLE/FREDERICK TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Kelly Frederick
kellyfrederick@gmail.com 303-495-9210
Judy Pottle
judypottle@gmail.com 720-271-5318
elizabeth@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
Jackie Yost
Mary Oskay
brad@oskaypickelsgroup.com 720-839-1673
elizabeth@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
COMPASS
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Brad Pickels
josh.simpson@coloradohomes.com 720-244-4648
VANCAMP & FULK PROPERTIES
kathleen.surges@coloradohomes.com 303-981-6170
COLDWELL BANKER BOULDER
mary.oskay@coloradohomes.com 303-579-7794
SIMPSON TEAM
gina.saab@compass.com 303-332-4293 tony.saab@compass.com 303-960-0286 SCHNEIDER/THYS TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Annie
Schneider
annie@annieschneider.com 303-548-5299
Mike Thys
annie@annieschneider.com 303-548-5299 SETH JENSON TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Seth Jenson
seth@jensonteam.com 720-989-1210 SIMONSON TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
David Simonson
david@simonsonteam.com 303-229-6026
michael.surges@coloradohomes.com 303-981-7872
Suzan Sonmez
WOLFE EPPERSON TEAM
jay.epperson@compass.com 303-886-6606 judy.wolfe@compass.com 303-549-6406
suzan@suzansells.com 303-482-2881
COMPASS
SWOMLEY TEAM
Fran Yeddis
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Elaine
Swomley
eswomley@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Richard Swomley
YEDDIS GROUP
fran.yeddis@compass.com 303-619-3600
Josh Yeddis
josh.yeddis@compass.com 303-956-2455
rswomley@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
TEAM SHAKESHAFT
Milissa Duckworth
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Sonia Shakeshaft
sshakeshaft@rmprohomes.com 720-936-4663
Steve Shakeshaft
sshakeshaft@rmprohomes.com 720-936-4663 THAYER GROUP
KELLER WILLIAMS ACTION REALTY
Steve Thayer
steve@homesalesbysteve.com 303-521-5568
Susan Thayer
susanthayer@kw.com 303-521-5528 TRUMAN STIER TEAM
COMPASS
Bobby Stier
bobby.stier@compass.com 303-949-3139
Jesse Truman
jessertruman@gmail.com 303-915-7203 UHL TEAM
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
ZIMMERMAN TEAM
sold@sandiz.com 720-291-3011
Sandi Zimmerman sold@sandiz.com 720-291-3011
TEAMS OF 2
D O U B L E B L AC K D I A M O N D
ANN LENANE & ANGELA BELDY
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
Angela Beldy
angela@kentwood.com 303-820-2489
Ann Lenane
ann@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489 ARMSTRONG/BRAGG
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Maggie Armstrong
marmstrong@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Trish Bragg
tbragg@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Bryan Uhl
buhl@kentwood.com 303-246-8818
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DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
BOB KELLY TEAM
KRONENBERGER TEAM
SUNDBERG TEAM
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
Bob Kelly
Rusty Hogan
Jennifer Burke
bkelly@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
Sean Kelly
bkelly@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399 CC SIGNATURE GROUP
rusty@thekronenbergerteam.com 303-885-4925
Kim Kronenberger
kim@thekronenbergerteam.com 303-809-4390 LEE TEAM
HOMESMART
Brian Sundberg
Stephanie Blum
TEAM FRONT RANGE
Norma Follingstad
brian@briansundberg.com 303-931-5483
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
KELLER WILLIAMS
Camellia Coray
David Armayor
Kris Ceretto
Zane Whitfield
zane@ccsignaturegroup.com 719-332-3930 DELROY GILL & STUART CROWELL
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Stuart Crowell
scrowell@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Delroy Gill
dgill@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 E AND L TEAM
RE/MAX ELEVATE
Elizabeth
Ryterski
elizabeth@eandlteam.com 720-300-5680
Laura Shaffer
laura@eandlteam.com 303-807-3586
david.armayor@coloradohomes.com 303-669-1854
Louie Lee
louie.lee@live.com 303-549-6925 LINA & LUCA
Lina
lina@linaandluca.com 720-495-4013 MCELVEEN TEAM
Michael Williams
JULIE RENDER TEAM
Julie
Render
julierender@remax.net 720-255-6773
Debbie West
westdebbie@me.com 720-635-8563
michael@coloradohomes.com 303-667-7176 NOLAN WILSON GROUP
COMPASS
Sarah Nolan
sarah.nolan@compass.com 734-476-7533
Taylor
Wilson
taylor.wilson@compass.com 303-912-8187 PATRICK BROWN GROUP
COMPASS
Patrick Brown
KEY GROUP
COLDWELL BANKER FORT COLLINS
patrick@patrickbrowngroup.com 303-819-2374
Jimmy Stewart
John Canova
jimmy.stewart@coloradohomes.com 970-223-6500
Jathan Trevena
jathan.trevena@coloradohomes.com 970-413-3737
john@johncanova.com 720-317-6658 STACY RESOP & DAN FEAD
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Stacy Resop
sresop@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
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myrealtor@willardsen.net 303-877-4422 WOODRUM TEAM
michelle.glaser@coloradohomes.com 970-420-4347
Ben Woodrum
ben.woodrum@coloradohomes.com 970-581-2540
homesbyamyz@gmail.com 303-330-6026 ANZUR & ASSOCIATES
anzurteam@gmail.com 303-779-9501
Brian Anzur
brian.anzur@coloradohomes.com 303-263-6808
Jo-Ann Anzur
soldbyjo@gmail.com 303-918-8138
Lindsey Braun
lindsey.braun@coloradohomes.com 913-689-9332
Hayley Sutterby
hayley.sutterby@coloradohomes.com 720-400-0831 AVERY GROUP
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Brett Kennedy
Sean Endsley
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Brook
Willardsen
Michelle Glaser
brett.kennedy@coloradohomes.com 303-881-8000
hgraham@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
heatherk@willardsen.net 720-323-5938
John McElveen
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
Amy Zukowski
Andrea Anzur
COLDWELL BANKER FORT COLLINS
MICHAEL WILLIAMS/ BRETT KENNEDY
nfollingstad@hotmail.com 720-470-3622
WILLARDSEN HOMES
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
johnmac@boulderco.com 303-441-5652
stephaniecblum@gmail.com 720-557-0213
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHWEST METRO
Heather Kimball
Krylov
AMY Z TEAM
kristen@frrsold.com 720-607-4337
Luca Baud
GRAHAM & ENDSLEY TEAM
Heather Graham
Kristen White
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
sendsley@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
kris@frrsold.com 720-939-0558
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
luca@madisonprops.com 720-219-9320
alan@alanjsmith.com 303-503-2526
jenburkeco@gmail.com 303-519-0152
COLDWELL BANKER COLORADO SPRINGS
camellia@ccsignaturegroup.com 719-359-0014
Corbin Smith
TEAMS OF 3 TO 5
B L AC K D I A M O N D
ABELL TO SELL
Shell Avery
shellavery@yahoo.com 303-999-5567
Steve Avery
COMPASS
steveavery@remax.net 303-999-5567
Kristen Abell
Briana Jackson
kristen@abletosell.com 720-883-5785
Halley Bebout
halley@abletosell.com 575-770-2583
Sarah Frohnapfel sarah@abletosell.com 918-688-8082
Amanda Murphy
amanda@abletosell.com 720-454-2622 ALAN SMITH TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Dave Pratt
alan@alanjsmith.com 303-503-2526
Alan Smith
alan@alanjsmith.com 303-503-2526
brianajackson@remax.net 303-999-5567 BRIDGE TEAM
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
Alex Brachfeld
alex@denverhomeshere.com 303-981-2101
Shelley Bridge
shelley@denverhomeshere.com 303-981-4560
Pam Tomlinson
pam@denverhomeshere.com 303-638-5320 BURGESS GROUP
COMPASS
Andy Burgess
andy@burgessgrouprealty.com 303-301-4718
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Catherine Burgess
catherine@burgessgrouprealty.com 303-506-5669
Tricia Dessel
