Denver Development News

Density4Denver · October 15th, 2005, 02:25 AM

Here's a rundown of what's under construction or planned for Denver:

Four Seasons Hotel & Residences - 50 fl / 120 rooms / 140 units

One Lincoln Park - 31 fl / 184 units

Glass House - 23 fl (each) / 390 units

The Spire - 41 fl / 505 units

1000 Speer - 19 fl / 114 units

more to come...

milehi · October 15th, 2005, 03:32 AM

Plenty of stuff left out, but still a great thread!

SDfan · October 15th, 2005, 03:43 AM

Very nice. I love Denver.

Density4Denver · October 15th, 2005, 08:01 PM

Yeah, we're just getting started.

EPA Regional HQ building - 9 fl / 250,000 sf

Denver Newspaper Agency - 11 fl / 318,000 sf

One Lincoln Park (phases 2-5) - ~800 units

Senior Housing (age restricted) condos (St. Charles Town Co.) - 30 fl / ?? units (tower on the left in image below)

Embassy Suites Hotel - 27 fl / 250 rooms (tower on the right in image below)

Residence Inn - 14 fl / 228 rooms

Hampton Inn - 12 fl / 225 rooms

Denver Athletic Club Hotel & Residences - 22 fl / 138 rooms 14 units

El Jebel Tower - 48 fl / (hotel-residential mixed use--details n/a)

Hines condos - 12 fl / 135 units

18th & Market condos/apartments - 13 fl / 300 units

Hyatt Convention Center Hotel - 37 fl / 1,100 rooms

Best Western Hotel - 12 fl / 138 rooms

[Rendering Not Yet Available]

Denver Art Museum residences - 7 fl and 20 fl / ~150 units

enigma99a · October 16th, 2005, 04:24 AM

Wow, so many great projects in the pipeline. An already great city will be even better.

Density4Denver · October 17th, 2005, 07:39 AM

Yeah, and Donald Trump is supposed to announce any day now what may be the city's new tallest!

milehi · October 17th, 2005, 10:34 PM

Let's hope!

enigma99a · October 17th, 2005, 10:42 PM

It always makes me worried though seeing most cities in the US getting so many new tallests. With materials in already short supply, what will happen?

SDfan · October 18th, 2005, 05:02 AM

More expensive condos and office space?

I don't know. I wish my city would build a new tallest. But Good for Denver!!

warwickland · October 25th, 2005, 08:15 PM

is there a denver development forum?

the link i tried is dead.

i'd like to know more about what is going on out there across "the ocean" (the great plains), i go camping behind rocky mountain national park every once in a while, but don't know a whole lot about the denver metro, other than LoDo, the Boulder area, and downtown Ft. Collins.

Phoenix Ashes · October 25th, 2005, 11:56 PM

I believe the El Jebel is officially dead, no? Time to bury that hope.

Density4Denver · October 26th, 2005, 06:32 AM

You can go to http://www.DenverInfill.com to see what's happening in the Downtown area.

SacTown Andy · October 27th, 2005, 03:35 AM

In the rendering for the Glass House project above, what do those other towers around the two initial buildings represent? Is it a future phase?

shane453 · October 28th, 2005, 12:22 AM

I love the modern-style buildings with a bit of a historic twist. All of these projects are really uniquely shaped, I love the 18th & Market condos and 1000 Speer.

Density4Denver · October 28th, 2005, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SacTown Andy

In the rendering for the Glass House project above, what do those other towers around the two initial buildings represent? Is it a future phase?

Andy, those are just placeholder future buildings. Nothing specific at this point.... althought, there is a rumor going around about another tower being announced for the Central Platte Valley soon...

triadcat · October 29th, 2005, 07:05 AM

Looks great!! I was in Denver this past summer for about 4 nights and I was really impressed. I stayed at the Executive Tower Hotel downtown right smack across from the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Everything downtown was very walkable, ergonomic and clean. I was also impressed with how nice everyone was there.......I even had help with my luggage from an older couple on my way back to the airport. There was this funny HUGE white alien/human sculpture outside of the perf.arts complex that I got a kick out of, but liked it a bit. I later went up into the mountains and noticed how clean and thin the air was. I had to breathe a bit deeper than usual.........I am from North Carolina where the air is more humid and thick. The Denver Zoo was pretty cool too!
You Coloradoans should be very proud!

