436 Highland Ave. Boulder
Beautifully Restored Brick Victorian on Mapleton Hill
$4,075,000 | April 2018
Located on one of Mapleton Hill’s most coveted and sought after blocks, and featuring Southern exposure and marvelous Flatirons views, 436 Highland is a brick Edwardian style home that has been lovingly restored and updated. Entering the home, one is immediately greeted by a deep front porch that looks out to Highland Ave – a quiet street that often has more pedestrian traffic than vehicular traffic. The front door opens to a nice entryway, with a built-in bench at the bottom of the handsome staircase. Original wood floors are present in the main entry, and in much of the main floor. Most of the original wood trim, including molding, and other period details, has been restored and embraced.
The front room features high ceilings and great vistas out to Highland, making for a perfect area to entertain. The dining room also features high ceilings, and a beautiful built-in cabinet that provides great storage space for formal dinnerware. A main-floor office or bedroom is conveniently tucked around the corner from the kitchen. The kitchen, presented in a soft, sophisticated palette of whites and greys, offers slab countertops, high-end appliances, and tile floors that are textured to feel surprisingly comfortable under foot. The kitchen then opens to the south facing main floor great room, featuring a wall of windows and access to the back yard. The main floor also features a tastefully updated full bathroom, and a built-in desk space.
Upstairs, a gracious landing offers a newly installed laundry closet. Two light filled bedrooms provide plenty of comfortable space and storage. Both bedrooms access additional closet space and luxury bathroom en route to a perfectly perched upper deck featuring great Southern exposure and picture frame views of the Flatirons. A stunning bathroom with glassed shower and soaking tub also offers Flatiron views.
One of the many unique features of this property is the sheltered courtyard feeling that is created by the two outbuildings, including a detached 2-car garage, and the conditioned studio building. A spacious 2-car garage is a very rare find on Mapleton Hill – a second conditioned outbuilding is even more rare. Above the garage is a finished space, perfect for a home office or guest space. To the west of the garage, the finished, conditioned studio features high ceilings and makes for a great rec space, office, studio, or kids play area. Both the garage and the studio open to the yard, and create a feeling of comfort and privacy, with sunny southern orientation that can be enjoyed throughout the seasons. The yard has been recently overhauled and features plenty of grass for recreating.
The 400 block of Highland is ideally situated a few blocks from some of Boulder’s best trails, yet the lightly traveled Highland Ave is usually filled with hikers, bikers, or kids playing ball in the street. Pearl Street is a pleasant stroll or bike ride, a few blocks to the South. The Mapleton Hill early childhood center, offering pre-school education, is also an easy walk, a few blocks away. This property is in the enrollment area for Whittier Elementary, a public school offering an International Baccalaureate program.
Finding a property on Mapleton Hill that offers all that this property offers is truly remarkable: a tastefully updated home with views, on a peaceful block near downtown and trails, with a nice yard, and 2 car garage plus bonus space in the two outbuildings.