tricia@burgessgrouprealty.com 303-475-6097
Adam Eggleston
aeggleston@thechoiceteam.net 970-310-3339
Sarah Goodyear
sgoodyear@thechoiceteam.net 970-581-9112
Heather Sadowsky Tobiasen
Kirstin Ruehlen
David Trow
COLORADO LIFESTYLE HOMES
heather@burgessgrouprealty.com 720-404-8570 david@burgessgrouprealty.com 303-880-7255
kruehlen@thechoiceteam.net 970-430-1950 COMPASS
Amy Frankmore
BUSS-TODD-DEBACCO
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER CENTRAL
amy.frankmore@compass.com 303-503-3747
Ron Buss
Laine Jarvis
Dan DeBacco
Kathy McBane
ron@btdproperties.com 303-808-5390 dan@btdproperties.com 720-955-6111
Susan Todd
susan@btdproperties.com 303-877-1514
laine.jarvis@compass.com 720-261-6903 kathymcbanehomes@gmail.com 303-641-8642
DOWNING STREET GROUP
ENGEL & VÖLKERS DENVER
Matt Geerdes
Jennifer Steelman
jenniferksteelman@gmail.com 303-331-4593
matt.geerdes@evrealestate.com 720-363-9569
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
Prosper Loza
Brie Fowler
Robert Tait
Tom Fowler
DREAMSMITH TEAM
Brandon Rearick
prosper.loza@evrealestate.com 720-254-2801 robert.tait@evrealestate.com 303-888-0194 RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Allyn Anderson
landinbsmith@gmail.com 303-990-2229
Brock Hanson
landinbsmith@gmail.com 303-990-2229
Landin Smith
FOWLER GROUP
brie@thefowlergroupcolorado.com 303-882-8672 tom@thefowlergroupcolorado.com 303-956-2575 brandon@thefowlergroupcolorado.com 970-691-0122
Lindsey Sampier Baker
lindsey@thefowlergroupcolorado.com 970-214-9715 FREADHOFF TEAM
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
Austin Freadhoff
COLORADO LUXURY GROUP
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
landinbsmith@gmail.com 303-990-2229
austin.freadhoff@coloradohomes.com 303-829-8324
Kimberly Junior
Kevin Freadhoff
COMPASS
kimberly.junior@coloradohomes.com 720-771-9136
Samuel Swartz
BUY AND SELL 5280
Cyndie Alexander
Kaylee Murphy
Spencer Wilson
Stephanie Freadhoff
Ingrid Burke
Brian Mygatt
cyndie.alexander@compass.com 720-987-9829 ingrid.burke@compass.com 720-899-8075
kaylee.murphy@coloradohomes.com 303-956-2684 brian.mygatt@coloradohomes.com 303-910-1205
landinbsmith@gmail.com 303-990-2229 landinbsmith@gmail.com 303-990-2229 DUDLEY TEAM
kevin.freadhoff@coloradohomes.com 303-803-6949 stephanie.freadhoff@coloradohomes.com 303-589-3777 GALO GARRIDO TEAM
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Brandon Dudley
Maria Barrese-Lee
Ken Posen
Carol Powers
Gifford Dudley
COMPASS
DALBEY GROUP
COMPASS
gifford.dudley@coloradohomes.com 303-356-3947
Grace Baxter
BYRNE GROUP
Kevin Byrne
Larry Anderson
Trish Dudley
Galo Garrido
Kimberly Byrne Lawless
Jason Dalbey
DWELL COLORADO
Deon Vitela
Skip Ledwith
Consuelo Sidas
ken.posen@compass.com 720-353-0046
kevin@thebyrnegroup.com 303-931-2283 kim@thebyrnegroup.com 908-741-4477
skip@thebyrnegroup.com 303-931-1035
carol.powers@coloradohomes.com 303-859-1278
larry.anderson@compass.com 303-396-5666 jason.dalbey@compass.com 303-526-8866 consuelo.sidas@compass.com 720-277-2925
brandon@coloradohomes.com 720-939-9968
trish.dudley22@gmail.com 303-995-7377 KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
Amy Hulsey
galo@galogarridogroup.com 303-910-0549 galo@galogarridogroup.com 303-910-0549 galo@galogarridogroup.com 303-910-0549 galo@galogarridogroup.com 303-910-0549
ahulsey@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER CENTRAL
GERLOCK HOMES
Martha Potter-Goldstein
COMPASS
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
ahulsey@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400
Dan Gerlock
DENVER’S REAL ESTATE TEAM
Devin Capra
Maribel Keller
Brian Rosen
Illona Gerlock
Kevin Capra
Greg Svenson
ERB/STEELMAN TEAM
Amanda Rivers
CHOICE TEAM
Jill Svenson
CAPNEY COLLECTION
devin.capra@compass.com 303-501-9925 kevin.capra@compass.com 303-809-5515 COLDWELL BANKER FORT COLLINS
Therese Bickford
tbickford@thechoiceteam.net 720-837-9775
maribel.keller@coloradohomes.com 720-660-0283 greg.svenson@coloradohomes.com 303-522-0632 jill.svenson@coloradohomes.com 303-522-0631
ahulsey@denverrealestate.com 303-331-1400 RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
Sharon Clayton
dan@gerlockhomes.com 720-326-8100 illona@gerlockhomes.com 303-809-1235 amanda@gerlockhomes.com 720-480-5173
sharonclayton5280@gmail.com 303-588-8504
COLDWELL BANKER NORTH METRO
Laurie Erb
Greg Gilbert
laurieperb@gmail.com 303-331-4507
GILBERT GROUP
greg.gilbert@coloradohomes.com 303-250-9007
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DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Linda Gilbert
linda.gilbert@coloradohomes.com 720-232-1990
Amy Metz
amy.metz@coloradohomes.com 720-272-7337 GUY TEAM HOMES
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
Debra Guy
debra@guyteamhomes.com 720-289-7299
Chris Harvey
chris@guyteamhomes.com 720-438-8407
Leslie Lamora
leslie@guyteamhomes.com 303-217-3975 HOTZ GROUP
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
Elizabeth Hotz
ehotz@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
Larry Hotz
ehotz@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
Meredith Hotz
ehotz@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399 INFINITY PROS
COLDWELL BANKER DENVER WEST
Taylor Carpenter
taylor.carpenter@coloradohomes.com 303-909-2108
Dawn Mathis
tdawnmathis@gmail.com 970-481-5263
Kelly Paulk
kelly@infinityprosre.com 720-822-2159
Sarah Scott-Wilson
sarah@scottpaulkgroup.com 303-250-5323 INTEGRITY GROUP
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Adam Crockett
theadamcrockett@gmail.com 303-656-0747
Dustin Griffiths
dustingriffiths9@gmail.com 720-237-4540
Rockland Miller
rockland@rocklandcolorado.com 712-900-7729
Cher Revolinski
cher.revolinski@hotmail.com 303-884-2738
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INTEGRITY TEAM
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
Julie Maeda
maeda.julie@gmail.com 303-999-8949 KINCAID TEAM
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
Doug
Kincaid
dougkincaid@hotmail.com 303-331-4553
Pam Kincaid
pamelakincaid@hotmail.com 303-941-8738 KNOLL TEAM
MADISON & COMPANY PROPERTIES
Richie Averill
richie@madisonprops.com 303-416-6171
Justin Knoll
justin@theknollteam.com 303-550-0096
Piper
Knoll
piper@theknollteam.com 720-935-0895
Pam Meier
pam@theknollteam.com 303-901-7486 KOLARSICK, LAVERICK, RYAN
COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
Nita Kolarsick
nita@nitahome.com 303-250-8280
Garvin Laverick
garvinlaverick@gmail.com 720-245-9956
Stephanie
Ryan
stephanie.ryan@coloradohomes.com 303-725-8901 KRUSE NUSSBAUM TEAM
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
Staci Burns
staci@kentwood.com 303-810-0768
Sandy Kruse
sandykruse@kentwood.com 303-717-8886
Steven Kruse
steven@kentwood.com 303-319-3333
Jim Nussbaum
Josh McKinley
Mike Mccabe
Grace Sullivan
Jennifer Peterson
MOVE GROUP
Matt Schlitt
josh.mckinley@compass.com 720-375-3661 grace.brown@compass.com 720-635-5434 KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
Zachary Gilbert
mike.mccabe@compass.com 720-382-8252 jennifer.peterson@compass.com 720-219-6974 matt.schlitt@compass.com 720-299-2428
allison@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
Allison Smookler
David Bromberg
allison@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
Ron Smookler
allison@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
Greg Yoshida
allison@kentwoodcity.com 303-820-2489
REIQ GROUP
david@reiqgroup.com 720-233-0711 SCHLICHTER TEAM
COMPASS
Tom Pitzer
tom@schlichterteam.com 720-449-6522
David Schlichter
NAGEL & CO.