Density4Denver · November 2nd, 2005, 05:27 AM

Here's a new rendering. The project was announced earlier this year, but just now we've got our first look at the building: a 12-story Best Western hotel Downtown at 15th & Stout. Not a huge project, but it replaces another surface parking lot!

Phoenix Ashes · November 5th, 2005, 12:11 AM

^pretty awful. If you're going to build a squat cube, at least don't dress up like it was a deco tower.

Density4Denver · November 5th, 2005, 07:54 AM

^ So if someone's to build a squat cube, they should intentionally make it as ugly as they can???

It's a 12-story Best Western hotel, not some Donald Trump uber-chic luxury condo tower after all! They are required to build to the property line, and from a basic real estate development and hotel layout perspective, you're essentially going to build a cube at this level. On the outside you try to break it up and throw in some different materials or colors as best you can. But this is still a corporate budget hotel. Frankly, I'm happy it looks this good!

What were you expecting from a Best Western... Santiago Calatrava? This is a background/filler building taking the place of a crappy surface parking lot. Be happy!

Phoenix Ashes · November 5th, 2005, 03:25 PM

Really, it's one of the ugliest renderings I've seen in a long time. One of the things civic boosters ought to keep in mind is that you're not doing your city any favors by cheerleading crap like this. Buildings last a long time. Which means a mistake like this will be marring Denver's downtown for years and years. Better no development than bad development! At least a parking lot contains the potential for something good. Architectural squalor of this degree is a negation of hope.

October 15th, 2005, 02:25 AM	#1
Density4Denver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	Denver Development News Here's a rundown of what's under construction or planned for Denver: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences - 50 fl / 120 rooms / 140 units One Lincoln Park - 31 fl / 184 units Glass House - 23 fl (each) / 390 units The Spire - 41 fl / 505 units 1000 Speer - 19 fl / 114 units more to come... __________________ ~ Ken DenverInfill.com: A comprehensive overview and photographic tour of all urban infill projects in the greater Downtown Denver area.

October 15th, 2005, 03:43 AM	#3
SDfan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,656 Likes (Received): 0	Very nice. I love Denver. __________________ Boo!

October 15th, 2005, 08:01 PM	#4
Density4Denver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah, we're just getting started. EPA Regional HQ building - 9 fl / 250,000 sf Denver Newspaper Agency - 11 fl / 318,000 sf One Lincoln Park (phases 2-5) - ~800 units Senior Housing (age restricted) condos (St. Charles Town Co.) - 30 fl / ?? units (tower on the left in image below) Embassy Suites Hotel - 27 fl / 250 rooms (tower on the right in image below) Residence Inn - 14 fl / 228 rooms Hampton Inn - 12 fl / 225 rooms Denver Athletic Club Hotel & Residences - 22 fl / 138 rooms 14 units El Jebel Tower - 48 fl / (hotel-residential mixed use--details n/a) Hines condos - 12 fl / 135 units 18th & Market condos/apartments - 13 fl / 300 units Hyatt Convention Center Hotel - 37 fl / 1,100 rooms Best Western Hotel - 12 fl / 138 rooms [Rendering Not Yet Available] Denver Art Museum residences - 7 fl and 20 fl / ~150 units __________________ ~ Ken DenverInfill.com: A comprehensive overview and photographic tour of all urban infill projects in the greater Downtown Denver area.

October 16th, 2005, 04:24 AM	#5
enigma99a Anti-westfield Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 92 Likes (Received): 0	boomtown Wow, so many great projects in the pipeline. An already great city will be even better.

October 17th, 2005, 07:39 AM	#6
Density4Denver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah, and Donald Trump is supposed to announce any day now what may be the city's new tallest! __________________ ~ Ken DenverInfill.com: A comprehensive overview and photographic tour of all urban infill projects in the greater Downtown Denver area.

October 15th, 2005, 03:32 AM	#2
milehi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	Plenty of stuff left out, but still a great thread!

October 17th, 2005, 10:34 PM	#7
milehi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	Let's hope!

