Just to the south of the Highland neighborhood, a sweet little community called Jefferson Park sits perched over Downtown Denver. Jefferson Park is named for the 6.7-acre park located on West 23rd Avenue and Clay Street in the heart of the neighborhood. The park was landscaped in the early 1900s and serves as a central gathering place for neighbors and visitors. As one of the last affordable Downtown neighborhoods, Jefferson Park is sought-after by those wanting to own homes near the city. Its streets are dotted with a variety of housing styles and architecture from various eras, so it has a little something for all tastes and budgets. One charming neighborhood story revolves around a recent loft renovation from a grocery store built by Daniel Thomas in 1890. With a grocery store on the main floor and a boarding house on the second level, Mr. Thomas, his son, and then his grandson operated the store well into the 20th century. The new lofts here pay tribute to a time when trolley cars brought patrons up the hill to Jefferson Park to shop. Today, Federal Boulevard is this neighborhood's main shopping corridor with life's necessities mixed in with the spice and flavor of ethnic restaurants and shops. From its hilly vantage point, this quiet neighborhood can take in views of Six Flags Elitch Gardens, The Children's Museum, the Aquarium, and the mountains to the west. Like a jewel up on the hill, Jefferson Park is being discovered by more and more people wanting an authentic urban niche.

In Jefferson Park, single family homes from the early 20th century stand next to apartment complexes built in the 1950s and 1960s. And historic buildings are becoming new dwellings, such as an 1890s grocery store recently converted to beautiful lofts.