LoHi — Lower Highland — is where Denver’s most celebrated restaurant scene, most striking city skyline views, and one of the city’s most historically layered communities come together in a single walkable neighborhood. Founded in 1858 by Scottish, English, and Welsh immigrants who arrived just as Denver was taking its first breath, LoHi developed a distinctive street grid with unusual square blocks designed around communal center lots — a layout that still shapes the neighborhood’s social character today in ways both subtle and profound.
Victorian homes, Queen Anne cottages, bungalows, and ranch houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries share blocks with the sleek new restaurants, rooftop bars, and boutique developments that have made LoHi a dining destination for the entire metro. The Highland Bridge — a pedestrian arch spanning the South Platte River — connects the neighborhood directly to Confluence Park and downtown Denver on foot or by bike, making car-free living genuinely practical. With 189 homes closing at an average of $887,191 in 2024, LoHi consistently ranks among Denver’s most sought-after places to live — and given what it offers, the demand makes complete sense.