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
david@schlichterteam.com 720-440-2340
Jon Koneman
Elizabeth Stein
jonkoneman345@gmail.com 303-601-2295
Andrew Nagel
andrewnagel@comcast.net 303-898-4572
elizabeth@schlichterteam.com 720-722-1991 SEARCH DENVER HOMES
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
Jonathan Loewenberg
NEIR TEAM
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTIES
jonathan@searchdenverhomes.com 303-800-5623
Laura Fuller
Michael Schaffer
Alex Neir
Marcia Zayas
laura@neirteam.com 303-646-7443 alex@neirteam.com 720-935-4399
Stacy Neir
stacy@neirteam.com 303-820-2489
michael@searchdenverhomes.com 720-278-6802 marcia@searchdenverhomes.com 303-928-9426 STARK REAL ESTATE GROUP
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
David Collins
NELSON TEAM
COMPASS
david@starkrealestategroup.com 303-961-8995
Jill Burbach
Mo Elliott
Kathy Nelson
Rob Stark
jill.burbach@compass.com 303-667-9088 kathy.nelson@compass.com 303-522-5200
Zac Nelson
zac.nelson@compass.com 720-933-8232
mo@starkrealestategroup.com 720-260-4175 rob@starkrealestategroup.com 303-503-5736 STEVE HOUY TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Lisa Banks
jim@kentwood.com 303-885-0073
PREMIER GROUP
COMPASS
shouy@remax.net 303-888-9115
MCKINLEY GROUP
Zachary Almeida
Janel Bryan
Shaylee Holland
Steve Houy
COMPASS
Robert Brown
bob.brown@compass.com 720-530-5443
zachary.almeida@compass.com 303-913-3705 shaylee.holland@compass.com 303-324-8474
shouy@remax.net 303-888-9115 shouy@remax.net 303-888-9115
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Shonna Howell
Linda Behr
Mary Jones
Stephanie Ismert
Jake Mackensen
Sana Wood
SULTAN NEWMAN GROUP
Nicole Scholle
DOLAN TEAM
RE/MAX OF BOULDER
patti.helm@compass.com 720-201-6573
Kelly Atteridg
Libby Weaver
shouy@remax.net 303-888-9115 shouy@remax.net 303-888-9115 COMPASS
Joseph Newman
lbehr@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 jmackensen@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 nscholle@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
sana@kentwood.com 303-886-2323 sana@kentwood.com 303-881-3514
joseph@thecoloradobroker.com 720-841-7010
BERNARDI GROUP
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
kellya@boulderco.com 303-441-5642
Carissa Sargent
Karen Bernardi
Bryce Dolan
Eric Sultan
Madison Cervo
Patrick Dolan
TEAM BARTON & WAHL
Brandon Del Campo
Karolyn Merrill
Megan Evoe
ELITE HOME SALES TEAM
carissa.sargent@compass.com 303-326-7837 eric@denvercitybroker.com 303-829-0814 COLDWELL BANKER DEVONSHIRE
Kelli Barton
kelli.barton@coloradohomes.com 720-530-7466
Meagan Siebert
karenb@thebernardigroup.com 303-402-6000 mcervo@thebernardigroup.com 303-402-6008 bdelcampo@thebernardigroup.com 310-739-8642 mevoe@thebernardigroup.com 303-506-8583
bmd3993@gmail.com 303-441-5642 patrickdolanteam@gmail.com 303-441-5642 karolyn.corealtor@gmail.com 303-441-5642 RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Jenny Gomez
meagan.siebert@devonshirehomes.com 303-570-5514
BLANK & BINGHAM TEAM
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
jromano@elitehomesalesteam.com 303-809-8822
Cherie Wahl
Kacey Bingham
JP Hachey
TOM GROSS TEAM
Jared Blank
Craig Penn
Steve Blank
Andrea Romano
wahlcherie@msn.com 303-507-5455 KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE DTC
Brittany Armstrong
tgross@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
Tom
Gross
kbingham@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 jblank@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200 sblank@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
tgross@denverrealestate.com 303-773-3399
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
UPTOWN GROUP
Breta Martinez
COMPASS
Teresa Caballero
t.caballero@compass.com 303-517-2725
Maria Gallucci
maria@uptownmg.com 720-366-6050
Hunter Owens
hunter.owens@compass.com 720-271-1112
Toby
Waters
toby.waters@compass.com 720-300-5114
TEAMS OF 3 TO 5
D O U B L E B L AC K D I A M O N D
BEHR TEAM
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Josh Behr
jbehr@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
COLORADOREALESTATE.COM
jromano@elitehomesalesteam.com 303-809-8822 jromano@elitehomesalesteam.com 303-809-8822 jromano@elitehomesalesteam.com 303-809-8822
Jim Romano
jromano@elitehomesalesteam.com 303-809-8822
scott@coloradorealestate.com 303-775-0033
RE/MAX OF CHERRY CREEK
Scott Matthias
Debra Guy
Holly Payne
Chris Harvey
Ian Prichard
Leslie Lamora
scott@coloradorealestate.com 303-775-0033 scott@coloradorealestate.com 303-775-0033 scott@coloradorealestate.com 303-775-0033
Malorie Ramirez
scott@coloradorealestate.com 303-775-0033
GUY TEAM HOMES
debra@guyteamhomes.com 720-289-7299 chris@guyteamhomes.com 720-438-8407 leslie@guyteamhomes.com 303-217-3975
pam.helm@compass.com 303-548-1996
Patti Helm
libby.weaver@compass.com 303-870-9930 LUCZAK REAL ESTATE
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
Eli Harman
eliharman719@gmail.com 719-314-7635
Greg Luczak
gregoryluczak@gmail.com 719-271-8888
Amy Thompson
a.t.realestate@icloud.com 719-744-4955 NORTHROP GROUP
COMPASS
Jessica Northrop
jessica@jessicanorthrop.com 303-525-0200
Jayd Wells
jayd.wells@compass.com 303-517-3107 PAGE TEAM
TRELORA
Raphael Dupuy
raphael@trelora.com 303-886-3000
Mike Page
mike@trelora.com 303-886-3000
Bobby Ross
bobby@trelora.com 303-886-3000
Daniel Zigulich
daniel@trelora.com 303-886-3000 PHIPPS TEAM
COMPASS
Robyn Phipps
robyn@phippsteam.com 720-484-8620
Kurtis Arnold
COMPASS
TRELORA
DENVER’S TOP TEAM
kurtis.arnold@trelora.com 303-886-3000
Jacci Geiger
Greg Hanson
Wendy Glazer
Pam Helm
HANSON TEAM
KENTWOOD REAL ESTATE CHERRY CREEK
sana@kentwood.com 303-881-3514
HELM WEAVER HELM
COMPASS
greg@trelora.com 303-886-3000
SCHOSSOW GROUP
Molly Petrelli
molly.petrelli@compass.com 720-373-1475
Dale Schossow
dale.schossow@compass.com 303-919-7176
sana@kentwood.com 303-881-3514
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DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Nick Schossow
nick.schossow@compass.com 303-903-2345
ZACH ZELDNER TEAM
COLDWELL BANKER NORTH METRO
Amanda Salzman
Michael Duggan
COMPASS
STEVE REMMERT TEAM
amanda.salzman@compass.com 303-956-4433
Lindsey Hughes
Zach Zeldner
lindsey.hughes@compass.com 720-456-2576
zach@zachzeldner.com 720-480-7650
Michelle Steiner
michelle.steiner@compass.com 303-746-2047 SUBRY GROUP
RE/MAX NORTHWEST
Justin Pfeifer
psubry@coloradohomesales.com 303-898-7783
John
Subry
psubry@coloradohomesales.com 303-898-7783
Pamela Subry
psubry@coloradohomesales.com 303-898-7783 TEAM COLORADO HOMES
COMPASS
Megan Atkins
megan.atkins@compass.com 720-579-1210
Jason Cummings
jason.cummings@compass.com 720-409-7330
Derek
Thomas
derek.thomas@compass.com 720-427-5178 TEAM VIVI
Terra Augustine terra@teamvivi.com 303-847-1868
Vivi Gloriod
vivi@teamvivi.com 303-847-1868
Bess Tracy
bess@teamvivi.com 303-847-1868 WOLFE-BOUC TEAM
LIV SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Bouc
cbouc@livsothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Ian Wolfe
ian.wolfe@sothebysrealty.com 303-893-3200
