Imagine living in a brand new home packed with eco-friendly features that will dramatically reduce your cost of living. Keller William's EcoMark Group (
www.ecomarkgroup.com) has just listed a two-story, 4,162-sq.ft. home at 654 Ivanhoe in
Denver that redefines what it means to be green.
The amazing, finely-crafted, 4-bedroom, 4-1/2-bath eco-home was designed and built by Office for Elemental Design + Development (
www.oed2.com). It includes green features such as vegetative roofs, solar power, Bosch and Sub- Zero Energy-Star appliances, reclaimed stone and wood, and much more.
When approaching the home, the first thing that a prospective homebuyer notices is that the home is designed to retain a beautiful, 60-year-old elm tree in the front yard. The tree provides bountiful shade from the afternoon sun. The home is situated on a spacious site of 9,375-sq.ft., about three regular-size lots.
The home's modern, zero-maintenance exterior has beautiful reclaimed stone from a demolished building, keeping it out of the landfill. The siding material is made from recycled wood waste and plastic resins, giving it unparalleled durability while maintaining the warm appearance of a natural wood product.
The exterior walls of this home are made from pre-fabricated, super-insulated, structural insulated panels (SIPS), a sandwich of soy-based, closed-cell foam between two sheets of no VOC OSB. "This unique construction means a longer life for your home, less waste and a lower cost to maintain your home," explains Jake DiRe, Vice President Sales and Marketing/COO for the EcoMark Group.
The interior has many outstanding features including vintage hardwood floors from the previous home on this site that were salvaged prior to the demolition. They have been repurposed into custom architectural features throughout the home including a coffered ceiling in the dining room and wall panels in the master bathroom and foyer.
Indoor and outdoor living come together with the master bedroom. A wall of glass connects the bedroom retreat to a 210-sq. ft. roof deck situated under the canopy of the beautiful elm tree and adjacent to one of three vegetated roof areas. "You'll feel like you're a kid again hanging out in your swanky tree house," DiRe adds. The vegetated, commercial-grade roof system saves energy by insulating the roof, filters pollutants from rainwater and melted snow, and moistens the air.
The eco-home has more than 50 high-performance, aluminum clad wood windows and two giant sliding doors selectively placed to maximize daylight and natural ventilation. The 2.7 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system located on the garage roof can provide up to 75 percent of the home's electrical power needs.
Other outstanding features of the eco-home at 654 Ivanhoe St. include: custom cabinets throughout; modern custom kitchen with CaesarStone quartz surface engineered counter tops, kitchen island/breakfast bar and wine cooler; gas fireplace; dual media rooms; oversized 2-car garage; hybrid heating and cooling system; super insulated enclosure; no VOC interior finishes; water efficient plumbing fixtures; water efficient and drought-resistant landscaping; heat recovery ventilator; air filtration system; central vacuum system; pre-wiring for automated shades; radiant heated bathroom floor; instant hot water with a recirculation loop; compact fluorescent lighting with motion sensors and door-activated switches; and natural wool fiber carpet.
"This home was built to be modern and warm with a great open and flexible layout," DiRe adds. The home is priced at $1,649,000, and can be viewed by contacting
Jake DiRe of The EcoMark Group at 720-221-1805.
With more than 73,000 agents and 679 franchised Market Centers in 45 states and provinces, Keller Williams Realty International is now America's third-largest and fastest-growing residential real estate company. Keller Williams Realty franchised the Colorado Region in 1993 and has succeeded by creating a unique agent-focused model that builds partnerships between agents and local ownership through participation in a life-long, profit sharing program.
In Colorado, the company has 27 locations and more than 2,500 agents. In 2008, Keller Williams agents achieved a sales volume of more than $2.8 billion. For more information, contact Team Leader Lori Morris at 303-722-3300 or visit
www.kellerwilliamsdenvercentral.com.
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