The Keys |
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"My mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life" John Lennon
The key to happiness is in your purse or pocket or on your desk or counter or in your mind or imagination. They key to happiness is under your thumb, near your being every minute and you are the keeper of the keys.
Every time you unlock the door to your home, or car or place of work you are unlocking the doors to your life and ultimately your happiness. If home is where the heart is, let this be your happy place and if your current key does not unlock that happiness, maybe it is time to build a new lock and grab a new set of keys.
There is a magical community in Colorado where one can build, a new home with a new key to a new kind of happiness. Lot 89 Indigo Way in Castle Pines Village is available at a below appraised value and can be purchased with or without Craig Bush architectural plans in collaboration with reknowned builder, Don Andrews.
Castle Pines Village is internationally recognized for its award-winning architecture and great natural beauty. Within 2800 acres of ponderosa pines, scrub oaks, cliffs and meadows is a master planned gated community with distinctive residential areas. 89 Indigo Way is situated in the heart of the "old" Village near the green on Number Ten of the Jack Nicklaus signature private eighteen hole course at the Golf Club of Castle Pines. The 1.94 acre lot provides views back up the fairway towards the Ridge, a view of the pond near the green, views towards Castle Rock and Pike's Peak and views of the Seventeenth fairway. The views are spectacular, the setting is fantastic and the lot is one of a kind. This is the Colorado that the Denver area suburbs can never be, it is the postcard Colorado with pure air, bluebird skies, wildflower meadows and photo ops at every turn. Castle Pines is the Currier and Ives Thanksgiving spot or the holiday winter fairyland, the community where children can sled or bike or participate in home grown Fourth of July parades. It is a childholld haven and adult sanctuary, it is happiness. Find your keys and build your dream.
For more information of Castle Pines Village or a chance to tour the lot at 89 Indigo Way email judy@kentwoodcity.com.
posted: November 3, 2011
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The Art of the Move |
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In a recent article in Inside Real Estate News, John Rebchook highlights the trend to downsize from a sprawling estate home to a low maintenance lock and leave home, without downsizing the lifestyle.
Many of the newer luxury condominium, townhome, lofts and flats that are available in the Denver area accomodate the downsizer by designing floor plans that will highlight what will be moved. The typical downsizing client will move what cannot be replaced; designer clothing, Italian dinner ware, art.
In a recent sale of a Cherry Creek North townhome the buyer had an options list that read as follows...
additional master bedroom closet space with variable hanging space and an additional shoe closet, a Miele built-in espresso machine and Fisher Paykel dishwasher for the wine goblets, a show stopper La Cornue stove and lots of wall space for the art collection. It's not about the size of the home anymore, it is about the quality of design and the content. If you are considering a downsizing move, connect with a specialist that connects with the builders and developers that have designed these spaces. To quote from the Rebchook article
"One of the things we found is that people not only brought their art collections with them, but they kept collecting," said Judy Fahrenkrog
"It's not about the move, it's about the art of the move".
posted: March 7, 2011
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The Mom Cave |
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Men have longed for a place in the home that is singularly the "male domain" or "man cave". But what about the woman's room?
Some would say that the entire house is the Mom Cave, but eventhough Mom generally maintains and manages the entire home, she still needs a room of her own.
Some of the necessities of making a Mom Cave are the special accessories that would be particular to a woman. For instance, chandeliers add that essence to a room with light play and healing powers. Crystals have long been reknowned in drawing energy, so a beautiful crystal chandelier is a priority for the Mom Cave. Comfortable seating, be it shabby chic couches or a round or square table with upholstered chairs, Mom's love comfort. Cozy up to a burning fire's glow with a great book on a chaise or love-seat and you have the perfect Mom Cave atmosphere...even your children will tip toe around the space. A spectacular painting or sculpture, some whimsical table stones or shells, soft electrical lighting, and candles. The perfect Mom's Cave should bring out the ingenue and trigger the romance memories. Even if you can only devote ten minutes a day to the Mom Cave, do it.
Mom Caves can be created in the smallest rooms, even a closet. Women spend a great deal of time in their closets, so add a pretty chandelier and a few scents and voila, you have the cave.
So if you are trying to find the perfect Mother's Day gift, begin by creating a Mom's Cave. This is the perfect DIY (do it yourself) solution to finding that perfect gift. If you cannot find a space in your home to create a room for Mom, I am available all weekend to help you find the perfect home that will accomodate.
61 Indigo Way, in Castle Pines Village is a clean palate that will allow enough room for the Mom Cave, the Man Cave and lots of outdoor spaces and rumpus room for the children. It is easy to show so email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com.