Nancy Wolfe
nancy@wolfegroupdenver.com 303-893-3200
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5280 RESULTS
COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHWEST METRO
Bobby Dusbabek
5280homesbybobby@gmail.com 970-227-1997
Loy Hall
loy.hall@coloradohomes.com 303-917-4939
Debbie Joseph
debbie.joseph@coloradohomes.com 303-842-8331
Dorie Lisowska
dorie@coloradohomes.com 719-337-2442
Kimberly Ryan
kim@buydenver.net 303-523-8333
Candy Self
candyself@gmail.com 720-270-3641
Dave Treece
david.treece@coloradohomes.com 303-204-1880 DOKKEN TEAM
COMPASS
HOMESMART
Chris
TEAMS OF 6 OR MORE
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Ty Dokken
ty.dokken@compass.com 303-246-4857
David Kazma
david.kazma@compass.com 720-966-8668
Tamya Laurence
tamya.laurence@compass.com 303-564-3637
Molli Noga
molli.noga@compass.com 303-506-2048
Valerie Stern
valerie.stern@compass.com 720-530-1113
Hilary Walsh
hilary.walsh@compass.com 720-999-1000
Yaron Marcus
yaron@marcusteam.com 303-484-1186
mduggan@hudsonstonegate.com 303-818-1678
COMPASS
Seth Gilmore
Caitlin Booth
seth.gilmore@coloradohomes.com 303-419-0795
Scott Goodnight
Steve Remmert
steve.remmert@compass.com 720-339-5033
HUDSON STONEGATE TEAM
COMPASS
MILE HIGH LIFESTYLES
caitlin.booth@compass.com 303-906-4827
Dante Burl
scott.goodnight@coloradohomes.com 303-917-9970
dante.burl@compass.com 303-249-0297
Emily Magnuson
Lizzy Confalone
Jason Panutsos
Stephanie Eheart
Amber Rotramel
Jaden Hanson
JORDAN TERRELL GROUP
Kylee Haralson
emily.magnuson@coloradohomes.com 720-766-6995 jason.panutsos@coloradohomes.com 720-579-2036 amber.rotramel@coloradohomes.com 701-240-4850 COMPASS
Katherine Bryant
katherine@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745
Justin Morgan
justin@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745
Dawn Rowell
dawn@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745
Scott
Severn
scott@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745
Kollin Skattum
kollin@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745
Jordan Terrell
lizzy.confalone@compass.com 978-979-2557 stephanie.eheart@compass.com 303-304-2456 jaden.hanson@compass.com 303-910-2243 kyleeharalson@compass.com 303-909-5143
Christie Lanyon
christie.lanyon@compass.com 303-250-7346
Michael Munoz
michael.munoz@compass.com 720-544-3580
Sean Nealon
sean.nealon@compass.com 720-384-8563
Jessica Valerio
jessica.valerio@compass.com 720-724-4512
PJ White
pj.white@compass.com 631-813-6766
jordan@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745
COMPASS
Dustin Venturella
Tiffany Burke
MARCUS TEAM
Megan Davis
dustin@jordanterrellgroup.com 720-690-5745 COLDWELL BANKER SOUTHEAST METRO (DTC)
Linda
Bram
linda.bram-winne@coloradohomes.com 720-435-0857
Larry Hankin
larryh@marcusteam.com 303-870-3427
Debbie Jacobs
debbie@marcusteam.com 303-587-7793
Laurie Marcus
laurie@marcusteam.com 303-409-6338
Michael
Marcus
michael@marcusteam.com 303-550-0075
NEW PERSPECTIVE TEAM
tiffany.burke@compass.com 720-272-2672 megan.davis@compass.com 720-244-5536
Jody E. Donley
jody.donley@compass.com 720-290-8917
Ashley Howlett
ashley.howlett@compass.com 720-298-9525
Melinda Howlett
melinda.howlett@compass.com 303-667-9528
Kim Kouba
kim.kouba@compass.com 303-204-8215
DENVER’S TOP REAL ESTATE PRODUCERS
Dianna May
Lori Fontyn
Chuck Buckingham
O’BRIEN GROUP
Troy Toups
Jordan Sherrill
dianna.may@compass.com 303-941-9632 COMPASS
Spencer Barron
spencer.barron@compass.com 303-250-7111
Leland Davenport
leland.davenport@compass.com 720-233-4462
lori.fontyn@coloradohomes.com 303-359-9937 troy.toups@coloradohomes.com 307-277-5896
Teresa Wood
teresa.wood@coloradohomes.com 303-564-6407
Michael Epke
TEAMS OF 6 OR MORE
Laura Gilsdorf
COMPASS
mike.epke@compass.com 303-913-9583 laura.gilsdorf@compass.com 303-726-1543
Kevin Guarneros
kevin.guarneros@compass.com 720-483-6564
David J. O’Brien
david.obrien@compass.com 720-934-6597
Ryan Pue
ryan.pue@compass.com 720-418-9700
Cheryl Singleton
cheryl.singleton@compass.com 720-643-9350 ROWLEY GROUP
COLDWELL BANKER PARKER
Dawn
Atchison
dawn@therowleygroup.com 303-905-9311
Joe Blinn
joe@therowleygroup.com 720-498-1365
Heather Maddox
heather.maddox@coloradohomes.com 720-530-6749
Adelia Redalen
adelia.redalen@coloradohomes.com 303-829-6475
Gary
Rowley
gary.rowley@coloradohomes.com 303-717-5612
Joanne Rowley
joanne.rowley@coloradohomes.com 303-717-5611
Wendy Rowley
wendy.rowley@coloradohomes.com 303-717-5613 TEAM FONTYN
COLDWELL BANKER NORTH METRO
Carrie Bachofer
realtorcarrie@comcast.net 720-938-6109
Jennifer
Braa
jennifer.braa@coloradohomes.com 303-913-8953
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ABBEY COLLECTION
Lori Abbey
lori.abbey@compass.com 720-840-4984
Yesenia Casas
yesenia.casas@compass.com 720-999-3384
Lynn Eckell
lynn.eckell@compass.com 303-906-1817
Claudia Lopez
claudia.lopez@compass.com 813-516-7016
Lace Morris
lace.morris@compass.com 303-906-9101
Elisa Perry
elisa.perry@compass.com 305-336-0307
Tony Ramos
tony.ramos@compass.com 720-810-4279
Courtney Renner
courtney.renner@compass.com 303-551-4452
Jake Suffian
jake.suffian@compass.com 720-471-2056
Dejerae Trujillo
dejerae.trujillo@compass.com 720-250-8944
Mary Tulumovich
mary.tulumovich@compass.com 832-387-9429 BARTIC GROUP
KELLER WILLIAMS INTEGRITY REAL ESTATE
Brendan Bartic
brendan@thebarticgroup.com 303-898-5244
Kathryn Bartic
kathryn@thebarticgroup.com 303-845-2362
James Berkley
james@thebarticgroup.com 303-957-6064
chuck@thebarticgroup.com 720-369-5320 jordan@thebarticgroup.com 303-332-5052
Alex Wolff
alex@dgdenver.com 917-232-9875 GRIFFITH HOME TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Angela Chavez
BE1 TEAM
COMPASS
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
Kris Caldwell
Alex Chitwood
Susan Cary
Ryan Day
Alex Chapman
Travis Gray
David DiPetro
Chad Griffith
Callie Ellison
Dustin Griffith
Madison Holland
Rachelle Kastle
Matthew Magee
Ronda Maher
Gunnar Simon
Devin Martinez
DIXON GROUP
Travis Romero
kris@compass.com 720-987-0162 susan.cary@compass.com 303-903-4114 alex.chapman@compass.com 720-609-8447 david.dipetro@compass.com 303-257-5813 callie.ellison@compass.com 720-504-5059 madison.holland@compass.com 303-720-0456 matt.magee@compass.com 720-219-0011 gunnar.simon@compass.com 720-333-2093 KELLER WILLIAMS DENVER TECH CENTER
Amanda Adamson
amanda@dgdenver.com 303-915-2773
Daniel Brener
dan@dgdenver.com 305-613-9382
Daniel Dixon
dixonsoldit@gmail.com 303-506-7106
Shaun
Dixon
shaun@dgdenver.com 303-653-2191
Sara Justis
sara@dgdenver.com 248-789-1033
Tiffany Keen
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410 dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
Dennis Schultz
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
Raman Sharma
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
Nick Trujillo
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
Janna Vanner
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
Scott Westensee
dustin@griffithhometeam.com 303-726-0410
tiffany@dgdenver.com 303-815-8664
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Willie Mathews III
