The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch

The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch is Aurora's premier gated 55+ active adult community, developed by Oakwood Homes beginning in 2020 on the eastern edge of Denver. Planned to ultimately include 500 low-maintenance single-family homes, the community is still actively building, with Lennar recently joining Oakwood as a builder offering additional ranch floor plans. The neighborhood sits in the eastern expansion of Green Valley Ranch East, a master-planned area served by the Green Valley Ranch East Metropolitan Districts — a key detail for prospective buyers since residents pay a metro district mill levy through property taxes in place of a traditional CDD. The heart of the community is The Farmhouse, a completed 10,000-square-foot clubhouse that anchors daily life here. Inside, residents find a state-of-the-art fitness center, a movement/aerobics studio for yoga and dance, an on-demand fitness room, a demonstration kitchen for cooking classes, a high-tech golf simulator, a game room, a craft room, and a gathering room with a fireplace. Outside, The Farmhouse opens onto a beach-entry heated pool with a dedicated lap lane, an outdoor spa, pickleball and bocce ball courts, and a large covered patio with a fire pit and grass event lawn. A full-time on-site Lifestyle Director programs a year-round calendar of events — Music on the Green, Yappy Hours, cooking demonstrations, holiday parties, Derby Day, a Hawaiian luau, Monster Mash Halloween bashes, Super Bowl parties, street parties, and off-site outings to Denver museums, theaters, and sporting events. Resident-organized clubs include a book club, gardening group, walking/jogging/biking groups that use the community trails, community service projects, and continuing education. Homes are single-level ranch designs built for easy-maintenance living, with nine floor plans across multiple Oakwood collections plus new Lennar options. Models range from roughly 1,246 to 3,619 square feet with 2–3 bedrooms, 2–3.5 bathrooms, and attached two-car garages. Popular plans include the Pathfinder, Traveler, Sojourner, Voyager, Monterey, Newport, Big Sur, Woodstock, and Pellestrina duet-style home. Standard features include open great rooms, 9-foot ceilings, oversized windows, walk-in closets, and energy-efficient construction. Homes sit on walkable streets with pocket parks, a neighborhood park, xeric landscaping, and open-space corridors that connect to a regional trail system. Location is a significant selling point. The community is just one mile from Green Valley Ranch Golf Club — an award-winning 18-hole championship course that hosts the CoBank Colorado Opens, plus a 9-hole par-3 course, full practice facility, and Ebert's Terrace restaurant. Denver International Airport is about 15–20 minutes away, downtown Denver is under 20 miles, and an RTD light rail station provides car-free access to the metro area. Nearby are Town Center at Aurora, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora Reservoir, Parkfield Lake Park, and the Aurora Sports Park. A new King Soopers grocery store is planned at the corner of 56th Avenue and Picadilly Road, adjacent to the community.