To all the Mom's out there, Happy Mother's Day!
posted: May 11, 2012
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Ichiban! |
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The latest 5280 Magazine has published the annual neighborhood guide, introducing it with the adage that if you don't know what "it" is you will know "it" when you see it. What defines "it"? You know it when you see it as in walking into a crowded room and seeing the stand out, the "it" person to meet. This is the individual that exudes a charismatic attitude with effortless elegance, in dress and stature even the accessories, a simple pearl necklace or an exceptional escort.
The Japanese have a word for "it" defining what you can't describe, you just know it when you see it. The word is "ichiban" and when someone has plenty of ichi it shows.
A listing coming soon defines living with effortless elegance. Artistic architecture and organically constructed; natural sandstones and woods mix well with the sense of style and color that the owner brought to the home. There is an energy in the home, a certain ichi that one feels as you walk into the entry and see the airy crystal light fill the rooms through the walls of windows. From the same windows, mountain and golf course views are visible through the towering pine trees. If you don't know what ichi is, this house will show you. As Henry David Thoreau said, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Connect with me for a preview of this home that will soon be listed for sale.
email: judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: May 3, 2011
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Happy Old Year! |
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The Kentwood Company has just announced record sales from the year 2012...$1.7 Billion in sales! Of the three offices, the Kentwood City Properties office sold $527 Million, a $197 Million dollar increase from the prior year. The combined three offices at $1.7 Billion outperformed the market.
The high-end Million Dollar market saw an increase as well with an average sales price of $1.6 Million.
Along with continued low interest rates, property values are increasing and the inventory is dwindling, time to take your toe out of the water and get your head in.
For more information on the Denver real estate market and the properties that are available don't hesitate to email me at
judy@kentwoodcity.com.
Judy Fahrenkrog
Kentwood City Properties
Happy New Year too!
posted: January 15, 2013
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Congratulations... |
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...you received an extra day on the calendar! Leap Day occurs every four years, affording everyone the opportunity to leap! How are you leaping through the day? Need some ideas?
Denver's downtown luxury condominium market is exploding with deals, bargains and negotiations. The Four Seasons just experiencd a major price reduction in their luxury condos; as a result the one bedroom and most of the two bedroom units are SOLD! Think you missed your chance? Think again, they are continuing the sale until they are closed so there is still time.
The price reduction was in the 40 percent discount range, placing it as the most competitive luxury product in the city, until Leap Day.
It is not too late to reserve at another downtown luxury development, affording the proximity to a major hotel with all the amenities of luxury concierge, spa, two dedicated parking spaces and more, much more! The prices have been reduced dramatically for a limited time, making it more competitive than any luxury condo development city close. As of Leap Day, two reservations and one under contract since the private unveiling so before the ink dries, take advantage of that extra day on the calendar and spring into action.
For more information email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com.
posted: February 29, 2012
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April Love |
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Bertrand Russell said that "Italy and the spring and first love, all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy." The same can be said for Colorado, and this spring season did not disappoint. After a quick April Fool's trick from Mother Nature bringing a wet, drippy snow, the blossoms and the tulips have popped. Everywhere you look, spring is in the air ...Denver is dressed in sundresses and bonnets.
The Denver Botanic Gardens are celebrant in their own Cherry Blossom Festival. An early morning stroll through the gardens will lift the winter dust, and the surrounding neighborhoods are on parade with forsythia and a hint of lilac ready for your walking tour.
The two signature Jack Nicklaus courses in Castle Pines Village should be host to the famed tourney in Augusta, this year we have more sunshine and the grass and scrub oak are springing back to life. Picture the foursomes from the tenth hole's perch at 89 Indigo Way or if you need a more immediate move in date to coincide with this early golf season, buy 61 Indigo Way and move right in! The ranch style walk-out home at 61 Indigo Way is a short golf cart away from the tee box of the number one handicap hold at the famed Golf Club.
April, even the name is both romantic and melodic with a hint of whimsy. If you are lucky enough to be born in April you will find a collection of songs bearing your name. The first month of the freshness of spring, get out and enjoy.
If you would like more information on the Denver Botanic Gardens or a beautiful tour of Castle Pines Village, email me at judy@kentwoodcity.com.
Enjoy the weekend, with family and friends and a bit of April Love!
posted: April 6, 2012
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JUST LISTED! |
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Just Listed in Castle Pines Village is 303 Castle Pines Drive South! We had to immediately list a stately, custom, red brick home on the celebrated Castle Pines Golf Club course since the other home bearing the same adjectives (706 Golf Club Drive) went under contract in a quick four weeks! Hold on to your mortar..the market has picked up the pace of the other villages with little inventory and the stately red brick home is in demand.