Tabitha Bartel
Trevor Okamoto
Jon Cole
willie@dgdenver.com 720-474-2719
trevor@dgdenver.com 970-218-6139
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tabitha@homewithimpact.com 303-526-6317 jon@homewithimpact.com 303-775-8744
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Tegan Davis
Dana Goldfarb
Kate Blalack
Susan Pearce
Daniel Fortune
Ben Prucey
Kristin Creamer
Karen Pepper
Cody Freis
Maritza Torres
John Farley
Janet Robinson
NEW ERA GROUP
Stan Meade
Kasha Songer
tegan@homewithimpact.com 720-207-1856 dan@homewithimpact.com 303-378-0050 cody@homewithimpact.com 720-722-3456
Amy Glen
amy@homewithimpact.com 303-505-6794
Brandon Griffin
brandon@homewithimpact.com 303-588-1656
Karen Jensen
karen@homewithimpact.com 720-281-5206
Amanda Muhovich
amanda@homewithimpact.com 262-757-5566
Jason Owen
jason@homewithimpact.com 720-422-0911
Fred Ross
fred@homewithimpact.com 303-819-0099
Michael Smith
mike@homewithimpact.com 303-888-3412
Forrest Wade
forrest@homewithimpact.com 951-966-3233
jackieg@remax.net 303-257-7788 jackieg@remax.net 303-257-7788 jackieg@remax.net 303-257-7788
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Benjamin Babbitt
benjamin.babbitt@gmail.com 970-209-4109
Jamie Bearden
jamie@mynewera.com 616-828-7542
Alexis Bergelt
alexis.bergelt@gmail.com 480-522-9503
Dan Bode
bodedevelopments@gmail.com 970-290-6164
Amy Cammack
amy@cammackgroup.com 303-981-4571
Neil Donavan
neil@mynewera.com 303-718-7685
Brian MacMillan
kate.blalack@compass.com 720-938-4642 kristin.creamer@compass.com 720-352-4372 john.farley@compass.com 303-475-6269 stan.meade@compass.com 303-817-7777
Botsy Phillips
REAL ESTATE EXPERTS OF DENVER
Jennifer Anderson
brad.pugh@compass.com 303-819-4232
jenny@jacolorado.com 303-596-8979
Tim Shea
Erica Chouinard
tim.shea@compass.com 303-819-1371
erica@denvercohome.com 720-233-6481
Jon Sisenwein
Dena Falcone
jon.sisenwein@compass.com 720-432-3511
denafalcone@comcast.net 720-297-1945
Chris Sweeney
Lauren Immel
chris.sweeney@compass.com 720-480-6106
immellauren@gmail.com 303-328-7820
Chöen Vogt
Jonathan Keiler
choen.vogt@compass.com 303-880-8178
jkeiler@classicnhs.com 303-619-2917
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Rike Palese
Mark Bevis
Ani Bisnette
kasha.songer@compass.com 303-587-4015
Brad Pugh
Barry Overton
COLDWELL BANKER LOVELAND
janet.robinson@compass.com 303-915-0724
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
COMPASS
barrysellsdenver@msn.com 303-668-5433
karen.pepper@compass.com 303-903-7188
botsy.phillips@compass.com 720-629-5100
brianmacmillan@mac.com 720-938-4350
KEY PARTNERS
susan.pearce@compass.com 303-913-3762
rpalese@classicnhs.com 303-522-5550 RINO TEAM
mark.bevis@compass.com 720-854-8996
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Gina Roth
Paul Bishop
Bridget D’Angelo
paul.bishop@compass.com 720-220-5737
bridget.dangelo@compass.com 720-326-8913
Paul Jansen
Nicole Sabo
Pam Dunn
Savannah Fultz
pam.dunn@compass.com 303-324-1227
savannah.fultz@compass.com 720-505-4448
Cliff Johnson
Rhianon Schuman
Terri Goodhue
Ken Gellman
terri.goodhue@compass.com 720-235-2560
ken.gellman@compass.com 303-717-9374
Kristine Leoffler
John Stegner Jr.
Denise Kelly
Tenzin Gyaltsen
denise.kelly@compass.com 303-909-0162
tenzin.gyaltsen@compass.com 720-435-0954
Vicky Rath
India Zeldes
Michael Mahoney
Forrest Johnson
michael.mahoney@compass.com 303-778-8222
forrest.johnson@compass.com 720-841-4752
PEDAL GROUP
Nancy Murray McFadden
Daniel Maley
nmurraymcfadden@compass.com 303-931-1714
daniel.maley@compass.com 720-951-1848
Roseanne Nielsen
Kevin Merlander
ani.bisnette@coloradohomes.com 970-819-8968 paul.jansen@coloradohomes.com 970-567-4757 cliff.johnson@coloradohomes.com 970-566-9716 kristine.leoffler@coloradohomes.com 970-443-4913 vickysrath@gmail.com 970-481-4160
Jenni Stewart
jstewart371@msn.com 970-402-0015
ginarothrealestate@gmail.com 303-895-8025 nicole@saborealty.com 303-856-5285 randj@mynewera.com 505-870-5716 john@mynewera.com 303-522-7746 india@mynewera.com 303-960-6978 COMPASS
Boulos Ayad
LUXURY TEAM
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
boulos.ayad@compass.com 720-270-9257
Jackie Garcia
Carolyn Barlow
jackieg@remax.net 303-257-7788
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kevin.merlander@compass.com 720-310-0447
Hayley Mork
hayley.mork@compass.com 720-442-4898
Megan Quinn-Mayfield
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megan@meganquinnmayfield.com 303-437-1182 hannah.safari@compass.com 720-238-5261
Tucker Steen
jtucker.steen@compass.com 918-688-7654
Michael Turra
michael.turra@compass.com 720-711-1160
Krissy White
homesbykrissy@gmail.com 303-880-9605 TEAM DENVER HOMES
RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS
Michele Ciardullo
michele@teamdenverhomes.com 720-933-2573
Andrea DeKowzan
andrea@teamdenverhomes.com 720-301-2505
Michael-Anne Goodart
michael-anne@teamdenverhomes.com 719-480-3477
Maytal Hess
maytal@teamdenverhomes.com 720-431-1221
Olivia Merrill
olivia@teamdenverhomes.com 720-400-0343
Mor Zucker
mor@teamdenverhomes.com 303-557-8862 TUPPER’S TEAM
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matt@tuppersteam.com 720-644-9363
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peg@tuppersteam.com 303-885-4404
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DENVER | $1,550,000 Escape to this modern, luxurious Bauhaus-inspired residence in one of Denver’s most desired & prestigious neighborhoods. Newly constructed in 2016, you will be wowed by the open floorplan, which features soaring ceilings up to the second floor w/a wall of windows capturing the streaming sunlight. Urban living at its finest w/restaurants & shops just around the corner, in addition, to perfect proximity to Cherry Creek, Downtown Denver & great schools!
Eric Tack 303.295.2000 etack@ejtack.com | EricTack.cbhomes.com
EVERGREEN | $1,550,000 Located in the gated Island of the prestigious Hiwan Country Club, this 4br/5ba home blends the great Colorado outdoors with the elegant indoors. The great room is the ideal place to enjoy nature's majesty, flowing seamlessly onto the spacious outdoor covered heated patio, for year round living. The kitchen is a gourmet chef's delight. Minutes to open space parks. www.31231IslandDrive.com
Josette Montgomery 303.901.8027 josette.montgomery@coloradohomes.com | JosetteMontgomery.cbintouch.com The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Affiliated real estate agents are independent contractor salesassociates, not employees ©2021 Coldwell Banker. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks
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JOHNSTOWN | $860,000 A rare jewel - magnificent unobstructed mountain views, a private lake and boat dock, and minutes from I-25, this house provides a peaceful oasis close to the city. The neighborhood consists of six custom homes, 42+ acres of open space, two fishing ponds and an 18-acre lake. This 2+ acre property reflects the elegant Colorado lifestyle from the stunning mountain views to the serene sunsets.
