After building luxury custom homes for over 20 years, Larry Larsen knew what he wanted to do when he renovated his Wash Park home on the 600 block of South Downing Street.
First, he wanted to revamp the exterior to change its appearance from a Cape Cod style to a modern farmhouse look.
On the inside, he and his wife Hillary Reed, an artist and former Larsen designer, wanted to add a main floor primary suite and expand the kitchen, dining area and great room. The primary suite includes a five-piece bath with heated floors, a soaking tub and steam shower.
“We loaded the house with all the top features, including built-in electric shades and a sound system throughout,” Larsen said.
The couple also added a patio in the front to take advantage of the view of Smith Lake across the street.
“We have a lake room on the main floor with big windows that could easily be converted to a study,” Larsen said.
The couple bought the now-4,300-square-foot home in 2004 for $478,000 and fully renovated it in 2022.
The second floor features two guest rooms and a full bath.
The finished lower level includes two more bedrooms and a large workshop or home gym with exterior stairs to the backyard.
Larsen, who founded Larsen Development Co. in 2002, earned an architecture degree from Kansas State University and worked for the U.S. Navy Corps of Engineers.
At the beginning of the year, Larsen sold his company, now known as Larsen, to Jeff Englund, a longtime employee and company president.
Larsen and Reed are ready to escape Denver’s crowds and move to Montana, so they listed the five-bedroom, five-bath Wash Park home for $3 million with Chris Olson of Olson Realty Group.
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“We love the house, but it’s time to move on,” Larsen said.
The home also includes a large back deck and an artist’s studio with a half bath attached to the two-car garage. It has parking space for four additional cars and a recreational vehicle.
Olson calls the home a “crown jewel” of Wash Park and said Larsen and Reed set the standard for design and construction quality.
“This home is world-class, Parade-of- Homes quality,” Olson said.
This story was reported by our partner BusinessDen.
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