What are homes like in Crestmoor Park?
Crestmoor Park is the east Denver area between Holly Street and Monaco Street Parkway, built mostly in the 1950s on lots that commonly run from about 8,700 to 11,700 square feet. One story ranches and two story colonials make up most of the original houses, and a steady share has been replaced with new custom homes since 2000. The 37 acre Crestmoor Park sits at First Avenue and Monaco Street Parkway.
Crestmoor Park homes line wide, tree lined streets on the east side of Denver’s Hilltop area, with Monaco Street Parkway on one side and the park the neighborhood is named for near the middle. This guide covers where Crestmoor starts and stops, how it was platted, the zoning that governs rebuilds and what we suggest buyers and sellers check. For current listing activity, see the live numbers at the top of this page.
Where is Crestmoor Park?
Crestmoor is a local name, not one of Denver’s official statistical neighborhoods. On the city’s map, the park and the streets around it fall inside the Hilltop statistical neighborhood, in the City and County of Denver. The Denver assessor uses Crestmoor as a valuation area covering the blocks from Holly Street east to Monaco Street Parkway, between Alameda Avenue and Sixth Avenue Parkway. A separate assessor area called Crestmoor East covers the smaller lots east of Monaco on streets such as Magnolia, Newport, Niagara and Oneida, between First Avenue and Sixth Avenue Parkway. Because the name is informal, listings may label the same house Hilltop or Crestmoor, so when you search, use both names and check the street address against these boundaries.
West of Holly Street is the part of Hilltop around Cranmer Park, covered in our Hilltop guide. East of Monaco Street Parkway south of First Avenue is Lowry Field, south of Alameda Avenue is Washington Virginia Vale, and north of Sixth Avenue Parkway is Montclair.
How Crestmoor was built
Most lots here belong to two plats titled Crestmoor Park and Crestmoor Park Second Filing, which appear in the Denver Public Library’s collection of assessor plat maps and in the legal descriptions of the lots today. Denver by Foot notes that the Crestmoor Realty Company was advertising Crestmoor Park in 1936. The oldest houses on these plats date from 1937, according to Denver assessor records, but the great majority went up in the 1950s, with a smaller group in the 1940s and 1960s.
The city acquired Crestmoor Park in 1946, according to Denver Parks and Recreation’s park inventory, and Denver by Foot reports that the land was once a brickyard. Monaco Street Parkway, along the east edge, is older: it was designed by S. R. DeBoer and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Denver Park and Parkway System, per its National Register entry. The listed parkway runs from First Avenue north to Montview Boulevard, so the Crestmoor stretch is its southern end.
The homes: styles, sizes and lots
In the assessor’s Crestmoor area, one story houses are the most common type, followed closely by two story houses, with tri levels and story and a half houses mixed in. Local descriptions name English Tudors, two story colonials and classic brick ranches among the original styles, alongside newer custom houses. Rebuilding has been steady rather than sweeping: assessor records show that most houses are still the originals, with a minority built in 2000 or later.
Lots are the draw for many buyers. In the assessor’s Crestmoor area the middle half of single family lots runs from about 8,700 to 11,700 square feet. East of Monaco, in Crestmoor East, houses are mostly one story from the 1940s and 1950s on lots closer to 6,600 to 8,300 square feet. Rowhouses and a few condominium buildings sit near the edges, including along Monaco Street Parkway near Alameda Avenue.
Rules that shape what you can build
Nearly all of the Crestmoor Park plats are zoned E-SU-G, an Urban Edge single unit district with a 9,000 square foot minimum zone lot under the Denver Zoning Code. Some blocks toward Alameda Avenue and most of Crestmoor East are E-SU-Dx, with a 6,000 square foot minimum. The Hilltop Heritage Conservation Overlay, which limits lot splits, is mapped west of Hudson Street and does not cover the Crestmoor Park plats, so splitting a wide Crestmoor lot is governed by the base zone district and the city’s subdivision rules.
