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Hale
Brick Tudors and other pre-1960 houses between Colorado Boulevard and Holly Street, with Hale Parkway running past Lindsley Park. Rose Medical Center anchors 9th Avenue, and 9+CO fills the old CU medical campus.
About 51% of homes here were built before 1940, median 1,240 sq ft. What to check on houses like these
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Which driveways stay iced in December and which back yards keep the afternoon. Worth knowing before you fall for a house.
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Housing stock: Denver Assessor open data, 2026-09-19.
Living in Hale
Hale is the east Denver neighborhood bounded by Colfax Avenue on the north, 6th Avenue on the south, Colorado Boulevard on the west and Holly Street on the east. On the west edge, 9th and Colorado is where Hale meets Cherry Creek, Hilltop and Congress Park. The neighborhood and Hale Parkway, which runs through its southern half, are named for General Irving Hale, a founder of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Hospitals on 9th Avenue
For most of a century, this corner of Hale meant hospitals. The University of Colorado moved its medical school from Boulder to the area around 9th and Colorado in 1924 and left for Aurora in 2008. Dwight Eisenhower laid the cornerstone of General Rose Memorial Hospital in 1948, it opened at 4567 E. 9th Ave. the next year, and it's still running as Rose Medical Center. The VA hospital moved to the Anschutz campus in August 2018.
Tudors, and very little that's new
Denver Assessor records count about 1,700 detached houses in Hale. About half went up before 1940 and another 44 percent between 1940 and 1959. Only 3 percent date from 2000 or later, and the median house is around 1,240 square feet. If a newer house is on your list, Hale won't give you many to pick from, so think about which updates you're willing to take on.
Tudor Revival is the style to look for. In Denver those houses mostly date from the late 1920s and '30s, with some in the '40s: steep pitched roofs, half-timbered gables and plenty of brickwork.
9+CO and the old VA tower
Continuum Partners closed on the 26-acre CU campus in January 2015 and planned a $400 million redevelopment. That's 9+CO now, twelve blocks tied together with outdoor green space. Two of its apartment buildings are Theo, nine stories with more than 41,000 square feet of shops at street level, and Milo, eight stories with 319 units. Both are apartments, so you'd be renting there, not buying.
The former VA hospital is the next one. GM Development bought it in 2022 and broke ground in late April 2026 on turning the 10-story building into 493 apartments with retail and medical offices.
Lindsley Park and 6th Avenue Parkway
Lindsley Park takes up 7.1 acres at 4601 E. Hale Parkway and has been a designated city park since 1956. Its four tennis courts have seasonal lights, and one of them is kept open for drop-in play.
The south edge is the East Sixth Avenue Parkway, laid out in 1909 and running from Colorado Boulevard out to Quebec Street. It's been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.
Eating on 8th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard
Chook Charcoal Chicken is at 8th and Birch, in what used to be a nail salon and a hair stylist's space. It roasts quarter, half and whole chickens and holds 4.6 out of 5 stars on Google. It comes from Snooze co-founder Adam Schlegel and partners Alex Seidel and Randy Layman.
Snooze itself has a Hale location at 700 N. Colorado Blvd., known for pineapple upside-down pancakes and corned beef hash, and it holds 4.5 out of 5 stars on Google.
Getting around
RTD's 40 runs up Colorado Boulevard, from Southmoor Station through Colorado Station and north to 40th & Colorado, with stops at 9th and at Colfax. On Colfax, the two center lanes from Broadway to Colorado Boulevard became bus-only on September 27, 2026, with the 15 and 15L running in them, and full bus rapid transit is planned for late 2027 or early 2028. If you drive downtown on Colfax, you'll be in the outer lanes once you cross Colorado.
FAQ
Where is Hale in Denver?
East Denver, between Colorado Boulevard and Holly Street, from Colfax Avenue south to 6th Avenue. Cherry Creek, Hilltop and Congress Park meet it at 9th and Colorado.
How old are the houses in Hale?
About half were built before 1940 and another 44 percent between 1940 and 1959. Only 3 percent date from 2000 or later.
What style are the houses?
Tudor Revival is the style to look for: steep pitched roofs, half-timbered gables and plenty of brickwork. In Denver, most of those houses date from the late 1920s and '30s.
What's being built on the old hospital sites?
The old CU campus is now 9+CO, with apartment buildings like Theo and Milo plus street-level shops. GM Development broke ground in April 2026 on turning the former VA hospital into 493 apartments with retail and medical offices.
Is Rose Medical Center in Hale?
Yes. It opened in 1949 as General Rose Memorial Hospital at 4567 E. 9th Ave. and is still running as Rose Medical Center.
Is there a park in Hale?
Lindsley Park, 7.1 acres at 4601 E. Hale Parkway, with four tennis courts that have seasonal lights. The East Sixth Avenue Parkway runs along the south edge.
How do buses work on Colfax and Colorado Boulevard?
The 40 runs the length of Colorado Boulevard to Colorado Station and 40th & Colorado. On Colfax, the 15 and 15L use bus-only center lanes from Broadway to Colorado Boulevard, with full bus rapid transit planned for late 2027 or early 2028.