October 17th, 2005, 10:42 PM	#8
enigma99a Anti-westfield Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 92 Likes (Received): 0	It always makes me worried though seeing most cities in the US getting so many new tallests. With materials in already short supply, what will happen?

October 18th, 2005, 05:02 AM	#9
SDfan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,656 Likes (Received): 0	More expensive condos and office space? I don't know. I wish my city would build a new tallest. But Good for Denver!! __________________ Boo!

October 25th, 2005, 08:15 PM	#10
warwickland Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 120 Likes (Received): 0	is there a denver development forum? the link i tried is dead. i'd like to know more about what is going on out there across "the ocean" (the great plains), i go camping behind rocky mountain national park every once in a while, but don't know a whole lot about the denver metro, other than LoDo, the Boulder area, and downtown Ft. Collins.

October 25th, 2005, 11:56 PM	#11
Phoenix Ashes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 182 Likes (Received): 0	I believe the El Jebel is officially dead, no? Time to bury that hope.

October 26th, 2005, 06:32 AM	#12
Density4Denver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	You can go to http://www.DenverInfill.com to see what's happening in the Downtown area. __________________ ~ Ken DenverInfill.com: A comprehensive overview and photographic tour of all urban infill projects in the greater Downtown Denver area.

October 27th, 2005, 03:35 AM	#13
SacTown Andy Mile High Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 21 Likes (Received): 0	In the rendering for the Glass House project above, what do those other towers around the two initial buildings represent? Is it a future phase?

October 28th, 2005, 12:22 AM	#14
shane453 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,241 Likes (Received): 0	I love the modern-style buildings with a bit of a historic twist. All of these projects are really uniquely shaped, I love the 18th & Market condos and 1000 Speer.

October 29th, 2005, 07:05 AM	#16
triadcat BANNED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,105 Likes (Received): 0	Looks great!! I was in Denver this past summer for about 4 nights and I was really impressed. I stayed at the Executive Tower Hotel downtown right smack across from the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Everything downtown was very walkable, ergonomic and clean. I was also impressed with how nice everyone was there.......I even had help with my luggage from an older couple on my way back to the airport. There was this funny HUGE white alien/human sculpture outside of the perf.arts complex that I got a kick out of, but liked it a bit. I later went up into the mountains and noticed how clean and thin the air was. I had to breathe a bit deeper than usual.........I am from North Carolina where the air is more humid and thick. The Denver Zoo was pretty cool too! You Coloradoans should be very proud!

November 2nd, 2005, 05:27 AM	#17
Density4Denver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	Here's a new rendering. The project was announced earlier this year, but just now we've got our first look at the building: a 12-story Best Western hotel Downtown at 15th & Stout. Not a huge project, but it replaces another surface parking lot! __________________ ~ Ken DenverInfill.com: A comprehensive overview and photographic tour of all urban infill projects in the greater Downtown Denver area.

November 5th, 2005, 12:11 AM	#18
Phoenix Ashes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 182 Likes (Received): 0	^pretty awful. If you're going to build a squat cube, at least don't dress up like it was a deco tower.

November 5th, 2005, 07:54 AM	#19
Density4Denver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	^ So if someone's to build a squat cube, they should intentionally make it as ugly as they can??? It's a 12-story Best Western hotel, not some Donald Trump uber-chic luxury condo tower after all! They are required to build to the property line, and from a basic real estate development and hotel layout perspective, you're essentially going to build a cube at this level. On the outside you try to break it up and throw in some different materials or colors as best you can. But this is still a corporate budget hotel. Frankly, I'm happy it looks this good! What were you expecting from a Best Western... Santiago Calatrava? This is a background/filler building taking the place of a crappy surface parking lot. Be happy! __________________ ~ Ken DenverInfill.com: A comprehensive overview and photographic tour of all urban infill projects in the greater Downtown Denver area.

November 5th, 2005, 03:25 PM	#20
Phoenix Ashes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 182 Likes (Received): 0	Really, it's one of the ugliest renderings I've seen in a long time. One of the things civic boosters ought to keep in mind is that you're not doing your city any favors by cheerleading crap like this. Buildings last a long time. Which means a mistake like this will be marring Denver's downtown for years and years. Better no development than bad development! At least a parking lot contains the potential for something good. Architectural squalor of this degree is a negation of hope.

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