If purchasing real estate is all about location, location, location, there are few locations as nice as downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Also known as Old Town, downtown Steamboat stretches from the Old Town Hot Springs located right before 3rd Street, and ends on 13th Street at the Bud Werner Library and Elk Springs Park. In the other direction, east to west, Steamboat’s downtown core area extends from Howelsen Hill with its own ski hill, rodeo grounds and ball fields, past the Yampa River and the commercial area of Yampa Street, Lincoln Avenue and Oak Street, eastward past residential neighborhoods and several schools: Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Alpine Campus, Steamboat Springs High School and Soda Creek Elementary.
The predominantly single family downtown homes are located, for the most part, on relatively small lots (.07 to .35 acre, with a very few up to 5 acres), and are an eclectic mix of architectural styles. You’ll find elegant Victorian-style homes, with wrought-iron fences, and log cabins, amongst an assortment of older miner’s cabins, some of which have been beautifully enlarged and remodeled, while others are still as they were when first built in the 1920s. Relatively new to Steamboat (since 2005), several high-end downtown lofts are perched above trendy retail spaces in the heart of downtown, most of which offer wonderful views and outdoor balconies.
You can walk from any of Steamboat’s downtown homes or lofts to say, The Shack for breakfast, and then on to The Epilogue Book Company for a book recommendation from Erica, or to the Meat and Seafood Company for deli goods, Lobster Pies and take-home gourmet dinners. You can perform your yoga asanas while overlooking the Yampa River at the Bear River Center, or participate in the Kayak festivals held right through town during the spring runoff in June.Â
For dining, there’s the cave-like Double Z with its famous Z Burgers and Pork Ribs, or The Rio, where the margaritas are so smooth there’s a sign saying they’ll limit you to three – and they mean it! There’s the Friday Art Walks, the Chief Plaza Movie Theater, the bike path along the Yampa River, the hiking, biking, ski trails at Howelsen Hill, and the free bus service to the Mt. Werner Ski Area. Living and playing in Old Town, you can literally park your car and seldom have to start it up. (Which comes in handy over the winter, since so few downtown homes have garages!)
There are 35 Single Family homes currently on the market within the core of downtown Steamboat Springs. They range in price from $499,500 for a 3BR 2BA, 1430 square foot home on .12 acre built in 1924 to $1,995,000 for a 6 BR, 5 BA, 6590 square foot home on .35 acre built in 1965.
Convenience and community. Urban amenities and outdoor recreation, all within a block of each other. Downtown, Old Town, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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