Plush 'new urban' flats opening at Lowry Town Center really are walking distance to shops, dining, groceries

Ever since 'new urbanism' arrived in the 1990s, Denver builders have tried creating new-urban communities-places where most daily needs are walkable. Many of those projects somehow never generate the actual cafes and grocery shopping that buyers want to have close at hand...but today you can tour one that’s everything advertised: shops, coffee, fitness, a pub or two, groceries, all within 2 blocks.

Distinctive Properties' Cate Dobson shows off a lavishly furnished two-bedroom-plus-study plan at Luce, re-priced for a reopening behind Lowry Town Center.

Luce...pronounced 'loo-chay'...is right behind Lowry Town Center, so close that you can actually walk into Albertson's flagship store within three minutes of leaving your door. This is a project that was set to open a year ago but that’s been totally re-priced now, with some homes 25% lower than they were then.

Come tour Luce's lavishly appointed ranch condos today and Cate Dobson and Rhonda Knop will show you how easy it is to take a morning stroll to Lowry's popular Starbucks or to Delectable Egg. Dobson, who had actually looked at Luce with her husband when it opened at higher prices two years ago, says the timing is right now. "If this were built today, it would be another mile out there, nowhere near as convenient to Town Center."

"These are square footages you can't find," adds Knop, "...not in Cheesman Park or other premium buildings where you only have three neighbors on your floor. The floor plans are perfect for that empty-nest market."

As an example, you’ll tour Plan 4, re-priced from $637,000 to $473,000...over 1,800 feet, two bedrooms/baths plus study, with a grand fireplace, master with windows on two sides, and a covered terrace big enough for table seating, plumbed for a gas grill. Like the even larger units, it’s corner-positioned for light from two directions and comes with two spaces in the underground, elevator-served garage.

But no need to pull your car out if all you need is a dinner at the Tavern, or an ice cream at Fergie’s...or, say, a cocktail or two at the Soiled Dove or Salty Rita’s. Lowry’s 800 acres of trails and parks are just a little further, one within three blocks, and 24-Hour Fitness is within a block.

Model opens at 10:30, plenty of time before the Broncs kick off at 2:15. From Quebec take 2nd through Town Center to Roslyn, then right a block to First Pl., left to Rampart, and right.

WHERE: Luce at Lowry Town Center, ranch-style models 2 blocks from restaurants, taverns, coffee, groceries. 89 Rampart Way, Denver; from Quebec take E. 2nd through Lowry Town Center to Roslyn, right 1 blk to E. 1st Pl., left 1 blk to Rampart, turn right. Second shot of Lowry Town Center provided if you need.

PRICE: From mid $400s
WHEN: Sunday, Sep. 27, 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and by appt.
PHONE: 303-341-8196 WEB: LuceLowry.com