Boulder Neighborhoods | Downtown

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When you picture Boulder, one of the first images that comes to mind is probably Pearl Street Mall. The bustling, pedestrian-friendly district offers world-class shopping, dining and entertainment and serves as the central strip to Boulder’s über-popular Downtown. Opportunities for home buyers don’t come along very often here, but those lucky enough to call Downtown home have the best of Boulder right out their front door.

Loosely defined as the wedge between Spruce Street and Canyon Boulevard, bordering on 20th Street to the east and coming to a point at the city’s western edge, Downtown is as “city living” as it gets in Boulder. Most of the homes you’ll find here are of the attached variety—largely lofts and condos developed within the last 15 years. While there are historic cottages and older homes on the neighborhood’s borders, those are harder to come by and don’t last on the market for long!

Downtown provides residents prime access to recreational opportunities. Perched at the foot of the mountains, hiking, rock climbing and mountain biking opportunities abound, and with Central Park and the Boulder Creek along its southern border, you can add tubing, fishing and jogging along the Creek path to the list of things to do in the great outdoors. The path extends from the depths of Boulder Canyon, well beyond city limits to the east, making it a pedestrian and bike artery perfect for transportation and play.

But it’s the shopping, restaurants and nightlife that really draw home buyers to Downtown. More than 1,000 businesses fill Pearl Street Mall, but even if you’re not in the mood for a killer meal or some of the best shopping in Colorado, strolling its cobblestones and enjoying the wide variety of street performers who post up there, is a fantastic year-round activity. Restaurants, bars, trails, shops, paths and parks—not to mention the live entertainment to be discovered at Boulder Theater and the seasonal draws to Central Park of the Farmers Market and Boulder Creek Festival. Downtown Boulder truly has it all. -Courtesy of Porchlight Group Boulder