Let's Get Started: Alternative Housing Projects - Denver Colorado There are approx 5000 privately owned lots in the City of Denver. Many are platted lots in Stapleton and Lowry. It is estimated that there are 2-3000 that might be available for development. Any one of these could be your new home. In the past three years lots have shown substantial appreciation each year and heres why: 1. The shortage or absence of quality lots in desirable established neighborhoods. 2. Pressure from developers & speculators to drive up prices and build spec homes. 3. Speculators purchasing many of the surplus city lots as investment properties. 4. Original owners holding on to their only assets to pass on to family members. 5. The cost to scrape a house and rebuild has risen dramatically in recent years. Builders are soliciting lot owners with mailers and phone calls offering below market prices for available lots in order to build spec homes on. I am unaware of any private individuals contacting lot owners to purchase a lot and build a personal residence on. Buying a lot with a plan to build your own home is a risky proposition without professional help. Landowners have heard of outrageous prices being obtained on lots and keep holding out for even higher prices. Land speculators try to lowball sellers in order to make excess profit on the ground purchase as well as on the building of a home. Some builders are building poor quality homes and charging high prices due to the lack of supply of urban lots. Here's some of our current models of system built housing. Please visit our Featured Lots page for actual photos of finished homes constructed by The Alternative Housing Group. © 2001-2007 Alternative Housing Group, LLC dba DenverLots.Com and AlternativeHousingGroup.Com is protected under copyright and trademark laws. Any reproduction is strictly forbidden.