Monaco Street Parkway and Sixth Avenue Parkway are designated Denver landmark parkways, so changes within the parkways themselves go through landmark review. Before you design a new house, confirm the zone district on the city’s zoning map and ask about setbacks and height for that lot.
Streets, parks and getting around
Crestmoor Park covers about 37 acres at First Avenue and Monaco Street Parkway, with an address of 99 South Monaco Street Parkway. Denver Parks and Recreation lists a playground, tennis courts, a soccer field, a softball field, a walking and biking path, fitness equipment, picnic areas and a restroom. Sixth Avenue Parkway, designed by Saco R. DeBoer and built between 1909 and 1912, runs along the north edge from Colorado Boulevard to Quebec Street, according to the Hilltop neighborhood website’s park pages.
Holly Street on the west and Monaco Street Parkway on the east are the main north and south roads, Alameda Avenue runs along the south edge, and First Avenue crosses the middle of the area beside the park. Small shopping centers sit on Holly Street at Third Avenue and at Cedar Avenue. Cranmer Park lies farther west, between First and Third Avenues near Cherry Street.
Buying in Crestmoor Park
Most original houses here are more than 60 years old, so inspections deserve time. We suggest a sewer line camera scope to the street, a structural review of the foundation and basement, an electrician’s look at older wiring and panels, and a radon test; the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment explains that radon comes from uranium in the soil and can enter any home. Denver Water’s address lookup shows whether a property may still have a lead service line.
Block to block, the differences are mostly lot width, whether a house faces a parkway or the park, and how many neighbors have rebuilt. If you plan to replace the house, measure the lot frontage and confirm the zone district before you write an offer, since a lot that looks generous may still be narrower than a new floor plan needs.
Selling in Crestmoor Park
Buyers in Crestmoor tend to sort into two groups: those looking for an original ranch to update and those looking for a lot to build on, and each compares your house against a different set of sales. We usually advise sellers to price against recent sales of similar houses on similar lots within Crestmoor, rather than against averages that mix new construction with original ranches. Lot dimensions, a recent sewer scope and records of any updates help both kinds of buyers decide quickly. No one can promise a price, but complete information keeps negotiations focused.
How Crestmoor compares with nearby neighborhoods
| At a glance | Crestmoor (Holly Street to Monaco) | Crestmoor East (east of Monaco) | Hilltop (west of Holly Street) |
|---|---|---|---|
| City and county | Denver | Denver | Denver |
| Main building years | 1950s | 1940s and 1950s | 1930s to 1950s |
| Typical houses | One story ranches, two story colonials, new custom houses | One story houses | Two story revival styles, cottages, ranches |
| Main zone district | E-SU-G |
E-SU-Dx |
E-SU-D, E-SU-Dx, E-SU-G |
| Nearest large park | Crestmoor Park | Crestmoor Park | Cranmer Park |
West of Holly Street, Hilltop homes are older on average, with more two story revival style houses and a conservation overlay on part of the area. For other east and central Denver options, see our neighborhood guides, including Cherry Creek west of Colorado Boulevard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Crestmoor an official Denver neighborhood?
No. Denver’s statistical neighborhood map places Crestmoor Park and the streets around it inside Hilltop. The Denver assessor uses Crestmoor as a valuation area from Holly Street to Monaco Street Parkway.
How big is Crestmoor Park?
Denver Parks and Recreation records the park at about 37 acres, at First Avenue and Monaco Street Parkway. The city acquired the land in 1946.
When were most Crestmoor homes built?
Most original houses on the Crestmoor Park plats were built in the 1950s. The oldest date from 1937, and new custom houses have replaced some originals since 2000.
What is the minimum lot size for a new lot in Crestmoor?
Most of the Crestmoor Park plats are zoned E-SU-G, which sets a 9,000 square foot minimum zone lot. Confirm the zoning for a specific address on Denver’s zoning map before planning a split.
If you own in Crestmoor and want to understand what your house and lot are worth, request a home value estimate, or book a private consultation with us.
