For Sale

Unique Property on 38+ Acres

692 South County Road 181
Byers, CO 80103

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Enjoy country living in an original Colorado homestead, updated for modern living, with easy access to Denver and a walk to school for the children.

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Raise animals -- horses, pigs, cattle, dairy, chickens... You'll find space and accomodations for just about anything you want here. Plenty of room for hobbies, with workshop space galore; plenty of room for children to run and play. There's also ample space to nurture a garden, with a raised bed garden area, an established perennial herb garden and room for a patch of corn. You can sit and watch the corn grow from the shade of mature trees, or sip iced tea in the landscaped yard.

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This pleasant, well-situated property in Byers, Colorado is approximately 35 miles from the Denver-metro area, five minutes from I-70.

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The Home is a 1916 two-story of hybrid adobe/stick-built construction, one of the local homesteads. It has unusually thick walls and is well-insulated, with newer windows and exterior doors. The house is roughly 2,100 square feet, with substantial new electrical and plumbing. It has four bedrooms and two full baths: three bedrooms (one non-conforming) and a full bathroom upstairs and a master bedroom and full bathroom downstairs. It has a modern kitchen with eating area, as well as a large dining room with a really cool rock fireplace. The living room is large and sunny.

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Outbuildings include over 5,000 square feet of quality structures on concrete pads.

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* 40' x 44' quanset hut with (220) electrical

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* Cinder block barn (approx. 1,000 sq ft) with partial electrical and adjacent corral

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* 3 large grain bins

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* Children's playhouse

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* Several shelters and fencing originally built for a pig operation.

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* Two detached garages: one has been converted to an animal nursery, the other has an adjacent hen house.

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Other Goodies

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* There is a partial, unfinished basement for additional storage

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* A Jotl wood stove provides ambience and fuel savings in the living room

* There is a brick fire pit for marshmallow roasting at the top of the west pasture
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* Recent improvements include a new roof (2010), boiler (2008) and water heater (2008)

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* Water comes from a 75-foot well which produces roughly 9 gallons per minute. Municipal water is available, with a water line running from the city water tap to the property line.  Alternatively, the depth of this well makes the use of solar or wind power generators possible for its operation.

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* Water, septic and electrical hookups are available for a trailer or RV

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* The property has a newer (2003), overbuilt septic and leach field

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* The western eight acres are fenced for horses or cattle with a small shelter. The eastern 25 acres are approximately 2/3 fenced

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Location

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The property is in a prime location in Byers! Located on the eastern edge of town, it is a walk to the local elementary and high school (and top-notch library) and a short distance to Byers' hardware and general stores. Roads are paved all the way from the highway to the property.

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Land

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According to the Arapahoe County Comprehensive Plan (Byers Sub-Area Plan), the land can be subdivided into 1+ acre parcels, creating future investment potential.

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Price

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$269,000

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Contact

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Dan or Lisa (303) 822-9780 or (720) 979-1416. Please call for an appointment to see this beautiful piece of Colorado history.

Why we call it...

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About Byers, Colorado

(From the I-70 Chamber of Commerce)

Byers is located on the I-70 corrider, approximately 30 miles east of Aurora and 40 miles east of Denver. Its proximity to the metropolitan area allows for small town country living with easy access to city amenities.

Byers is a small, unincorporated rural community of approximately 1,400 people. The community has a nice mixture of young and old with an active senior citizens club. Farming and ranching are the backbone of Byers' economy. In the 1970's and 1980's, oil and gas exploration contributed to a more diversified economy. With restaurants, gas stations, a grocery store, liquor store, feed and clothing store, tanning salon, bank, hardware store, veterinary clinic, beauty shops, nail salon, parts and repair shop and numerous other small businesses, Byers is a self-sufficient community with much to offer. There are single-family homes, trailer parks and a few apartments as well as 2-1/2 acre lots where one can own large and small farm animals. Additionally, the water in Byers is some of the purest anywhere and local telephone services extend into the metro Denver area.

Schools

The fully-accredited Byers School district offers preschool, kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school courses. College courses are also offered in Byers and at nearby high schools with access to T.H. Pickens Technical School in Aurora. Approximately 578 students attend grades K – 12. A public library is located next to the school for the convenience of students and the general public.

Community Groups & Events

Community celebrations are held at Easter, the Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas, and the Byers Turkey Shoot takes place the second week-end prior to Thanksgiving. Bingo is held every Monday at the Byers American Legion Hall.

The Byers community also has a number of active community groups including the Alton-Franz American Legion & Auxiliary Post 160, the Byers Volunteer Fire Department, the Byers Volunteer Rescue Squad, the Byers Community Cemetery Association, the Byers Development Council, the Byers Mason Lodge 152, the Parent Teacher Organization and the Byers Community Association.

Elevation: 5201 feet
Land area: 4.28 square miles.
Population density: 318 people per square mile (very low).