Named for the four streets that encircle it — Prospect Road, Overland Trail, Elizabeth Street and Taft Hill Road — the P.O.E.T. neighborhood is just 2 miles from the Horsetooth Reservoir, one of the most popular spots for outdoor recreation in Fort Collins. P.O.E.T. is 3 miles southwest of downtown Fort Collins, and just 2 miles from Colorado State University.
The Horsetooth Reservoir has 1,900 surface acres and 25 miles of shoreline and is a hot spot for swimming, boating, fishing and paddle boarding in the summer months. “It draws in hundreds of thousands of visitors every year,” says Mike Sibbald, a local Realtor with Elevations Real Estate. “While people do travel in from out of town, it’s not just a tourist attraction. We have a very active community here in Fort Collins, and lots of locals use the area’s trails for their daily runs and bike rides. When CSU is in session, it's a popular spot among college students on the weekends.” The water is surrounded by 2,000 acres of public land, home to campgrounds, over 20 miles of mountainous hiking and biking trails and plentiful picnic spots.
Overland Park lies in the center of the neighborhood and has facilities for baseball, tennis, basketball and soccer, along with a playground, picnic area and walking path. The path winds around a small pond, where anglers can fish for black crappies, rainbow trout and bluegill. Avery Park is also nearby, with a playground, basketball court and open field space. The Red Fox Meadows Natural Area has a mile of soft surface trails. Poudre Libraries hosts its Art in the Great Outdoors events for local teens in the natural area’s outdoor classroom.
P.O.E.T. has a more competitive market compared to surrounding neighborhoods, and most homes are sold within a month of being listed. Houses sit on quarter-acre lots, and most back yards are separated by privacy fences. Ranch-style homes and condos with less than 2,000 square feet range from $300,000 to $500,000, while larger split-level homes and Colonial Revivals sell for $550,000 to the upper $700,000s.
There is a small shopping center in the community’s northeastern corner, at the intersection of South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street, home to King Soopers and a selection of small businesses. White Tree Sushi and Asian Cuisine has a mixture of Japanese and Korean dishes, from bulgogi, a traditional Korean-style steak, to hand-crafted sushi rolls. Cups Community Coffee is a family owned cafe serving hot breakfast sandwiches, baked goods and made-to-order coffee and smoothies. Around the corner, Mythmaker Brewing has around 15 rotating craft beers on tap, with regular trivia nights and food trucks every Wednesday.
Bauder Elementary School is just south of the neighborhood and earns a B overall grade from Niche. Blevins Middle School, home of the Bruins, has a B-plus grade. Rocky Mountain High School receives an A-minus grade. The high school also has a wide variety of visual arts courses, from jewelry making to digital drawing and painting. Students can earn college credits before graduating high school by taking dual enrollment courses at Front Range Community College.
The neighborhood includes some of the 200 miles of biking lanes and trails throughout the Fort Collins area. The biker’s paradise has a Bike Score of 93 out of 100. Each of P.O.E.T.’s different namesake streets are dotted with Transfort bus stops, including 25 routes across the city.
Joseph Penta
Penta Homes
(970) 545-7734
67 Total Sales
1 in P.O.E.T.
$483,000 Price
Kaitlyn Clark
#1 Properties
(720) 513-1718
72 Total Sales
1 in P.O.E.T.
$428,400 Price
Angela Nechvatal
Five Four Real Estate, LLC
(608) 292-5117
11 Total Sales
1 in P.O.E.T.
$545,000 Price
Carly Mayer
Compass Colorado, LLC - Boulder
(720) 802-3733
207 Total Sales
1 in P.O.E.T.
$407,000 Price
Shari Moran
Resident Realty
(970) 373-2797
49 Total Sales
1 in P.O.E.T.
$467,500 Price
Steve Balmer
Elevations Real Estate, LLC
(970) 666-6772
101 Total Sales
1 in P.O.E.T.
$380,000 Price
On average, homes in P.O.E.T., Fort Collins sell after 36 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in P.O.E.T., Fort Collins over the last 12 months is $537,500, up 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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