If you are looking to buy a house in Denver, would you be interested in buying a home that used to be a church? There are a number of converted churches that are now lofts and houses throughout Denver that I have toured before and have always walked away from very impressed. Today I saw that the Wall Street Journal's "House of the Day" just so happens to be a converted church in Cherry Creek North and it got me wondering, how many people would feel comfortable living in an old church?
Looking through the pictures of this conversion in Cherry Creek North, click here, it is difficult to not be impressed and blown away by how stunning and dramatic this house is. With 35 foot ceilings, impeccable finishes, gardens, fountains, wine cellar, etc., it is everything you would hope for in a $2.3 million dollar home. But it is also hard to ignore that it still closely resembles a church and that will never change. I am curious, if you had the money, would you pay $2.3 million to live here or would the fact it was once a church be too much?
As I mentioned, there are a few other churches that have been converted to lofts over the years that have always intrigued me. One of these is the Bell Tower Lofts on 225 Lincoln. The units in here are stunning with 40 foot ceilings, stained glass and lots of skylights. Plus an incredible bell tower, hence the name, with 360 degree views of Denver. These are typically in the $500-600,000 range and large, 2,500 to 3,500 square feet.
Perhaps my favorite conversion is the Bell Tower Residences, I know, clever name, on 22nd and Ogden. Sadly, it looks like this conversion might have gone to foreclosure since there now bank owned units for sale unfinished in the building. But it is hard to deny how spectacular the plans for this old church were. Most of the units are between 4,000 and 6,000 square feet, were three stories and had almost all of the original church features with top of the line finishes in the baths and kitchens. Some had bedrooms in the choir loft, others had bedrooms in the bell tower, and all had spectacular stained glass and arches. They were priced accordingly, in the $900,000-1,500,000 range which might be why they didn't sell. Of all the conversions I have seen, this definitely still felt the most "churchy" and I wonder if that had anything to do with them not selling? If you know of any other buildings around town like this, please do share.
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