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Homes for Sale in University
A century of Craftsman bungalows, a transit line to downtown, and the birthplace of the world's most famous burrito.
- Median Price$772,500
- Zip80210
- School DistrictDenver
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About University
The story of University.
The University neighborhood wraps around the University of Denver's main campus, with Evans Avenue and University Boulevard running through its heart: a neighborhood of corridors, coffee, and commuters. It is not the same as University Park, worth stating plainly because the two get conflated constantly. University Park sits east of South University Boulevard, a quieter, more purely residential enclave that turns inward; the University neighborhood is west of that line, and it faces outward.
The residential stock filled in over the decades: Craftsman bungalows in the 1910s and '20s, Tudor Revival homes through the '30s, then a sharp acceleration after World War II, when GI Bill enrollment at DU spiked demand and ranch homes went up to house students, faculty, and the families who followed them. That layering is still readable on a walk today. One block is a row of wide-porched bungalows shaded by trees older than the houses, the next a postwar ranch updated just enough to look current, the next a newer townhome filling a long-vacant lot.
The land traces back to Rufus "Potato" Clark, a Colorado pioneer who made his fortune growing potatoes and donated 80 acres in 1884 to bring the University of Denver here — on the conditions that the community be laid out in a tree-lined grid and stay dry. The dry-town experiment lasted barely a decade before annexation into Denver, though the prohibition deeds reportedly lingered on paper long after the saloons arrived. A century later the neighborhood produced a piece of history larger than Denver: in 1993, Steve Ells opened a grab-and-go burrito spot on Evans Avenue directly across from DU and called it Chipotle Mexican Grill. The first location is still open, and most people drive past it without recognizing what they're looking at.
The RTD University of Denver Station runs the E Line, with Denver Union Station roughly 20 minutes away, and I-25 forms the neighborhood's northern boundary, with downtown roughly 5 to 10 minutes by car off-peak. The flat street grid is bikeable.
This is a neighborhood for buyers who want that outward-facing energy: a street life shaped as much by the academic calendar as by the seasons. The trade-off comes with the same territory: street parking fills up on DU event and game days. And for buyers who want to own one car instead of two, the transit situation is meaningfully better than most of south Denver.
Boundaries
I-25 (north), S University Blvd (east)
Zip Codes
80210
Schools
Denver Public Schools
The Map
Where University sits.
The gold line is the official boundary — the area shaded at full strength is University.
Architecture & Inventory
What you'll find in University.
University has a distinct architectural character. Here's the mix of what comes to market.
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Craftsman Bungalows
The defining housing type: one to one-and-a-half stories with wide front porches and low-pitched roofs, built predominantly in the 1910s and '20s on tree-shaded residential streets.
02 ·
Tudor Revival & Postwar Homes
Tudor Revivals from the 1920s and '30s scattered among the bungalows, plus ranch homes and smaller frame houses from the GI Bill years that often offer the clearest value relative to square footage.
03 ·
Condos, Townhomes & Multifamily
Denser inventory near campus and along the Evans and University corridors: condos, modern townhome infill, and older multifamily with light-rail access and a pronounced college-town feel.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Living in University.
Dining & Coffee
Evans Avenue functions as the neighborhood's primary commercial corridor, a mix of longstanding institutions and college-adjacent standbys. Jerusalem Restaurant has served authentic Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food for more than 35 years. Sawa Mediterranean Restaurant & Buffet offers an all-you-can-eat format built around dishes from more than a dozen cultures, contributed by immigrant women cooks; the result is unexpectedly special for a strip-mall address. Illegal Pete's holds down the block with mission-style burritos, and The Pioneer, known to DU students as "The Pio," offers a rooftop patio and Mexican food a short walk from campus. Then there is the original Chipotle on Evans, the location that started a national chain, worth a visit simply to stand in the first one. La Belle Rosette runs espresso by day and a wine bar by evening.
Parks & Outdoor Recreation
The University neighborhood's outdoor life is built around access rather than destination parks. Buchtel Boulevard cuts east-west through the neighborhood as a tree-lined parkway, connecting campus to the surrounding residential streets. Harvard Gulch Park sits at the southern edge of the zone, technically in the Harvard Gulch and Rosedale neighborhood but accessible from University's southern blocks, with a 9-hole par-3 golf course, a recreation center with a pool, basketball, soccer, baseball, walking trails, and mountain views on clear days. Observatory Park, with its 1891 Chamberlin Observatory and open green space, sits just east across University Boulevard in University Park, close enough to walk to. Buyers expecting a Wash Park or Congress Park experience should recalibrate; the draw here is a transit line, a walkable campus, and a boulevard designed for movement.
Schools & Families
Asbury Elementary sits within the neighborhood and serves grades K-5. It is one of the more consistently high-performing schools in Denver Public Schools, called "continuously high-performing" by 5280 Magazine, and it is a significant draw to the University neighborhood in its own right. Grant Beacon Middle School serves the area. South High School, a well-regarded DPS boundary high school, serves the neighborhood at the secondary level. DPS SchoolChoice applies throughout the system, so verify boundary assignments for a specific address rather than assuming enrollment based on proximity. For buyers who do their homework on Asbury, the school is often the deciding factor that locks the neighborhood in.
Shopping & Entertainment
The University of Denver campus itself functions as a cultural amenity: the Newman Center for the Performing Arts hosts professional-caliber performances, and the Ritchie Center offers athletic events open to the public. The Evans and University Boulevard corridors handle everyday commercial needs, coffee, food, and a few retail staples. For anything beyond that, south Denver's connecting streets put Cherry Creek, the Gaylord Street shops, and the broader I-25 corridor within reasonable reach by car or light rail. This is not a neighborhood where buyers land expecting density of retail; they come for the housing, the schools, the transit, and the campus energy, and satisfy the rest of their needs nearby.
Commute & Transportation
Light rail is the University neighborhood's most underrated asset. The RTD University of Denver Station at 1901 E. Buchtel Boulevard runs the E Line, with travel time to Denver Union Station of approximately 20 minutes, making this one of the more genuinely transit-connected neighborhoods in south Denver. I-25 forms the northern boundary and provides immediate on-ramp access; downtown by car in off-peak traffic runs roughly 5 to 10 minutes. RTD Route 21 runs east-west along Evans Avenue and Route 24 north-south along University Boulevard for bus coverage. Buchtel Boulevard and the residential street grid are flat and bikeable. For buyers who commute downtown and would rather not drive it daily, the transit situation is meaningfully better than most of south Denver.
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- The median home price in University is approximately $772,500, with detached single family homes coming in higher, townhomes and condos coming in lower.
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