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Highlands Ranch Colorado Real EstateHighlands Ranch real estate property listings in the Denver metro area. This is the premier web site for homes, houses, luxury homes, gated communities, townhomes, condos and acreages for sale in Highlands Ranch Colorado and the metro area of Denver. This site contains over 400 pages of information on Denver and Highlands Ranch, its amenities, surrounding communities, more than 25 virtual tours, plus you can search the local area MLS IDX(property listing service) listings.
HIGHLANDS RANCH is located in the south end of the metro Denver area and encompasses an area of over 22,000 acres. The community has been created from the beginning as a master planned community with over one third of the acreage being dedicated to open space and parks. Concrete jogging paths and nature walks are the norm through the wonderful park system. There are over 28,500 residential dwelling units and typically some 600 property listings for sale. My wife & I have lived here since 1989 and her new car averages less than 5000 miles per year, “because everything is so close”. Prices of homes range from about $165,000 up to over $1,000,000. There are gated communities, luxury homes, golf course lots and quiet cul de sac lots listed in the Denver multiple listing service (MLS). Properties for sale with mountain views are frequently found throughout this south Denver Colorado community. The commute to the Denver Tech Center is about 15 to 20 minutes for most residents of this master planned community. (CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIRTUAL TOUR) Highlands Ranch has 4 main areas: North Ridge the first area developed; Eastridge from approximately Wildcat Reserve Parkway to the eastern boarder with Lone Tree Colorado; Westridge which encompasses the area around Highlands Ranch Parkway west from Broadway to Santa Fe Blvd.; and finally Southridge, the final areas of development for Highlands Ranch CO. Each of these areas has seen development of homes, condominiums and town homes which are regularly for sale in the Multiple Listing Service MLS. Highlands Ranch Colorado is Master Planned with Covenant & Architectural Control Personally, I love the feel of Highlands Ranch and the way the covenants have maintained real estate property values. The life style is what it is all about and being able to take the dog The Highlands Ranch Community Association (HRCA) reminds the residents on its opening web page that:
The Metro Districts of Highlands Ranch Colorado are the local government in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Elected board members represent five geographic districts in Highlands Ranch. The Highlands Ranch Metro Districts' mission states that they are committed to making Highlands Ranch Colorado a great community by providing quality municipal services while managing resources wisely. The Highlands Ranch Metro Districts' Municipal Services
E-mail the Metro Districts at info@highlandsranch.org. When sending e-mail, please include your name and phone number so we may also have the option to call you to answer your questions. italicized portions modified from the Highlands Ranch Colorado Metro Districts website. The Highlands Ranch Colorado area was a prime hunting ground for the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians. Today there are still buffalo in the Daniels Park that the parks and open space department of the city Denver Colorado maintains on the eastern border of Highlands Ranch CO. The area's ownership passed back and forth between Spain and France until Napoleon sold it to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
In 1859, Dad Clark filed a 160-acre homestead on the site of today’s Highlands Ranch Golf Club. At the time, Colorado farmers had great success growing potato crops and Rufus decided to try his hand at it. His first harvest was so abundant that he became known as Colorado's “Potato King”. From 1891 to 1904, the first phase of the Highlands Ranch Mansion, originally called Castle Isabel, was built. Around that same time, property owner John Springer purchased additional land, bringing his total holdings to 23,000 acres. The acreage changed hands several more times until 1937, when Lawrence C. Phipps, Jr., son of a U.S. Senator from Colorado, bought it for cattle ranching. Italicized portions from www.Highlandsranch.com Search for HIGHLANDS RANCH COLORADO HOMES Pete Doty has been a
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for a walk on concrete walking/jogging bicycle paths is great. Seeing the fox running through the open space or the antelope, or even a deer in our back yard one fourth of July! Wow! It is a place with 4 recreation centers available to all residents of the community, and the use is not limited to geographic boundaries. All 4 are available to the residents of Highlands Ranch, with a few exceptions. Where are those rec centers in Highlands Ranch Colorado? Check out this map...
After Phipps' death, the property was owned briefly by Highland Ventures and then by Mission Viejo Company in 1978. In 1981, the Phil and Kaye Scott family led a group of "pioneer" homeowners to the Highlands Ranch we know today, where homes were built and districts were created. 
