Rare Waterfront Opportunity in Wheat Ridge

This well loved and meticulously maintained mid-century custom-built home, located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, offers a charming and peaceful living experience. Built in 1949, this solid brick home has had only three owners and sits on a quiet street in a friendly neighborhood. Its central location provides easy access to business and recreation, while also boasting a spacious nearly half-acre lot with mature trees and featuring a shared private lake, perfect for recreation and irrigation. 

Comprising two levels, this cozy home offers five bedrooms and three full bathrooms. The warm interior features a gas fireplace and a soapstone wood-burning stove. Other highlights include a large covered back porch, a deck, a remodeled kitchen, and hardwood floors. The property's natural setting attracts diverse wildlife, and includes vegetable gardens, a fruit tree and bushes, and native plants to enhance its beauty and promote wildlife and pollinators.

• Situated on a winding, walkable street in an established neighborhood with quality homes. 
• Ideal for a large or growing family, but also a quiet, comfortable refuge for just one or two.
• Located in the Bellaire subdivision of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and lying within the highly rated Jefferson County R-1 School District.
• Excellent charter and private schools in the area.
• Close to Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, restaurants, and shopping. 
• Walking distance to public transportation.
• Quick access to I-70 for travel to downtown Denver, Denver International Airport, downtown Golden, and the mountains.
• Near to Crown Hill and Clear Creek open spaces for walking and biking.
• 0.43-acre lot with extensive native plantings and trees.
• Direct access to its own shared private lake, available for irrigation and recreation, such as swimming, ice skating, fishing, and canoeing.
• Total square footage of 2,642 divided between a 1,577 square-foot upper main floor at street level, and a 1,065 square-foot fully finished lower floor, opening out to the spacious backyard and lake.  
• Two bedrooms and two full bathrooms on the main floor, and three bedrooms and one full bathroom on the lower level.
• Gas-fired, forced air furnace. 
• Cooling with an attic fan or an evaporative cooler.
• Two fireplaces, one on the main floor with a high-quality gas insert and one on the lower floor with a beautiful forty-year-old soapstone wood-burning stove.
• Large laundry room on the lower level, with space for an additional freezer or refrigerator, or food pantry.
• Hardwood floors throughout the main level.
• Porcelain tile throughout the lower level, except for carpet in one of the three bedrooms.
• Remodeled kitchen featuring solid-surface countertops of Silestone, a gas stove, and a breakfast nook. 
• Large, covered back porch extends the length of the home on the main level, connecting the two-car garage with the rest of the house.   
• Deck extends around a magnificent silver maple tree, with an adjacent paved patio space.
• Fully fenced backyard.
• Large vegetable garden spaces, four raised garden beds, and an herb garden.
• Montmorency cherry tree, two Nanking cherry bushes, yellow currant bush, raspberry patch, and three grape vines.
• Functional root cellar/storage space.
• Property attracts diverse wildlife, providing enjoyment and year-round education opportunities.