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$3.3M Lakehouse penthouse tops April home sales

Just two months after Nava Real Estate completed construction of its Lakehouse Residences, one of its penthouses sold for $3.3 million.

The condo unit overlooking Sloan’s Lake topped the list of the priciest residential sales in the Denver metro area in April.

The 3,357-square-foot unit, located at 4200 W. 17th Ave., Unit #1205, sits atop the 12-story Lakehouse Residences. It spans features three bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The unit sold April 10 to Thomas Keltner, according to public records. Keltner was formerly executive vice president and CEO of Americas and Global Brands for Hilton Hotels Corp., according to his LinkedIn profile.

The listing agents were Kevin Garrett, Matthew McNeill and Dee Chirafisi with Kentwood Real Estate City Properties.

April’s top sale is down $1 million from March’s top sale, in Cherry Hills Village. Denver’s luxury residential real estate market took a hit in April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The sales volume dropped 39 percent from $308.2 million to $187.9 million month over month, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors monthly market trend report.

NAVA’s Lakehouse earns WELL Certification

New construction community recognized for demonstrating measurable commitment to supporting human health, well-being and comfort within the built environment.

NAVA Real Estate Development (NAVA), a Colorado-based development and investment company focused on projects that create economic and social value, today announced Lakehouse has become the first multifamily project in Colorado to earn WELL Precertification under the WELL Building Standard™. The WELL Building Standard is an internationally-recognized performance-based program that integrates human health and wellness best practices into the design, construction, maintenance and operations of the built environment in order to optimize the resident experience.

Lakehouse was awarded WELL Precertification at the Gold Level by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI™) for its commitment to measurably demonstrating its works towards promoting residents’ health across the WELL program’s seven key performance areas: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

The 12-story, 196-unit mixed-use condominium and rowhome community overlooking Sloan’s Lake Park welcomed its first residents in March 2020.

Denver urban farming trend grows from a Sloan’s Lake condo tower to a Larimer Square parking garage

Entrepreneurs and real estate developers are taking urban agriculture to new heights at a Mile High

It was 8:15 Tuesday morning and the greenhouse was just waking up for the day.

Spurred by an electrical panel that serves as its brain, its roof vents had popped open, letting in the cool, morning air.

Meanwhile, the human staff of Altius Farms was already busy doing its work. Moving among rows of aeroponic growing towers the pickers plucked leafy greens, herbs and edible flowers like Genovese basil and red Russian kale, washed them and packed them in coolers.

Within hours the harvest would be distributed to some of Altius’ three dozen odd regular and seasonal customers in the Denver area including top restaurants and grocers like Choice Market and Marczyk Fine Foods.

Whole Sol Blend Bar First Retail Tenant At Lakehouse

Whole Sol Blend Bar is the first retail tenant to sign a lease at NAVA Real Estate Development’s Lakehouse on Sloan’s Lake condominium development. Whole Sol Blend Bar will occupy about 1,300 SF at street level. “NAVA is partnering with businesses that will help our Lakehouse residents achieve their health and wellness goals,” NAVA co-founder and President Brian Levitt said in a statement. Lakehouse, a 196-unit, 12-story tower on West 17th Avenue less than 3 miles from downtown, is part of the master-planned Sloans neighborhood. NAVA plans to pursue WELL Building certification for the building. WELL Building is the international standard to integrate health and wellness into the design, construction and operations of buildings to optimize the health of residents and their guests.

Building Homes With Wellness and Health in Mind

Real Estate Report: Elements of wellness can be addressed through design, system or lifestyle changes

As homebuilders zero in on building the most energy-efficient homes possible, they’re increasingly turning their attention to delivering a product that might actually enhance the health and well-being of residents.

It all started with trying to make sure people’s homes weren’t making them sick. “The wellness movement is a lot more than indoor air quality, but that’s probably the main focus because it’s an offshoot of the green, sustainability kick we’ve been on for the last 15 years,” says John Guilliams, director of design for KGA Studio Architects.

Ways to improve indoor air quality include installing a built-in central air purifying system to eliminate airborne pollens and dust particles and using low VOC (volatile organic compounds) products. Hard flooring rather than carpet also helps.

Biophilic Design: Bringing the Outside In

Humans, on average, spend the vast majority of their time indoors. Yet scientific studies on human health conclude that spending time in and around nature, or even just looking at natural elements, can have wide-ranging benefits. The real estate industry is closing the gap between these conflicting concepts by bringing nature indoors with biophilic building design.

Whether as a living wall, an indoor water feature, a green roof, wood building materials, or art that evokes nature, biophilia is growing in popularity. Biophilic design—the practice of connecting people and nature within built environments and communities—is making spaces more authentic and memorable in a meaningful way.

Within the real estate industry, building certifications and standards are major drivers for the adoption of biophilic design concepts; many green certification programs require buildings to adopt various biophilic elements to achieve increasing levels of recognition.

Real Estate Watch: The Lakehouse in Sloan’s Lake

The first building in Colorado to pursue a new wellness certification, the Lakehouse may change the face of development—for the healthier.

At the new Lakehouse condominium complex in Sloan’s Lake, there are perks you see—floor-to-ceiling windows in penthouse units, a juicing station, a sauna—and perks you don’t see, like a sophisticated air-filtration system and mold-killing ultraviolet lights in the pool. These elements, and dozens more, are part of a growing effort to boost buildings’ contributions to the health of their inhabitants. At the helm of the movement: the International WELL Building Institute, or IWBI, a corporation that’s set guidelines to help architects design residences, offices, schools, and more with wellness in mind. Denver’s Nava Real Estate Development, the team behind the Lakehouse, was the first in Colorado to register with the IWBI under the multifamily track—and they hope to prove just how luxurious a healthy building can be when residents move in this fall. (Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop devotees, perhaps?)

Virtual reality helping provide glimpses of Denver’s real estate future

Team at Lakehouse luxury condo project near Sloan’s Lake among those using VR tech to sell real estate

Picture this: You’re interested in buying a new condo but the building is still being built. The drywall isn’t even hung yet. Before you sign on the dotted line and commit to a major investment, you want to see more. What will the countertops look like? How’s the view?

Forget two-dimensional renderings and floor plans. Just pick up a tablet or strap on a pair of virtual reality goggles and get a complete 3-D look around the condo that could be yours. Switch between floor plans and finishes to get a sense of what you’re getting down to the digital inch.