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The Neighborhood: Crest View

Crest View is the urban homesteading neighborhood in Boulder. Urban homesteading as defined by 8z president is a place with big enough lots – typically quarter of an acre to a full acre in Crest View – where a large home can be constructed, and there is enough land for a swing set for your kids in the backyard. What really distinguishes Crest View from other areas of Boulder is the size of the lots.

In Crest View, you’re not out in the sticks. But you also don’t even have to drive to downtown Boulder to find a good coffee shop, retailer, or restaurant. Its also a place where you not only have good-sized lots, but a place where you can easily walk or ride your bike to a place where you can get a cup of coffee – and by coffee I mean a nice latte with a good head of foam.

8z Real Estate broker, Angela Moss said that Crestview has a lot of appeal to families with kids. Increasingly, she said residents who are in the area like to stay there as they move-up, either adding on to their existing home or buying a bigger one. Many of the sellers put their homes on the market when they become empty nesters, and no longer need big yards and houses, she said.

There is a big swing in housing sizes, as well as prices. Some of homes there are still the post-World War II ranch vintages, and other small homes built in the 1960s and 197os.

There are people who raise goats in their yard, who have $1 million-plus homes behind them, serving as a backdrop to the livestock. Another homeowner raises vegetables that it supplies to a local restaurant. As in most places in Boulder, it’s not uncommon to find deer in yards.

The Location

Moss, who herself lives in the Crest View area, is in the process of building more of an identify of this neighborhood, which encompasses a number of subdivisions such as Carolyn Heights, Moores and Githens Acres. Many of the names, frankly, may mean nothing to many of the people who live in the approximate 1,200 homes in an area roughly bordered by Broadway, Linden and Violet Avenues and 26th Street.

“We are really looking at creating more of an identity for Crest View,” Moss said. “Martin Acres has been Martin Acres for a long time. Crest View has a lot of new areas. The way we have defined Crest View is to take a lot of these subdivisions, like Carolyn Heights and Githens Acres and putting them under one umbrella.”

The Neighborhood Expert: Angela Moss

Angela not only lives in Crest View but also focuses her real estate career in North Boulder. Click to learn more about Angela Moss and 8z Real Estate, Crest View real estate and the 8z site for Crest View, Crest View Pulse