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Welcome to the online source for everything that is happening in the Denver/Boulder metropolitan area. This site will provide information on new development projects within the Denver/Boulder area - new buildings downtown, new office park development, new infill projects.....You will find them here. Navigate this site by using the Main Menu on the left side of the screen. Denver Cityscape is updated on a regular basis. |
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1/18/12 - A national multi-family residential developer, Mill Creek Residential Trust of Dallas, recently submitted a building permit application to the City of Denver for a 310-unit apartment project at Park Avenue West and Walnut Street in the Ballpark neighborhood. The project will occupy the entire block between Park, 24th, Walnut and Larimer. The 5-story project will include structured parking and ground floor resident amenities, but no retail space. Construction will begin in the spring, with completion planned for mid-2013. Here are a few renderings of the project:
1/8/12 - Construction continues on the Shops and Apartments at Observatory Park, located at the south-east corner of University Boulevard and Evans Avenue near the University of Denver. The 11 story, 213 unit building will include 25,000 square feet of ground level retail and below grade parking. The project is being developed by Urban West Group. Shears Adkins Architects designed the building. Here is a rendering, and a construction photo:
1/3/12 - The Logan, at 6th Avenue and Logan Street, has started construction. The 57 unit, 5 story building is being developed by Forum Real Estate Partners. The architect is JG Johnson. The project will be completed in early 2013. Here is a rendering and a construction photo:
12/30/11 - A relatively new developer in the Denver area, Prospect, LLC, has two apartment projects currently under development in central Denver. The first is currently under construction at 32nd and Brighton Boulevard northeast of downtown and is known as the RiNo Center. The project includes 205 units, with a mix of surface and garage parking. Here are a couple of renderings:
12/24/11 - Construction continues on the 2020 Lawrence project. The 10 story, 231 unit building is up to the 5th floor. Here is a rendering of the project and a construction photo:
12/23/11 - AMLI, a national apartment developer, is proposing to build a 242 unit project on the southwest corner of 20th Street and Little Raven in the Riverfront park neighborhood. The project architect is Paul Bergner. Construction is proposed to start in the spring of 2012. Here are a couple of renderings:
12/20/11 - RTD recently released the final design for the 1,000 space parking structure that will be built adjacent to the 13th and Wadsworth light rail station on the West Rail Line. The design may be the best yet by RTD, due to the fact that it had to comply with Lakewood's strict design requirements in the transit oriented development area. The structure was designed by Gensler and is slated to start construction in the second quarter of 2012. It will be complete by the time the line opens on May 31, 2013. Here are some renderings:
12/10/11 - Alliance Residential is proposing a 160 unit apartment project at 2120 Blake Street directly across the street from Coors Field. The Project was originally approved by the City in 2007, but due to the economy the original project was never built. After a four year delay, the project is back on track, and proposed for construction during 2012. The architect for the redesign project is Parikh Stevens Architects. Here are the most recent renderings:
12/7/11 - After a lull in proposed developments in the Denver area, due to the recession, the real estate market appears to be improving with a number of apartment projects now being proposed. Over the next few weeks, some of the bigger projects will be described. The first project is the Residences at 19th and Logan: The Residence at 19th and Logan in the Uptown nieghborhood east of downtown will occupy an entire block. The project will include 5 buildings between 4 and 5 stories in height containing 292 apartment units and 9,000 square feet of retail space. Parking will be provided in a below grade garage. The project is being developed by Denver-based Red Peak Properties. The project architect is the Davis Partnership. Construction is proposed to begin in early 2012, with completion anticipated by mid 2013. Here is a site plan and a few renderings:
3/1/11 - Mile High Development and Koelbel and Company are planning a 60-unit senior housing project adjacent to the University of Denver light rail station. The 6-story University Station project would also include 2,500 square feet of retail space. According to the Denver Post, the project is contingent on receiving $12.5 million from the Colorado Housing and Finance Agency. The decision will be made later in March. If granted funding the project should be under construction in early 2012. Here is a rendering of the project:
2/1/11 - The long-awaited hotel planned next to Tower One at the Arapahoe light rail station in Greenwood Village appears to finally be headed to construction. The 11-story, 237 room hotel was originally planned as a Hotel Palomar in 2008. However, the economic downturn put a hold on the project for the last two years. Now, with a new hotel operator - Sage Hospitality - and a new hotel flag - Westin - the project is scheduled to break ground later this year. Here are a couple of new renderings of the project:
12/30/10 - It looks like downtown Denver will be in the middle of an apartment construction boom during the next year. While only one project - Highland Crossing Phase 3 with 68 units - is under construction, three projects are awaiting building permit approval, and another three are in the planning stage. Those waiting for building permit approval include the 231 unit 2020 Lawrence street, the 134 unit second phase of the Manhattan project in Riverfront Park, and the 126 unit Core Power Apartments in the Highland neighborhood. The three in the planning phase are much bigger. The biggest is being planned by the Nichols Partnership at 19th and Chestnut in the Central Platte Valley, with over 600 units in three 10 and 11 story buildings as part of a mixed-use project, that will likely include a grocery store. Continuum and East/West Partners are planning a 400 unit apartment building as part of the Union Station redevelopment project at 17th and Wewatta. Finally, an 8 story, 150 to 200 unit building in being planned at 16th and Pennsylvania in the Uptown neighborhood. If all of the projects are built, they would add over 1,700 units to downtown. That would be quite a boom in the current slow economy. 12/28/10 - Some developers are getting ready for the next upturn in the Denver area office market. One of those developers is Silagi Development of Thousand Oaks, California. The company recently received approval from the City of Centennial for a new 1 million square foot mixed-use project at Greenwood Plaza Boulevard and Caley Avenue, adjacent to the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. The approved plans allow for the construction of two office buildings, one 25 stories in height and one of 10 stories. The project will also include three small retail buildings and two multi-story parking garages. The project architect is Fentress Architects. The developer hopes to break gound on the project, currently named Prime Tech, by late 2011. Here are a couple of project renderings:
8/22/10 - The Re-Urbanization of Colfax Avenue: For nearly 100 years following Denver's founding, Colfax Avenue through Capitol Hill was a pedestrian and streetcar mecca. Buildings in the area were constructed right up to the street public right-of-way just behind the sidewalk. With buildings located right up to the street, entrances and storefronts made for easy pedestrian access, as well as for "window shopping." However, after World War II and the increased dominance of the automobile, Colax Avenue began to change. The street became a major US highway (US 40). Street-fronting buildings were torn down and replaced by buildings set back from the street by parking lots. Quite a few historic buildings managed to survive the changes, but many more were superseded by seas of asphalt. From the 1950's to the 2000's in was actually illegal under Denver zoning to place a building up to the street edge, which created problems for the early re-urbanization efforts in the mid-2000's. Projects such as Steele Commons (below, center of photo) required time-consuming rezonings to Planned Development districts.
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