Gateway - Green Valley Ranch
- Neighborhood in Denver, CO
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Gateway - Green Valley Ranch Reviews
Rating 3.65 out of 5 110 reviews
I like that our neighborhood is quiet and inclusive. It has lots of shops and stores in one area. It has a lot of communities brought together. I would like to see the construction scheduling change to a time when students aren't in school, maybe during the summer.
The best thing about living in Green Valley Ranch is its just a few minutes away from the Denver International airport and plus there's a ton of places to eat nearby. Perhaps adding a mall will make this city a bit better.
Gvr was ok when I first moved here about 10 years ago. But it has gone downhill and I absolutely hate living here. It’s not a safe area at all. It’s rated one of the most dangerous areas in the Denver metro area. Had a murder happen a couple blocks away from my house. The HOA is absolutely horrible. They foreclosed on over 100 homes for unpaid fines. Not from missed Hoa payments. Which caused denver to change the law on how HOAs can take someone’s home. Guns shots every night. Cars get stolen every day. Horrible place to live. Traffic on Peña and I70 is also horrible.
Everyone’s experience is different, so I can only speak for me and my family. I feel it’s starting to become very congested. The parking on our street is atrocious, with each house needing to park 4 plus cars. The school my kids go to is not the greatest. One thing that bothers me more than anything is the fact that the houses are like an inch away from each other. With all the money we pay to live here you’d think there’s a little bit of privacy. We moved here as a last resort and we cant wait to get out of here in October. I will lose my mind from the HOA people alone and the snooty neighbors who think this is Beverly Hills or something and complain about every little thing. I kid you not, one person complained last week that our sprinkler was making the sidewalk too wet for her to walk her dog. As soon as we moved in, we were already over it. The only good thing I can say is it’s close to most places that you need to get to.
It is a very quite place with nice people and it is still a developing neighborhood. The access to some commodities is limited compared to the city because of the lack of different stores but you can still find everything you need and for the most part want. However it is very close to the airport so you will hear planes all the time pass over.
I think in the future I could give more stars. It is an up and coming neighborhood. Hoping they are planning on building more stores or restaurants in the neighborhood.
I've lived here for two years now and before there really wasn't much, but now it's expanding there are new stores being built and some opened already that there wasn't before.
Up and coming area with traditional ties to crime or displacement of lower socioeconomic families. Working in this area is a blessing. The children in the area need more positive role models and more constructive things to do.
GVR is such a great and beautiful place to live. Has grown so much in the last couple of years, but because of this I feel that the real estate market has gone up to a ridiculous amount. Their are now houses being built everywhere which is good, but it would be nice to see businesses expand as well.
I love my neighborhood. I was able to buy a brand new townhouse that's amazing. You get a lot more bang for your buck in GVR. My neighbors are nice and there are some great parks. I read that we are getting a Natural Grocer down the street so I'll have my organic options near by
What I like about Green Valley is that there's a lot of accessibility for example the Denver International Airport isn't too far. There's a light rail just a few minutes away. There's grocery stores, food places and etc. I have been living in Green Valley for almost 10 years now and I have witnessed this neighborhood develop a lot I can recall a lot of new things that weren't here when I initially moved here.
I LOVE THE AREA ... It is the HOA (even though no monthly fees, they are still there) that makes it unbearable... to the point I have moved and now rent it out.
Here is the issue:
For the money you will pay for houses in this area, you should NOT have to be harassed by an Overbearing HOA.
There are no fees... unless you go two weeks without pulling grass from your rocks OR have a 6 inch brown spot in your yard OR have a piece of your blind broken off from your 6yr old OR your tree has spots... Then threatened with Fines.
I have been targeted for these things, working 50+ hrs a week... getting threatening letters randomly will be very upsetting and will get old VERY quick.
HOA's claim "HOA's keep home values up" --- This is a LIE ...
(If HOA ever leaves, it will be a great place)
I am a real person, not a troll ... I got blocked on another site for trying to warn people.
Here is the issue:
For the money you will pay for houses in this area, you should NOT have to be harassed by an Overbearing HOA.
There are no fees... unless you go two weeks without pulling grass from your rocks OR have a 6 inch brown spot in your yard OR have a piece of your blind broken off from your 6yr old OR your tree has spots... Then threatened with Fines.
I have been targeted for these things, working 50+ hrs a week... getting threatening letters randomly will be very upsetting and will get old VERY quick.
HOA's claim "HOA's keep home values up" --- This is a LIE ...
(If HOA ever leaves, it will be a great place)
I am a real person, not a troll ... I got blocked on another site for trying to warn people.
With many opportunities available, there is so much to do in this neighborhood. From movies in the park to events held at your local library, you could never run out of things to do here.
The people there are great. Bit expensive but the community is great... There's pools and a gym and stuff
I have lived in Green Valley Ranch as long as I can remember and so far I haven't seen anything that has made me feel unsafe in my neighborhood, and for this am thankful. My neighborhood is in one of the wealthiest in Colorado, however, it has a great sense of community and I know this because everyone always says hi to each other and we there a neighborhood yard sale it's where my community really comes together. Something I love about my community whenever there's a tragedy we always come together in a town hall to discuss what had happened. Something that's interesting about my neighborhood is that it's slowly starting Supergrass I can see new constructions being built and new people moving in and being welcome. Overall my experience in green valley ranch had been excellent.
Green Valley Ranch is a growing neighborhood with a great amount of diversity. Over the years, it has been growing nonstop, but this has provided a great number of job opportunities and a large, but connected, community. While it lacks in the nightlife, seeing that most of the nightlife happens in downtown Denver, there is still a lot to do in the area.
I love Green Valley Ranch. I have been living here since I was 3 and all my experiences as a child have been great. This is a great community and growing up here has been very easy, safe, and fun for me.