Denver · 80216 · August 1–31, 2026
Denver 80216: Brown Cabinets, a Three-Car Garage, and a Buyer in 5 Days
Three of six August resales recorded eight days or less. The five-day house had brown cabinets and useful garage space. Here is what to check before replacing what works.
Before ordering a whole new kitchen, check what the house already offers.
At 4907 Sherman Street in Globeville, the kitchen had brown cabinets, a green-and-white backsplash, and mixed white and black appliances. The house recorded five days on market and closed for $405,000 on August 12.
Its wood floors, three bedrooms, and three-car garage deserve a look, too. This sale gives buyers a useful question: which sound features can stay, so the repair money goes where it matters most? See the Sherman listing and photos.
First coverage: This is our first report focused on ZIP 80216. It covers August sales, not a change since an earlier 80216 report.
Three quick sales in a small group
Six single-family resales in ZIP 80216 matched our saved August REcolorado search. Their average was 29 days on market. The six results were 1, 5, 8, 39, 47, and 74 days.
That gives us something encouraging: three of six recorded eight days or less. It also gives us a reason to plan carefully. The other three took more than a month.
Six homes cannot tell us which kitchen every local buyer wants. They can show us real houses worth studying before our next offer.
| August closing | Actual area in the MLS | Days on market | Sale price | Seller credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4510 Lincoln Street | Garden Place | 1 | $217,500 | $0 |
| 4907 Sherman Street | Globeville | 5 | $405,000 | $12,900 |
| 4965 Milwaukee Street | Elyria-Swansea | 8 | $445,000 | $12,500 |
| 4024 Milwaukee Street | Swansea | 39 | $487,500 | $1,775 |
| 4710 Clayton Street | Swansea | 47 | $338,900 | $7,000 |
| 66 E 45th Avenue | Globeville | 74 | $268,000 | $8,000 |
Days on market is the MLS timing measure before contract. It is not the time to renovate, close, or own the house. These homes closed in August; several found buyers earlier.
The one-day Lincoln sale had no public remarks in the export. We cannot use it to recommend a repair plan. Sherman gives us much more to work with.
What the five-day house already had
Sherman's photos show brown kitchen cabinets, plain light counters, a patterned floor, and the green-and-white backsplash. The bath has a simple white sink, toilet, and tub. The main rooms show wood floors, brown doors and trim, and light walls.
The listing describes original hardwood floors, solid wood doors, and built-ins. It also reports newer windows, an electrical panel, roof, siding, furnace, and central air. Those repair claims still need records and inspection. Photos cannot show a furnace's service history. Sherman property details.
The MLS records 1,533 finished square feet: 1,054 above ground and 479 below. Another 422 basement square feet were unfinished. Some public pages show 1,955 total square feet, which includes that unfinished space.
That distinction matters when choosing similar homes that sold. Compare finished rooms with finished rooms. An unfinished basement does not become a finished bedroom because it appears in a large headline number.
The listing also describes a heated and cooled three-car garage. That is useful space for parking, tools, or hobbies. It is one more reason we cannot give the kitchen all the credit for the five-day result.
The repair step: Test cabinet doors, drawers, shelves, and plumbing before planning a full tear-out. Check the floors for damage and enough material to refinish. Keep sound doors and trim when they suit the house. Price needed system repairs before choosing new finishes.
Brown cabinets are not a reason to replace a kitchen. Broken cabinets may be. The hinges have earned a short interview.
The updated kitchen that took longer
At 66 E 45th Avenue, also in Globeville, the photos show gray kitchen cabinets, light counters, stainless appliances, and light rectangular floor tile. The bath mixes a wood-tone vanity with a tiled tub surround. See the listing and photos.
This two-bedroom, one-bath house recorded 74 days on market. It had 677 finished square feet and one garage space. It closed August 17 for $268,000, with $8,000 in seller credits.
Its original ask was $325,000. Its final ask was $259,999. That was a large change in the seller's price before closing.
This does not prove the gray cabinets hurt the sale. The house was much smaller than Sherman, had fewer bedrooms and garage spaces, and carried a different price. Hidden condition, exact setting, and buyer choices could also matter.
It does show why a fresh kitchen is not a complete resale plan. Before paying for a small house, check other small homes on nearby streets. A larger house's sale price may depend on space you cannot cheaply add.
An eight-day sale with more rooms to check
4965 Milwaukee Street in Elyria-Swansea recorded eight days on market. It closed for $445,000 with $12,500 in seller credits.
Its listing describes original wood floors, fresh paint, granite counters, and two baths. It also describes five bedrooms, including two non-conforming basement rooms, plus a two-car garage. These are listing claims, not a room-by-room inspection. Milwaukee listing details.
The saved size fields list 1,274 finished square feet but leave the basement's finished area blank. The remarks describe basement living space. Resolve that gap before using the house as a size or bedroom match. Do not assume a second living space is an approved rental unit.
The useful lead is a house with rooms and parking buyers can use. Verify those features before paying for them. A promising description should start the checks, not finish them.
A quick buyer may still need a credit
Sherman closed $6,000 above its $399,000 asking price. But the seller gave $12,900 in credits. That left $392,100 before other sale costs—$6,900 below the original ask.
Milwaukee closed $10,000 above its $435,000 ask. Its $12,500 credit left $432,500 before other costs.
Those figures are not profit. The price paid for the house, repairs, loan charges, taxes, insurance, commissions, and other costs still count. Five of the six August sales reported seller credits.
When checking your possible sale price, include those terms. A fast sale and an above-ask price can still leave a smaller check than the headline suggests.
What to buy, keep, fix, and check
- Look for useful existing space. Start with houses whose verified rooms, finished area, and parking fit the nearby sales supporting your plan.
- Keep sound parts that work. Inspect cabinets, wood floors, doors, and trim before replacing them. Sherman shows that a house can find a quick buyer with those features still in place.
- Fix defects before chasing a look. Get bids for roof, wiring, heating, cooling, water, and other needed work. Then choose kitchen and bath changes supported by the house and its likely sale price.
- Check the exact block and the numbers. Visit the setting, verify below-ground rooms and garage use, compare similar sales, and leave money for seller credits and a longer wait.
The hopeful part of August is simple: quick buyers did show up. Your job is to find the house and price that fit your repair plan. This small group offers leads to investigate, not a promise that the next project will sell in five days.
How we checked: REcolorado single-family residence closings from August 1–31, 2026, in the saved five-county export collected September 10. ZIP 80216 had six resales after applying the construction and builder exclusions; all six had valid timing data. The arithmetic average includes every one. Off-MLS and exempt listings were excluded by the saved search. Photos were checked September 10 on pages with matching MLS numbers. They show appearance, not hidden condition, repair costs, or why a buyer made an offer. We did not collect current unsold competition for this report.