Several Park Hill residents are leaving Park Hill and heading to Stapleton. “We fought it for a long time,” said Park Hill resident Sunny Hansen. “But finally, there was just too much we were missing out on in Stapleton, so we are making the move.” With the new construction in Stapleton, most Park Hill buyers have been able to find a home in Stapleton. “It was a little bit of a process, but we settled on a place being built in Bluff Lake,” says Hansen.
The challenge for migrating Park Hill residents often isn’t finding a Stapleton home, but in selling their Park Hill residence. “We are up against a lot of things,” says Park Hill home seller Bryan Sloan. “Park Hill is a great, classic Denver neighborhood, but our home is older, and our community is diverse. Buyers are looking at these nearby huge, brand new Stapleton homes and then walking through our place. It is just tough to compete.” Stapleton amenities also make it tough for Park Hill residents. “They have like five pools,” says Sloan. “Then, another six elementary schools.”
To compete, Park Hill Realtors are getting creative with their marketing of the Park Hill properties. “Park Hill is a great community,” said realtor Tracey Miller. “It is a great starter community before eventually buying your Stapleton home. So, what we try to tell potential buyers is that with Park Hill, you are really a step closer to living in Stapleton. That has by far been our most effective strategy.”
Not all Park Hill residents are eager to leave their neighborhood for Stapleton. “Way too much drama over there for me,” said Erin Strassburg. “I love Park Hill, love the diversity, the restaurants. Just a great place to be. It could use a bar, though.” Whether Park Hill residents are leaving or not, their home values have been affected one way or the other by Stapleton.
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