Welcome to the Parkwood Homes blog, where we share all our latest news, trends and design inspiration.
Parkwood Homes is pleased to introduce five newly released lots along coveted open space in Beeler Park, Stapleton's newest neighborhood. Close to the action at Dick's Sporting Goods Park and close to nature at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge!
Reserve your lot today in Denver's best selling master-planned community!
Development at Sterling Ranch is already underway (photos below), and we’re excited to show you what we’ve got planned for our first model home. With unique features like a gorgeous wrap-around porch, second floor living space above the garage, and a private covered deck off the master bedroom in back, we think you’re going to love this home.
Trent and Emily and their three boys recently moved into their new Parkwood home in Stapleton. Like many Parkwood buyers in Stapleton, they were coming from a smaller, charming home in one of Denver’s great old neighborhoods. As the boys grew, so did their list of things they wished their home could provide.
We asked Trent and Emily to tell us more about their decision to move to Stapleton and buy a Parkwood, and they were nice enough to let us photograph their beautiful home, too.
If you've visited our website before, you'll notice right away that things have changed. As timeless as our homes are, websites get pretty dated after a few years.
We're not a huge company that spends millions on marketing or anything, so this baby was self-made on Squarespace. We've tried to include more photography and make it intuitive and easy to navigate. It's always going to be a work in progress, and we'll continue adding features and photography in the coming months.
We are excited to announce that Parkwood Homes have joined the initial team of builders at Sterling Ranch, in southwest Denver. Parkwood has built nearly 1,000 homes in our 25 years, but until now we have only been a part of three communities–Kentlands and The Villages of Urbana in Maryland, and Stapleton in Denver. Kentlands and Stapleton were both named to The Urban Land Institute’s list of the world’s “Great Planned Communities,” and we have been able to be very selective in choosing where we want to build homes. So this is a BIG step for us.
THIS OLD HOUSE is one of our favorite publications, and they recently surveyed readers to ask, “Which old house trends would you like to bring back.”
Buying a Parkwood homes lets you choose both the charm of old houses AND the functional design and energy efficiency of a new home. And you even get to sit down with our designer and truly customize the plan to fit the way your family lives.
Here are the Top 9 favorite features of old homes, according to This Old House fans. Can you get them into a Parkwood?
Walk-in or Butler’s Pantries: Oh yes. Families love our spacious pantries and their ability to customize them.
Photo: Alan Shortall/Cornerhouse Stock
Double Pocket Doors: Definitely. Lots of buyers have opted for double pocket-door entries into custom office spaces. Barn doors are very popular, too.
Wraparound Porches: Ditto. And Parkwood builds functional, 8′ deep porches, not 6′ concrete slab afterthoughts. Plus, beadboard ceilings painted either white or authentic, southern haint blue.
Picket Fences: Umm, they’re pretty much synonymous with Parkwood Homes.
Summer Kitchens: Well, some of us younger folks might have needed to look this up, but summer kitchens are separate outbuildings, which were useful when cooking required woodturning stoves. So no, we don’t do summer kitchens. But you’re free to do just about anything else your heart desires as you customize your kitchen.
Fold-Down Ironing Board:Ugh. Ironing boards bring up much less fun visuals than the rest of the items on this list. But yes, through our partnership with The Closet Factory, you can choose a fold-down ironing board if you’d like, along with all sorts of other fun features and gadgets for your dreamy master closet.
Photo: Mark Lohman
Rose Bushes: Certainly. Along with the true customization you can do inside your house, Parkwood buyers can meet with a landscape architect and decide what they want to plant outside. Parkwood even throws in a free 4′x4′ raised bed vegetable garden with irrigation. Our friends at The Urban Farm Company of Colorado will build it, bring in their special blend of soil, help you plant it, and work with you to develop a green thumb.
Root Cellars:At this point, no. We can’t say that we’ve has demand for storing root vegetables underground. But if we did, we’d certainly think about it. We did do a greenhouse for a family last year.
Photo: GeoStock/Getty Images
Built-Ins: Another Parkwood trademark. Parkwood families have done all kinds of cool things with mudrooms, bookshelves, window seats, and more. Built-Ins really add character that lasts.
Where else do you have the ability to custom-tailor a new home that can check off all of these items on your wish list, without spending $2 million on a custom home?
Start working on your “Dream Home” Pinterest or Houzz board, and come visit us soon so we can get started building that dream home together.
To see the post from This Old House follow this link.
Single Family Homes Contact Info:
Heather Barben, Dede Jefferey, or Tahnya Pierce
(303) 320-4938 • 8056 E. 50th Avenue
Sales@ParkwoodHomes.com
Townhomes Contact Info:
Ashley Sage
(303) 373-3994 • 8212 E. 49th Avenue
Townhomes@ParkwoodHomes.com
This recent Stapleton newsletter article is the kind of story we love to see.
Jesus and Lisa Escarcega raised their family for years in this beautiful Parkwood home in Stapleton. Now that the kids have grown and moved out of the house, the Escarcegas are looking to downsize and simplify. And with Parkwood’s new Beacon Hill Collection of luxury townhomes, they get to stay in the neighborhood they have grown to love, work with a home builder whose quality they trust, and pick out exciting new features and finishes that are only available in a new home.
Click here to read the article about the Escarcegas and a life change that baby boomers across the country are looking forward to.
And click here to check out our new Beacon Hill Collection of townhomes, including the main floor master Rockport plan. Thinking about moving your parents closer for more grandma and grandpa time? Imagine them living in a beautiful, low maintenance Parkwood townhome in Conservatory Green–just minutes away from your family in Stapleton and within a short walk of parks, shopping, dining, and movies!
