... as published recently in the Downtown Denver News ...  Built in 1968, Brooks Towers started the notion of high-rise downtown living before lofts began to rise in LoDo. Today, a 533-sqare-foot studio in the Towers sells for around $135,000; an extra parking space in the garage can command $50,000.
The steepest price tag belongs to 42D: $1,975,000. In 2001, the current owner, a Lockheed Martin executive, decided he wanted more space than 1,800 square feet. He gutted the original apartment and added another 800 feet by expanding onto a terrace. Then he did the unthinkable for a penthouse owner: He popped the top. According to John Todd II, Kentwood City Properties agent representing the owner, the renovation required special permits, the brief closure of surrounding streets, and a helicopter. Another interesting aspect about this piece of property is how the owner added his own experience as an aeronautics engineer to the design of his home. The floating stairway to the second level includes granite steps that were individually cut and shaped and each rail bent by hand. His wife, an interior designer, selected the best materials to decorate their penthouse. They have track and recessed lighting, Italian marble in the baths, iridescent Venetian plaster in the powder room, and shimmering maple cabinetry and galaxy-black granite counters in the kitchen. The best feature of this property is the view. The highest residential space in the Mile High City offers views of the front range from Longs Peak to Pikes Peak, downtown, Invesco Field, Pepsi Center and Denver’s newest character: “Blue Bear.” For more information on this property and others like it, contact Kentwood City Properties at 303.820.2489 or visit us on-line at www.kentwoodcity.com. | 
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