The custom home at 303 Castle Pines Drive South is over 8,000 finished square feet, with true divided light windows, dormers, custom designer features such as signature wall coverings, wood-burning and gas log furnaces...4 on the main floor, a large kitchen, main floor master and library, marbled master bath and more. Click on the photo link on this website for photos...go to listings and 303!
Speaking of 303, the history of the home was that the site was selected specifically because of the lot number! Despite the views, the towering ponderosa pines and sprawling gambel oak on a very level lot, the 13th fairway of the Golf Club course and the prestige of the old village location; the original owner chose the lot and the number 303 because he was the CEO of the new telephone company known as US WEST with the area code 303. The house has a few more fun and interesting notes to pass along so call or email me for more information.
303 Castle Pines Drive South
List Price $1,800,000
Judy Fahrenkrog
Kentwood City Properties
303-820-2489
email:judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: March 27, 2013
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Doorknob Deliberation? |
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What were you thinking? That house is sale pending and the ink isn't dry on the for sale sign!
The last Friday of the fourth month of 2012 was remarkable...closings beginning at 7:00, extending to 7:00. Showings set in the morning to be cancelled in the afternoon due to contracts pending. Multiple offers accompanied by love notes to the sellers that wax poetic on nostalgic aspects of homes and neighborhoods. NPR, National Public Radio, did a piece on the changing real estate market today that mentioned a multiple offer situation where the only reason that the acceptance of a buyer's offer against the multiple offers received was because he was willing to accept the family pet as an inclusion! Talk about Seller Downsizing!
If you haven't tuned in to the real estate market in the Denver metropolitan area, tune in because it is one of the leaders in the rebounding marketplace. Pent up desire to move real property was anticipated, but not at the explosive levels seen in the last few months. Doorknob deliberation is a thing of the past, buyers are heading out with pre-qualifying letters and a Realtor with a mobile device that can electronically send offers within minutes.
If you are a Buyer, this is the Spring training of the buying season. A pre-qualifying letter for the mortgage allows a buyer to move to a higher position while competing with multiple offers. The internet may or may not be your new best friend. The market is swift, so commit to a Realtor that specializes in the area you will search. A Kentwood agent has the advantage of three major offices in the metropolitan area, and active sales meetings and tours that often highlight properties that never make the multiple listing service. A neighborhood specialist networks, and networking is the new best friend for this housing market.
The National Association of Realtors will be hosting its annual Open House Weekend this last weekend in April. There will be many homes held open including the new listing in Castle Pines Village at 61 Indigo Way. This is an opportunity to see one of the best lots in the Village, a short golf cart's distance away from the 10th tee box of the storied Castle Pines Golf Club. It is a ranch walk-out with a main floor master and over-sized guest suite on the walk-out level. The large open kitchen and great room along with oversized decks beckon. The home is stucco and real stone quarried in the neighboring mountains. A gently sloping 1.27 acre lot with mature professional landscaping and strong curb appeal will sell this home...multiple showings in the first few days. Stop by for a tour this Saturday from 11-2 pm. Take I-25 south to exit 187 (only 10-12 minutes fromt he Park Meadows Mall). Exit 187 is Happy Canyon Road, proceed down the winding tree lined raod to the round about that will lead to the main Guard Gate and follow the signs to the Castle Pines Golf Club, you will find 61 Indigo Way. Look for a green sign that says JUDY FAHRENKROG
Email: judy@kentwoodcity.com, the Castle Pines Village specialist and Cherry Creek Realtor.
posted: April 27, 2012
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Greening Up Denver |
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Green Shoots! Just in time for a Spring delivery, the housing market in the Denver area is on the verge of a recovery...green shoots.
A report on the Today Show identified Denver as the number one real estate market topping out San Francisco, Seattle, Austin and Raleigh. Citites that are appreciating an economic recovery share the same attributes such as job growth and a growing population, the dancing duo for an economic upswing. Good weather and a vital downtown also top the list putting
Denver in the #1 spot with world class art museums, opera, symphony, theatre and six professional sports teams at the foot of the Rocky Mountain playgrounds. A well educated population is a strong indicator of cities that will recover early, yet the most interesting factor that signals a city's recovery is a large number of foreclosures... early. Denver lead the nation down the foreclosure tunnel early but there is light now and the green shoots are appearing.
The inventory of homes for sale is low along with rental vacancy rates, competition for buyers and sellers and multiple offers are on the rise. Low interest rates are bringing the green, it is the perfect time to buy if you are a first time buyer, a move-up buyer, a relocating buyer or an investor looking for a good REIT.
Email me now for more information on the Denver area market which includes markets from Castle Pines Village to Boulder.
email:judy@kentwoodcity.com
posted: March 1, 2012
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