Joanna McKinney 303.505.4523 joanna.mckinney@coloradohomes.com | AspenVerde.com
CONIFER | Price Upon Request First time on the market since construction in 1998. Beautiful custom home in idyllic setting nestled on 14.35 acres of aspens, pines and rock outcroppings. Crushed asphalt driveway, stamped concrete & composite decking. Massive Oak door leads you into a soaring entry w/spiral staircase. Flooded w/sunlight, this home has it all; central vacuum, laundry chute, speaker system, dual hot water heaters & 3-car garage w/coated flooring.
Susan Sharnas and Tyler Westcott 303.475.3096 HomesAtNewHeights@gmail.com | HomesAtNewHeights.com of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. The Coldwell Banker System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Realogy Brokerage Group LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. ®
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WINDSOR | $775,000 7br/4ba home. Kitchen w/an island, cabinets with mostly roll-out shelving and a giant pantry. Master bedroom w/a 5-piece master bath and large walk-in closet. Stay warm w/2 furnaces and 2 air conditioners. Complete w/2 fully insulated 2-car garages. Jimmy Stewart 970.290.3755 Jackson Lamperes 970.556.9063
DENVER | $695,000 SOLD. $713,000 multiple offers! Prime 4,400 sqft. corner lot in desirable Central Park location! Updated, open floor plan, wood floors & office w/built-in shelves. Spacious kitchen w/island, Corian counters & gas stove. Full unfinished basement. Kelly Redpath 303.548.4058 Kelly@kellyredpath.com | KellyRedpath.com
BOULDER | $750,000 2br/3ba, 1,586 sqft. Penthouse w/open floor plan, kitchen with SS appliances. In-unit laundry, washer/dryer incl. Rooftop terrace with stunning views of CU Campus and Iconic Boulder Flatirons. Incredible location, walk to Campus. Secure garage parking. Anne Pielage 720.939.2680 anne.pielage@coloradohomes.com
EVERGREEN | $679,000 Charming 4br/3ba home rests high on 2.1 secluded acres. With 2,450 sqft., it a spacious office and lots of storage. The living room & front party deck have spectacular views of the mountains. The kitchen has been recently renovated w/new appliances. Terry Robinson 303.898.3658 Kim Herfurt 303.746.4872
ENGLEWOOD | $650,000 Lovely 5br/4ba w/fresh paint, hardwood floors, updated kitchen with new ss appliances & granite counters, family room w/fireplace, laundry room, master w/newly remodeled bath & walk-in closet, remodeled 2nd upstairs bath, finished basement, patio & firepit.
COLORADO SPRINGS | $635,000 4br/3ba home w/2-car garage at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Broadmoor neighborhood. Completely updated inside and out. Views from every main level room. Outside includes a wrap-a-round deck, patio, grill, firepit and the original well!
Jennifer Bub 303.253.4969 jennifer.bub@coloradohomes.com | JenniferBubRealEstate.com
Jennifer Zurzolo 720.315.5497 JZ@coloradohomes.com | JZColoradoHomes.cbintouch.com
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CENTENNIAL | $600,000 Low maintenance 4br/2ba home is completely updated. Open concept w/fireplace, kitchen w/granite counters, newer cabinets, ss appliances, wood floors & updated light fixtures, master w/brand new master bath & expanded closets & basement w/fireplace.
AURORA | $595,000 Stunning 4br home features a study, family room w/fireplace, kitchen w/slab granite & walk-in pantry, circular stairway, master suite w/5pc master bath & walk in closet! Bedroom w/private bath along w/2 other bedrooms share a bath. Low HOA in CCSD!
Mary Ann O'Toole 720.530.6878 Otoolemaryann@gmail.com | MaryAnnOtoole.cbintouch.com
Colleen Teitelbaum 303.668.8186 teitelbaumcolleen@gmail.com | CocoTeitel.com
GREELEY | Price Upon Request 6br/6ba home w/vaulted ceilings & laminate wood floors. Living room with a fireplace. Upper level master bedroom w/5-piece master bath, walk-in closet & balcony. Basement w/2nd kitchen, family room & 2 bedrooms. Large lot w/storage shed/gazebo. Jimmy Stewart 970.290.3755 Rena Wallingford 970.218.2003
LONGMONT | $550,000 3br/2ba home w/an open floor plan. Living room w/gas fireplace. Kitchen w/granite tops, an island & gas range. Master bedroom w/5-piece master bath & walk-in closet. Home backs to open space & provides views of Longs Peak from the front yard! Jimmy Stewart 970.290.3755 Rena Wallingford 970.218.2003
DENVER | $539,900 Updated 2br/2ba ranch in the heart of Sunnyside. Kitchen w/glass tile backsplash, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a kitchen bar. Master bedroom w/master bath. Complete w/a private fenced yard and an oversized garage with 220V.
HIGHLANDS RANCH | Price Upon Request Unobstructed Greenbelt view in this spacious & newly updated 4br/3.5ba home. Newer interior paint, flooring, roof, gutters, fencing & SS appliances. Walkout finished basement includes a bedroom, living room w/fireplace, full bath & kitchenette.
Kari Goddard 720.437.9755 kari.goddard@coloradohomes.com | KariGoddardHomes.com
Jan Selinfreund 720.427.5888 selinfreund@msn.com | JanSelinfreund.cbintouch.com
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LITTLETON | Price Upon Request 3br/3ba home has an open concept floorplan, family room w/gas fireplace, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, Master Retreat w/5-piece en-suite bath & walk-in closets, fresh paint, new carpet & unfinished basement. Amazing amenities: 3 pools & more!
AURORA | $500,000 4br/4ba home backs to green belt. w/over 3,200 sqft. Large Kitchen w/island and breakfast nook. 2 fireplaces. 2nd floor master bedroom w/walk-in closet and 5-piece master bath, and laundry room. Complete w/finished basement and 3-car garage.
Karen Lamar 720.971.8744 karen@MarcusTeam.com | KarenLamar.cbintouch.com
Phoenix Rain 303.884.9489 phoenix.rain@coloradohomes.com | 5280RealEstate.com
EVERGREEN | $480,000 Cozy 2br/2ba cabin near downtown Evergreen. Hickory floors, wood burning fireplace, kitchen w/ss appliances & granite, view the abundant wildlife and nature from the sunroom & the wraparound deck. 2-car attached garage, a storage shed on 1/2 acre!
BRIGHTON | $475,000 Beautiful 3br/3ba ranch w/an open floor plan, LVP, kitchen w/island, ss appliances & granite tops, master w/bath, open stair concept, basement w/wet bar, entertainment area & 3rd bedroom, covered patio, custom built firepit & security cameras.
Cindy Sahli 303.588.2399 cindy.sahli@coloradohomes.com | CindySahliRealEstatePro.com
Jimmy Stewart 970.290.3755 jimmy@thekeygroupre.com | TheKeyGroupRE.com
LITTLETON | Price Upon Request Quaint 3br/2ba mid-century modern ranch featuring a main floor master w/dual closets, kitchen w/ss appliances & large basement fitted for a wet bar. Oversized backyard. Near Downtown Littleton. Quick access to public transit, shopping & dining.
PARKER | $450,000 Fabulous updated 3br/3ba home w/new hardwood flooring & carpet, fresh interior paint, updated baths, fully remodeled kitchen w/new appliances, quartz countertops, center island & eat in area, a new hot water heater & fully finished walkout basement.
Dan DeBacco 720.955.6111 Dan.DeBacco@coloradohomes.com | DeBaccoRealEstate.com
Colleen Teitelbaum 303.668.8186 teitelbaumcolleen@gmail.com | CocoTeitel.com
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ENGLEWOOD | $450,000 Duplex both w/2 bedrooms, 1 bath, full kitchen, a living room and a dining area. Upper unit w/new carpet and new interior paint. The bath and the kitchen are refreshed. Complete with a large yard providing lots of mature trees and off-street parking.
DENVER | $430,000 3br/2ba ranch home with tons of upgrades! New kitchen with SS appliances, updated bath with custom framed shower, refinished hardwood floors & newly poured back patio. Large backyard with raised-bed garden. Great location with easy access to I-25.
