Condominium units come in eleven floor plans and range from 855 sq. ft. (one bedroom and one bath) to 1,710 square feet (two bedrooms and up to three baths).  The smaller units start around $65,000; medium sized units (1,200 sq. ft.) range from roughly $80,000 to $120,000; larger units (1,500 to 1,710 sq. ft.) are priced from $125,000 to $179,000 (and a few smaller units are priced as high as $250,000).  Condos may be in need of some updating, but many have undergone remodeling and offer good value for the money.  Some units are also for rent (12 month leases only) at any given time.  Windsor Gardens has an on-site design center where homeowners and prospective owners can get ideas for and help with sprucing up their property.  Call 303-364-7485 for more information or visit www.windsorgardensdenver.org/

HOA fees are range from roughly $227 per month for small units to $616 per month for the largest units.   There is no lawn to mow or flowers and shrubs to tend, outside windows to wash, garage to clean or snow to shovel. All of that, plus trash collection, water and sewer fees, heat and taxes, are included in the management fee.

Windsor Gardens enjoys a solid local reputation and is located in a safe, nice section of suburban Denver, not far from some up and coming, high-end neighborhoods, restaurants and excellent shopping at the trendy Cherry Creek Mall about 10 minutes to the west and 20 minutes from downtown.   The community board of directors works to ensure that facilities are maintained and improved as needed.  There is a 54,000 square foot community center that houses a health center, an indoor/outdoor pool, a restaurant, billiards rooms and meeting rooms; this facility was renovated in 2003.  In 1997, a lovely stone and wrought iron wall was added to enclose the community and reduce traffic noise, and in 2000 a new auditorium was added; these improvements increase property values and keep Windsor Gardens a welcoming place to retire.  

Golfers will be glad to know that a 9-hole, par-3 course winds its way through the development, so a morning game is just outside the door.  Green fees range from $6 to $10, and carts rent for $5 to $7.   Residents also enjoy 24-hour security, assigned parking (town homes have garages) and more than forty community classes.  Washers and dryers are located in each building (individual units do not have laundry facilities); pets are welcome, although there are restrictions.

Climate in this area has been changing and these days it is hotter in the summer than it used to be.  Mid to high 90s are not unusual, but it cools off in the evenings, and the air is dry.  Winters bring temperatures in the 30s and 40s, but it can definitely get colder; snowfall averages 4 to 5 inches a month but usually melts within a day or two under a cobalt blue sky.  Blizzards do occasionally occur.   The sun shines 80% of the time year-round.