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agdaddy04 said:

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Ha, haven't yet. Flying back up next weekend to try and finalize that. Looking at Erie and Parker.

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yeh.. stapleton to parker will be easy breezy if you want to fork up the $130 a month for toll. You would have no traffic for 80-90% of your commute, then a bit of traffic for the last couple miles.

Parker to Pena/70 is ~20 minutes everyday all day.. that's about where the edge of traffic is. Stapleton is just west of there.

There is no good way from stapleton to Erie though. .just up and down 25 northside which sucks both ways.

Edit.. maybe depends on where in Parker. If you're really far south like pinery (which is really nice), that could add a bit. But most of parker is within a mile or 2 from E470.

Thanks for the information.

Regarding the commute to/from Erie, would you say that Google Maps isn't accurate regarding traffic maybe? The reason I ask is that I've done the search around rush hour and it's only showing to be 3-5 minutes further than Parker.

Actually, I just plugged it in, and fastest time for stapleton to erie is showing going east I-70, then up pena, then over to E470 on the NE side.. didn't think about that. For comparison's sake, right now, stapleton to erie is 27 miles/50 min using 270 and 25 north, compared to 40 miles 46 minutes using Pena/E470 on NE side.

So while that way is almost twice the mileage and way out of the way, it's quicker. That shows you the difference in traffic on E470 compared to any other highway. The 25 north route would only be worse here in 1-2 hours when rush hour actually starts (only 3pm now). Using 270/25 would easily be 75-90 minutes from stapleton. 270 is an absolute parking lot the entire length everyday, almost all day. It would be 30 minutes for the first 7-8 miles of the commute on 270. So you could use that E470 route, and sacrifice your mileage for your time.

Parker is 27 miles/30 minutes using E470 on SE side, and it not only is the quickest route, it's pretty much the shortest route as well. You wouldn't be sacrificing mileage for time.



Edit to add, going stapleton to erie using E470 would be 2 toll plazas, at $3 ea. so $12/day, $250 a month.
Twice as much compared to Parker which is 1 toll plaza (assuming you get on/off at Parker rd which is free.)
That's $1500 a year.

If you did choose Parker, and could swing 7-4, you could do 225/parker rd, probably still be at ~35 minutes, and it would be no tolls. Mileage goes down to ~20 miles instead of ~30, saving you 5k miles a year.

The mileage savings would be the biggest factor. Company is paying for all tolls, but certainly don't want to try and take advantage of that. Although it is a nice benefit to not have to worry about.

Nice mathing there!

Pulled the trigger on Columbine country club today.

Let's play ags!

I've got a buddy who is a member there - we were talking about it this weekend a bit. I wish I had time to play more, it feels like I've played 10 times max in the last 5 years and that's horrible.

dbtexasag05 said:

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Pulled the trigger on Columbine country club today.

Let's play ags!

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Can anyone recommend some lessons for a beginner ? Interested in picking up the sticks, just never really have.

I can teach you the basics.

At one point in time it was going to be my career...

dbtexasag05 said:

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I can teach you the basics.

At one point in time it was going to be my career...

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Get in your home, ball!

Looking for an Orthodontist recommendation for an adult patient who recently moved to your area. Any part of town is ok but he lives and works near downtown. Thanks for any suggestions.

dbtexasag05 said:

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Pulled the trigger on Columbine country club today.

Let's play ags!

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im jealous, you can find me at one of the local munis.

I go to the Cherry Creek location, he is great and I am almost done with my invisilign.

Thanks! Will pass along the name.