Colleen Teitelbaum 303.668.8186 teitelbaumcolleen@gmail.com | CocoTeitel.com
Ashley Warren 720.938.1129 ashley.warren@coloradohomes.com | AshleyWarren.cbintouch.com
CASTLE ROCK | Price Upon Request Beautiful two bedroom, two bath home with a two-car garage offers a beautiful brick driveway, deck, big kitchen with granite counters & matching island, luxurious fireplace & gorgeous views of endless trails & wildlife mix.
LONGMONT | $399,900 3br/3ba ranch w/no HOA! Located in a cul-de-sac. Oversized insulated garage. Covered patio w/private yard. All appliances stay. Additional attached storage room next to garage. Fireplace, whole house fan & laundry shoot. Framed unfinished basement.
Mike Hanrahan 720.404.6651 mh7204046651@gmail.com | www.CastleRockHomeLiving.com
Joanna Rallo 720.626.9039 joannarallo@gmail.com | RalloColoradoHomes.com
STRASBURG | $385,000 Great 4br/3ba home w/finished basement, spacious kitchen, newer GE slate appliances, and owners suite with professionally updated shower. Great outdoor space with a covered front porch, stamped concrete patio, storage shed & established landscaping.
COLORADO SPRINGS | $385,000 3br/3ba 2,294 sqft home. Kitchen w/an island, granite countertops, upgraded cabinets, gas range and SS appliances. Master suite w/a master bath. There is an expanded patio and deck w/mountain views. Complete w/a fenced backyard and 2-car garage.
Matt Brinkhoff 303.324.0241 matt.brinkhoff@coloradohomes.com | MattsColoradoHomes.com
Rob Thompson 719.337.7254 rob.thompson@coloradohomes.com | RobThompsonHomes.com
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MILLIKEN | $350,000 3br/2ba home. Kitchen w/knotty alder cabinetry, SS appliances and granite countertops. Master bedroom w/an en-suite bath, while there are 2 additional bedrooms. Head downstairs to find an unfinished basement. Complete w/a landscaped backyard oasis.
BOULDER | $335,000 Downtown upgraded 1br/1ba condo w/612 sqft. and patio facing the pool! Amazing location in Mapleton Hill with an easy stroll to Pearl St, Ideal Market shops, and hiking trails. Last rented $1,950/mo and furnishings negotiable. Live downtown Boulder!
Kelly Myers 720.810.1153 kelly@propertypro4u.com | PropertyPro4U.com
Elizabeth Boese 970.412.1020 elizabeth.boese@coloradohomes.com | ESBRealEstate.com
GREELEY | $325,000 2br/2ba home. Kitchen w/new 2-tone cabinetry, farmhouse sink and new SS appliances. Main level bedroom w/access to covered patio. Master suite w/mountain views, master bath and walk-in closet. Complete w/2-car garage, 2 car-car port and storage shed.
BOULDER | $309,900 Close to CU, remodeled 1br/1ba condo includes a brand new kitchen w/shaker cabinets, solid surface countertops & new LG Appliance package, updated bathroom w/new tub & enclosed patio!
Gus Bergs 970.308.4733 gusbergs@hotmail.com | TheKeyGroupRE.com
Cathy Stein 720.341.5413 cathy.stein@coloradohomes.com | CathyStein.cbintouch.com
DENVER | $245,000 Beautiful 2br/2ba ground level, low maintenance unit! Large, fenced back patio. Assigned carport. In-unit W/D included! Kitchen appliances included. New updated laminate wood flooring. Canyon Club amenities include newly remodeled clubhouse & pool.
DENVER | $240,000 Lovely updated 2br/2ba condo updated kitchen w/white shaker cabinets, newer appliances & eating space, private balcony, family room w/fireplace, Master suite w/plenty of closet space & attached updated bath & 2 reserved parking spaces-one covered.
John McComas 303.668.5542 john@johnmccomas.com | JohnMcComas.com
Shannon Byerly 303.919.2611 YourFreshStartRealtor@gmail.com | YourFreshStartRealtor.com
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guiding you home since 1906
BOULDER | $939,000
COLORADO SPRINGS | $924,000
DENVER | Price Upon Request
6br/3ba, 2,800 sqft., open floor plan, updated kitchen & bathrooms. Freshly painted throughout, hardwood floors, finished basement, mountain views, close to Table Mesa shopping.
Custom built ranch style 4br/3ba home on 5-acres has a finished walkout basement, gourmet kitchen w/ss appliances, master w/5pc bath, family room w/stone fireplace & deck.
Masterfully remodeled 4br/4ba home provides hardwood floors, Victorian staircase, exposed brick & open concept layout, kitchen w/new ss appliances & stone counters & finished basement.
Kim Dunning 303.588.6037
Norma Adair 720.291.3300
Kathy Casey 303.359.0579 Carissa Casey 303.902.7823
AURORA | $719,900
LITTLETON | $700,000
BRIGHTON | $695,000
Gorgeous 5br/4ba home includes a kitchen w/upgraded cabinets, ss appliances & granite counters, great room w/fireplace, Master suite w/retreat area & fireplace & finished basement.
4br/4ba home offers hardwood floors, high ceilings, open floorplan, master w/updated 5pc bath, partially finished basement & backyard w/fence & private patio. Near local amenities!
3br/3ba built in 2016 on 5 acres with granite countertops, hardwood & tile flooring, vaulted high ceilings, beautiful cabinetry, huge great room, large kitchen & fenced yard.
Joni Jagger 303.437.3046
The Rowley Group 303.841.1021
Norma Adair 720.291.3300
CASTLE ROCK | Price Upon Request
LITTLETON | $615,000
LAKEWOOD | $600,000
Home sweet home! Search no further than this spacious, beautifully updated, 5 bed, 3 bath, Castle Rock, CO home. This home has it all!
4br/4ba w/finished basement, 3,404 sqft., living & dining room, family room w/fireplace, updated kitchen w/granite & ss appliances backsplash & 2-tiered low maintenance composite deck.
Updated ranch w/open floorplan, refinished wood floors, kitchen w/new granite & cherry cabinets, basement w/fireplace & master suite w/private outdoor retreat & hot tub. Amazing yard!
Kaylee Murphy 303.956.2684
New Key Team 303.598.1551
Kristine Stirling 303.881.4768
HIGHLANDS RANCH | $600,000
PARKER | Price Upon Request
ERIE | $600,000
Backs to open space & mountain views. 3br/3ba features living & dining rm, family rm w/fireplace, massive master suite w/5pc bath & walk-in closet, unfinished basement & composite deck.
Fall in love with this 4br/3ba Canterbrook model by Lennar, which has been luxuriously upgraded. included is a basement, 9ft-ceilings, an open floor plan & much more. Call today!
Modern 4br/3ba ranch w/living room w/shiplap feature wall, farmhouse-style kitchen w/roll-out drawers, quartz counters & shaker-style cabinets, main-floor flex room & finished basement.
Kristine Stirling 303.881.4768
Kristine Stirling 303.881.4768
Brie Fowler 303.882.8672
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DENVER | $490,000
WESTMINSTER | $485,000
PARKER | $480,000
Baker commons 2br/2ba unit w/new ac & furnace, remodeled kitchen w/Quartz counters, ss appliances & induction range, updated bath w/shower, American cherry hardwoods & garage parking.
4br/2.5ba home. Kitchen features updated cabinets, newer appliances. Many upgrades, remodeled bathrooms, finished basement, wonderful patio overlooking large landscaped yard.
4br/3ba home w/open floor plan. Kitchen w/custom cabinets and granite countertops. Family room w/in-wall surround sound. Master bedroom w/5-piece master bath. Clarke Farms subdivision.
Scott Brown 720.989.8841
Cathy Schuster 303.478.6364
Elise Waldron 303.250.2771
LITTLETON | $450,000
DENVER | $450,000
BOULDER | $435,000
Wonderful 3br/2ba w/no HOA! This home boasts granite counters, updated baths & flooring & refaced fireplace. All new interior paint, newer windows, doors & sliding glass patio door.
4br/3ba home. Open kitchen w/an island. Expansive great room 1br condo w/open floor plan and bamboo floors. Kitchen with w/a fireplace. Master suite w/a sitting room, fireplace and 5-piece granite countertops & SS appliances. Bedroom w/walk-in closet bath. Complete w/a finished basement and a backyard. & balcony. Complete w/assigned under building parking space.
