Active $650,000
1031 Julian St
Denver, CO 80204 · Villa Park
Listed by Compass · Geoffry Kaatz and Shurie Fletcher · MLS# 3476055
Sloan's Lake and Villa Park
Denver's second-largest park, the W Line to downtown, and the city's most active new-construction corridor.
Pricing trends
Sloan's Lake prices run with the Highlands, above the citywide median for single-family homes, especially on the lake-facing blocks. Villa Park and West Colfax are the value play: new townhomes here come in well under what the same product costs a mile north, which is why first-time buyers and investors keep finding them.
| Denver, August 2026 | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $635,000−5.6% vs August 2025 | 483 | 38average days | 1,874 |
| Townhome / condo | $360,000−10.0% vs August 2025 | 213 | 65average days | 2,002 |
Citywide figures for Denver. Source: Local Market Update, August 2026, REcolorado data compiled by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Neighborhood-level figures vary; ask me for comparables on any specific home. See all area tables.
About Sloan's Lake
West of downtown, Sloan's Lake and the Villa Park and West Colfax blocks south of it are where Denver is building. The lake park is the anchor, with a 2.5-mile loop and mountain views over the water, and the neighborhoods around it mix original bungalows with new townhomes and the St. Anthony's redevelopment. For buyers who want new construction, a short commute and a park at the end of the street, this is the corridor I show first.
Location
Sloan's Lake Park sits between Sheridan Boulevard and Federal Boulevard, with the city of Edgewater on its west shore. Villa Park and West Colfax lie just south, along the Lakewood Gulch greenway. The W Line light rail stops at Perry, Knox and Sheridan on its way downtown, about ten minutes to Union Station, and Empower Field is a short ride east.
History and background
Where it sits. Sloan's Lake is in west Denver around Sloan's Lake Park, with the city of Edgewater in Jefferson County just to the west. The lake lies entirely within Denver's city limits.
The lake takes its name from Thomas Sloan, a farmer who held land here in the 1860's. Legend says he dug a well to irrigate his farmland and woke up the next morning to find a growing lake. Early nicknames included 'Sloan's Leak.'
Manhattan Beach amusement park rose on the north shore, with roller coasters, a Ferris wheel, dance halls and boating. A fire burned the theater and observatory in December of 1908, the grounds reopened as Luna Park, and it closed in 1914.
The city turned the site into a public park in 1923, and work crews in the 1930's stabilized the lake and connected it to nearby Cooper Lake. The neighborhood later held Saint Anthony's Hospital, Lake Junior High School and a drive-in theater, the Lakeshore, from 1951 into the 1980's.
Why people like it. People like Sloan's Lake for its 2.5-mile paved trail around the lake, the marina and recreation fields, picnic spots, and the water and mountain views.
Fun fact. Sloan's Lake is Denver's second-largest park at 290 acres.
Sources and caveats for this history
Housing and architecture
Around the lake the stock is mostly single-family: 1920s to 1950s brick bungalows and ranches, with large new homes replacing some of them on the south and east sides. Villa Park and West Colfax are more varied, with older cottages on unusually large lots, small apartment buildings and, since the W Line opened in 2013, rows of new two- and three-story townhomes with detached garages, like the 2019 townhome The Nest Team is listing on Julian Street.
Parks and recreation
Sloan's Lake Park covers about 290 acres, most of it water, with a paved loop, a marina, ball fields, playgrounds and some of the best sunset views in the city. Paco Sanchez Park on the gulch has a well-known disc golf course and the Lakewood Gulch Trail runs west toward Lakewood and east to the South Platte River Trail.
Dining, shopping and daily life
The south shore redevelopment added restaurants, a grocery and a cinema; Edgewater's 25th Avenue and the Edgewater Public Market are a few blocks west. The Rodolfo 'Corky' Gonzales branch library serves Villa Park, and the Highlands and Tennyson Street shopping districts are a short drive north.
Available now
Nest Team homes in Sloan's Lake
Active Listings shown are listed by Compass and were imported from Compass on October 12, 2026; they do not update automatically. Source: RECOLORADO as distributed by MLS GRID. Listing information and disclosures
Nearby
Other nearby communities
Southwest Denver Baker and the Santa Fe Arts District Denver's largest collection of middle-class Queen Annes, a mile from the Capitol, with South Broadway at the door. 
West Metro and Foothills Lakewood More than 80 parks, Bear Creek and Green Mountain out the back door, and light rail to downtown. 
Southeast Denver Washington Park Two lakes, the biggest meadow in the city, and blocks of brick that have held their value for a century. 
Northwest Denver Berkeley and Tennyson Street Two lakes, a main street of shops and restaurants, and bungalows that families grow into. 
Northwest Denver Highlands LoHi's restaurants and skyline views, West Highland's bungalows, and the bluff above the river. 
Northwest Denver Jefferson Park A small hilltop neighborhood of new townhomes and old cottages with the stadium and the skyline below. Let’s talk about Sloan's Lake
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Geoffry Kaatz
Real Estate Consultant and Licensed Realtor
303-517-9671
geoffry.kaatz@compass.com
200 Columbine St, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80206