If Christine Hamilton sells her East Wash Park home for the asking price, she’ll set a new record by $2 million.
Hamilton, who sold a 12,000-square-foot Cherry Hills Village mansion for $16 million to Nuggets and Avalanche President Josh Kroenke the same month she bought the Washington Park house, initially planned modest updates to the home, constructed in 2017.
But her plans for the S. Franklin Street property quickly expanded into a full-scale renovation.
“It was beautiful when I bought it,” Hamilton said of her 2024 purchase. “But I wanted to elevate it.”
If the 5,000-square-foot home sells at or near its asking price of $9 million, it would exceed the neighborhood’s record of $6.8 million, set by 300 S. York St. in 2023. That former home of Jerry Gart, the late patriarch of the Gart Bros. Sporting Goods family, sold for more than $1 million off its initial list price.
The Franklin Street property has a history of setting neighborhood benchmarks.
In July 2018, the new-construction home sold for $3.7 million, a neighborhood record at the time, to David Lawler, a veteran energy executive who led BP America and BPX Energy. When Lawler sold the home to Hamilton, the 2024 purchase of $6.3 million was a 70% increase over the initial sale price.The house is 5,000 square feet.
Hamilton hired Boss Architecture, the same firm that designed her Cherry Hills mansion, to renovate nearly every aspect of the home.
She initially planned to add a gym and a bar. Then she replaced all flooring with 7-inch white oak and reconfigured the layout to optimize flow and functionality across three levels.
“A remodel is more work than a new build,” Hamilton said. “It’s like peeling an onion. You’re discovering things you didn’t know.”
What began as a five-month project extended considerably as the scope of renovations grew.
The house has an elevator, a saltwater pool, and an attached three-car garage, which is rare in Washington Park, where most homes rely on detached garages or street parking.
“It’s an iconic house on Wash Park,” said listing agent Libby Weaver of Helm Weaver Helm. “Most people fall in love with the rooftop deck.”
Weaver had long found the home appealing and called Hamilton in 2024 after walking in the neighborhood and seeing a for-sale sign.
Hamilton’s decision to sell now stems from changing family circumstances. She purchased the home, anticipating that family members would relocate to Denver, and she’d need the additional space.
When those plans didn’t materialize, Hamilton found herself traveling often and underutilizing the property.
“I’m just using a few rooms,” she said. “Sometimes you pivot. It’s a brand new, beautiful build. Now’s the time to recoup.
“Someone will walk in and fall in love with it.”
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