New Key Team 303.598.1551
Kathy Casey 303.359.0579 Carissa Casey 303.902.7823
Brad Pickels 720.839.1673
BROOMFIELD | Price Upon Request
LAKEWOOD | Price Upon Request
LAKEWOOD | Price Upon Request
3br/2ba – updates: roof/gutters, AC/furnace, hot water heater, windows, front & security door, ext/int paint, carpeting, appliances, fencing, sod in the back, garage door & both baths.
Located on a corner lot near Green Mountain, 5br/2ba offers an updated kitchen, wood floors, finished basement, covered patio, overlooks fenced yard & 2 garages. Near Addenbrooke Park.
Sunny 3br/2.5ba brick home w/large living room, updated kitchen w/tile floors & granite counters, finished basement w/family room & flex room, fenced back yard & 2-car garage.
Lori Grunewald 303.521.5750
LaDawn Sperling 303.710.5817
LaDawn Sperling 303.710.5817
DENVER | $399,000
THORNTON | Price Upon Request
THORNTON | Price Upon Request
Modern 2br/1ba condo w/high ceilings, open floor plan, kitchen w/stainless-steel appliances, granite countertops & island, master w/5pc bath & balcony access & west-facing covered deck.
2br/2ba home. Kitchen w/new cabinets, granite countertops, new slate appliances and island. Living room w/fireplace. Upstairs w/2 bedrooms, loft and bath. Complete w/backyard and deck.
Charming 3br/2ba updated ranch w/new LVP flooring, new paint, kitchen w/rich wood cabinetry, granite counters, tile backsplash & ss appliances, new sod, deck, newer AC & radon system.
Nita Kolarsick 303.250.8280
Stephanie Ryan 303.725.8901
Caryn Geiger 303.249.8149
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LONGMONT | Price Upon Request
AURORA | $347,500
ERIE | $340,000
2br/2ba, fresh paint on interior/exterior, updated kitchen, new laminate wood flooring, master w/deck access. Updated bathrooms, new roof, RV parking, no HOA.
Beautiful 2br/2ba penthouse condo w/loft, open living room w/fireplace, kitchen w/42” upgraded cabinets, s/s appliances, granite countertops & balcony w/mountain views. Light rail!
You will be absolutely blown away by the views from your extended back patio. This lovely 2br/3ba home backs to open space w/views of Longs Peak & Front Range. Appliances included!
Brie Fowler 303.882.8672 Brandon Rearick 970.691.0122
David DeElena 720.275.2091
Kathryn Farrow 720.987.8660
THORNTON | $310,000
COLORADO SPRINGS | $295,000
DENVER | $275,000
3br/2ba townhome. Kitchen w/granite countertops and tile backsplash. Family room w/a fireplace. Master bedroom w/an adjoining bath. Complete w/a backyard, patio and 2-car garage.
3br/2.5ba townhome offers an open concept. Living room leads into the eat-in kitchen w/a large pantry. Master bedroom w/a full bath and walk-in closet. Complete w/a garage w/shelving.
2br/2ba condo w/open main floor living. Kitchen w/slab granite counters, SS appliances and a breakfast bar. Master bedroom w/a walk-in closet and master bath. Complete w/a 1-car garage.
Cybyske Home Team 303.635.1100
Ann Allen 864.283.2323
Kari Ostby 970.215.0577
ARVADA | $275,000
ENGLEWOOD | $265,000
AURORA | Price Upon Request
3br/3ba townhome near Lake Arbor Park. Each bedroom w/attached bath. Private back patio. Detached garage, reserved parking space, central air & newer windows, gas stove & roof.
Stunning 2br/1ba condo w/living room w/fireplace & bookshelf, kitchen w/ss appliances & eat-in nook, master bedroom with private balcony & walk-in closet & 2nd balcony w/storage room.
Beautiful 2br/2ba top floor condo w/garage, open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, updated paint, new flooring & includes washer/dryer. Close to bike trails, rec center, shopping & schools.
LaDawn Sperling 303.710.5817
Paul Conrad Szmergalski 630.650.4475
Susan Sharnas and Tyler Westcott 303.475.3096
DENVER | $250,000
DENVER | $239,900
DENVER | Price Upon Request
Backs To Greenbelt! Move-in ready 2 bedroom + study, 2 bath condo 1,247 sqft., wood burning fireplace, in-unit washer/dryer, updated windows, 2 reserved parking spaces & storage unit.
Cozy & cute 2br/1ba condo updated w/city & mountain views. New interior paint & carpet. Wood floors & tile floors. Updated kitchen & bath. 1 deeded parking space. Near RTD & light rail.
Beautifully remodeled 2br/1ba condo offers new flooring, carpet, paint & bathtub. Remodeled kitchen w/new cabinets & counters & bath. Eating space & family room. Carport next to condo.
Kelly Redpath 303.548.4058
Alice Downie 303.520.0277
Dale Carroll 720.771.2500
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BACKSTORY
NOWHERE TO GO
When Paris to Hollywood: The Fashion and Influence of Véronique and Gregory Peck opens at the Denver Art Museum on March 14, we’ll gain insights into how clothing can define an era—which made us wonder how COVID-19 will be remembered in couture. Here, we recap the accoutrements of our (quarantine) lives. —ANGELA UFHEIL MARCH 2020
Ah, what sweet summer children we were, with our freshly manicured nails, professionally trimmed hair, and DIY masks that were going to help us flatten the curve before summer. APRIL 2020
Was the virus on our hands? Our hair? Our groceries? None of us was sure, and we were not
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taking any chances. So we treated every trip to the store like we were headed to Chernobyl. JUNE 2020
Sales of loungewear (often tiedyed—for positive vibes) continued to soar when we accepted our offices weren’t reopening anytime soon. The best part was, as we craftily donned dress shirts before Zoom meetings, our co-workers never knew we’d completely given up.
AUGUST 2020
Our confidence spiked along with the temperature, as (slightly) lower infection rates prompted us to convene, socially distanced, outdoors. Still, safety was the new black, so masks matching our outfits became our most important accessories. OCTOBER 2020
Halloween was upon us, but ghosts seemed much less scary compared
to yet another spike in coronavirus cases. Were we wearing a costume under the weighted blankets we wrapped ourselves in? Did it matter? DECEMBER 2020
Outdoor-only restaurant seating in Denver gave “dress for dinner” a whole new meaning. Turns out, eating in a ski jacket wasn’t so bad, though grasping utensils in our mittens got a bit clumsy. MARCH 2021
Instagram feeds are flooded with vaxxies—selfies taken while getting the vaccine—and we’ll be decked out in our finest when we get inoculated this month (fingers crossed). That’s right, winged eyeliner: We haven’t forgotten about you.
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MARCH 2021
MAKE THE SMART MOVE.
ANN TORGERSON
CAROLYN KENNEY
CHRISTOPHER NAIRN
JOANNE KLEINSTEIN
303.522.5922 | ann4homes@gmail.com Ann has been successfully selling Denver real estate full-time since 1998 with a honed toolbox to surpass your real estate needs. She is also in the TOP 1% OF HER COMPANY, and focused on success. She holds the Certified Negotiation Expert(CNE) designation and negotiating is one of her key strengths.
303.229.4585 | chris@mymovematters.com As a Colorado real estate agent since 2008, Chris is more than qualified to guide you through the buying or selling process. Having seen downturns and upswings in the market has helped shape his experience. Chris’ background in remodeling and design gives his clients peace of mind while negotiating transactions. He expertly advises buyers and sellers and is in the top 1% of the brokerage.
720.466.3799 | carolyn@cksellshomes.com Carolyn is a full-time agent with 17 years experience. As a Colorado native she knows the region well and has successfully helped hundreds of people navigate this tricky market. Recognized in the top 1% of her brokerage (the state’s largest) you can trust you are in good hands whether buying a starter home, forever home or investment property.
303.929.5213 | joannekleinstein@gmail.com Joanne has been a Realtor® since 1979 and a realtor in Denver since 2007. She is in the top 1% of her brokerage. She believes that buying or selling a home is much more than about real estate. Transitions to a new city, to your first home, upsizing, downsizing, rightsizing are both exciting and daunting. Joanne will make your transition smooth, seamless and a fun experience.
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