New to this thread. Considering Denver. Few questions.
Where do majority of ags on this thread live in Denver?
Second, and most importantly, which suburban location has best combination of quality schools, little league, golf courses, reasonably priced housing for Denver, and reasonable commute to downtown work (less 30 minutes)? I'm good with foothills and a little nature in back yard (but that probably is outside 30 minutes)

the last of the bohemians said:

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New to this thread. Considering Denver. Few questions.
Where do majority of ags on this thread live in Denver?
Second, and most importantly, which suburban location has best combination of quality schools, little league, golf courses, reasonably priced housing for Denver, and reasonable commute to downtown work (less 30 minutes)? I'm good with foothills and a little nature in back yard (but that probably is outside 30 minutes)

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1. Highlands ranch obviously. It's where all the cool kids live.

2. See above.
(Affordable housing...lulz)

Thanks for the reply. HR would have been my guess from looking at the map and Zillow.
What are the commutes like in snow season?
Any 2nd best options after HR?

A snowy commute may happen a half dozen times a year, give or take 2-3 days on either side of that. I wouldn't base my commute estimate on snowy days.

HR to downtown is 30 minutes in the morning if you leave before 7. The afternoon is always longer, 45 minutes is about right though. My wife makes this drive every day. One factor is where in HR you start. We start from about as far south in HR as you can be and it takes 10-15 just to get to the highway.\

I'm a youth baseball coach and we have played in the Arapaho's Youth League since we moved here. We've been on rec level all the way to the highest level of league play in the area. There's a variety of options, thought if you are looking for true Little League, the only one I'm aware of (Dry Creek LL) isn't very good. Our team is part of the Warriors organization. Others like Littleton Thunder, Dakota Ridge, Parker Hawks, etc are also quality. Then there's the academies (Bardo's, Slammers, etc). Just a ton of variety and options depending on your kid's level and the amount of time/money you want to spend as a family.

Though we are in Catholic schools, all of our friends are in Douglas County or Littleton public schools and have few complaints.

Other options outside of HR would be Parker, Littleton, Golden, Stapleton, Lone Tree, Centennial. Those are all generally south and west of town. I don't know much about the northern or eastern burbs. Stapleton is east but is a different animal - smaller lots and denser neighborhoods, but still very nice with a master planned walkable feel to it.

We live just east of wash park in Corey Merrill. Really like the neighborhood.

Anyone here mountain bike? Finally pulled the trigger on one about a week ago and looking for some peeps to go with.

Also for that matter, I also just joined a bouldering gym (The Spot) and looking for some novices to climb with. I can get you in for free if you have never been before.

Thanks for the feedback on this thread, very helpful

We moved to HR from Dallas about four years ago and used this thread for background research. We love Highlands Ranch but prices have risen quite a bit since we moved in 2015.

Define reasonably priced. I don't know if I'd consider my house reasonably priced anymore.

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We live just east of wash park in Corey Merrill. Really like the neighborhood.

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Cool neighborhood. We're in Platt Park and I really enjoy living in the area.

Any Aggie realtor recommendations in Denver. We live in HR currently but we won't be using the agent we used when we moved here.

Does anyone have contacts within Xcel Energy? Having trouble getting 3ph power at our Aurora location and they won't even give a timeline.

For realtor, we used Lindsey Friedman and enjoyed working with her.

agdaddy04 said:

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Does anyone have contacts within Xcel Energy? Having trouble getting 3ph power at our Aurora location and they won't even give a timeline.

For realtor, we used Lindsey Friedman and enjoyed working with her.

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Send me a PM with your contact information and the address for service.

Is this a new building that needs service?

Or an existing building that you are trying to change from single phase to three phase?

What is the capacity?

Existing building that we're trying to increase service to 1000 amp. We currently have 3ph, I believe 400 amp.

That's a pretty big jump....

They may not even have the capability to do that with the existing service into the building.

Have you gotten an electrical contractor involved?

Yes, sure have. Thriller seems to have gotten me in contact with someone that's willing to see it through. Thank you for that!

Anyone in commercial real estate here? Looking to transition to that industry. Been in commercial banking out of college. Ideally would go to the debt side as it's more familiar, but open to the equity shop.

Would love to reach out to anyone about it. Thanks!