Platt Park Real Estate — Platt Park Homes For Sale in Denver, CO

Not quite four miles south of Downtown Denver lies the charm-filled hamlet of Platt Park. Residents can easily bike, cab or take light rail into city proper. Boasting Old South Pearl street, a shopping and dining district full of unique boutiques and top-of-the-city eats such as; Sushi Den, Izakaya Den, The Black Pearl, Kaos Pizza, Sessions Kitchen and award winning Park Burger, to name a few. Platt Park borders on Antique Row of South Broadway, with plenty of professional services, the area has just about everything an urban dweller could desire with the advantage of quieter streets with decent backyards. Mostly single family homes dot tree-lined streets-primarily older homes that have been updated and/or added onto, although some newer modern architecture can be found. James H. Platt park, after which the neighborhood gains it's name, is almost four acre park with a well-kept playground that is host to the children of the neighborhood's 3,000 households. The historic James Fleming house, which sits behind the Decker Library, served as the home of the Mayor of South Denver and it's jail when Platt Park separated itself from Denver for eight years in the late 1800's, has recently been restored by the Park People. It now houses several non-profits and is available to rent for private events from Denver Parks and Recreation. less