I think it has the makings of a stable neighborhood, good access to 95/76, an anchor or two of stores (e.g.

News anchors definitely don't make much.

Since the estimated rent is lower than what it should be, wouldn't people use that as an anchor?

By surface mount I mean your railing posts would have a flat metal plate that would sit on the top of the concrete and be secured with anchors into the concrete.  

They are called "plate anchors," and there are steel plates on the other side of the wall as well (several feet past the wall). 

We just renovated something similar, 21 units, 90 years old, very historical and an anchor for a generally lower-income area.

Will this happen or will prices be sticky because owners are anchoring their prices with leveraged investments?

Then, the anchors asked him with all the places in the world he could have chosen as a headquarters for the company (Jamaica, Ethiopia, New York, LA, San Francisco, Starbucks' home of Seattle), why he chose Denver as the HQ.  

. ($30 or even less at a thrift store/garage sale).Put regular curtain rods in the bedrooms, but make them the double type and make sure they are anchored well.

There is, of course, application to the property, but it is anchored in the market...