The Villas (Lakewood 80226)
145 townhomes built 1968 to 1972 next to Belmar, each with a private patio or garden. Age-restricted under HOPA per the HOA. Dues about $300 a month in 2026.
55+ community guide
Lakewood 55+ communities that are actually age-restricted: The Villas, Bay Bridge condos, McCoy Jensen patio homes, HOA dues, and live 55+ listings.
Search Lakewood 55+ communities and you'll see long lists, but only a handful of for-sale neighborhoods in Lakewood, Colorado are true age-restricted 55 and over communities. Many others carry a "55+" or "adult" label in listings without any age rule in their HOA documents. This guide sorts out which 55 and over communities in Lakewood, CO are real, what kind of homes they have, what the HOA dues run, and which nearby options buyers often consider. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.
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Short answer
Yes, but few. The Villas, 145 townhomes next to Belmar, is age-restricted under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act according to its HOA. Bay Bridge condominiums on Kipling Street and The Village at McCoy Jensen, a small patio-home neighborhood, are listed as 55+ communities. Valencia, a 55+ condo building, sits just over the line in Wheat Ridge.
Local anchors
145 townhomes built 1968 to 1972 next to Belmar, each with a private patio or garden. Age-restricted under HOPA per the HOA. Dues about $300 a month in 2026.
42 condos at 2451 Kipling St in a three-story elevator building from about 2000. Heated underground parking. Listings show $575 a month dues in 2026.
41 detached ranch patio homes from 1992 and 1993 near Bear Creek. Listed as an over-55 community. Confirm current dues with the association.
61 condos at 7801 W 35th Ave, just north of Lakewood, with an outdoor pool and fitness room. Listings show dues from about $376 to $535 by unit size.
The Villas Homes Association states that the community is age-restricted under the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995. Under its rules, at least 80% of homes must have a resident 55 or older and the rest must have a resident 50 or older, so not every resident is 55+. The 145 homes are townhomes that each share a roofline, with no clubhouse or pool; the draw is the location next to Belmar and the low-maintenance setup. We have a page just for The Villas in Lakewood.
The association's September 2026 financial summary budgets $522,000 a year in dues across 145 homes, which works out to about $300 a month per home, and a current listing shows the same figure. What the dues cover is set by the association's documents, so ask for the declaration, budget and reserve study before you write an offer.
Bay Bridge Condominiums is a 42-unit elevator building at 2451 Kipling Street, about a block from Crown Hill Park. Listings describe it as 55+ age-restricted, with two deeded underground parking spaces and a storage unit per condo. A unit sold in July 2026 at $340,000 with $575 monthly dues that listings say include water, sewer, trash, snow removal, exterior maintenance and insurance.
The Village at McCoy Jensen is 41 single-level patio homes on S. Johnson Circle near Bear Creek, with a small park and greenbelt trail access. The MLS lists it as an adult community over 55. Recent dues have been in the $250 to $300 a month range; confirm the current amount with the association.
Ridgewood, at 6825 W. Mississippi Ave, is a 55+ manufactured home community where owners lease the lot, so the monthly cost is lot rent rather than HOA dues and financing works differently.
Rentals, not for sale: Solana Lakewood (formerly Avenida Lakewood) and Lakewood Estates Senior Apartments are age-restricted apartment communities.
Listing fields are filled in by agents. Before you count a community as 55+, check:
This grid uses the MLS "senior community" field for Lakewood and Wheat Ridge, so it shows what agents have labeled 55+. Use the checklist above before relying on the label. If you want one-level living without an age rule, look at Lakewood patio homes and Lakewood ranch homes, or compare communities across the metro with our 55+ community comparison guide.
The Villas next to Belmar is age-restricted according to its HOA. Bay Bridge Condominiums and The Village at McCoy Jensen are listed as 55+. Ridgewood is a 55+ manufactured home community with leased lots.
Yes. The Villas has 145 townhomes, each with its own patio or garden, built from 1968 to 1972. Dues were about $300 a month in 2026.
Bay Bridge Condominiums at 2451 Kipling St has 42 condos in an elevator building with underground parking. Valencia Condominiums is a larger 55+ condo building just over the line in Wheat Ridge.
Usually not. Under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act, at least 80% of occupied homes need one resident 55 or older. Each community's rules set the rest; The Villas requires the remaining homes to have a resident 50 or older.
We found no age restriction for either. Some listings in those areas carry a 55+ tag, but that is a listing label, not an HOA rule.
It depends on the community's rules and how many homes already meet the age requirement. Ask the HOA before you write an offer.
We'll request the declaration, rules, budget and reserve study before you commit.
The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC helps buyers compare 55+ communities and one-level homes across Lakewood and the west metro. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.
The Kenna Group is a real estate group with Keller Williams Realty DTC, LLC (Keller Williams DTC), formerly known as Kenna Real Estate Group, serving Denver metro home buyers and sellers.