DENVER | Downtown high-rise boom

[Nexis4Jersey]

When do you think all the Parking lots will be covered up in Downtown Denver?

[glowrock]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

When do you think all the Parking lots will be covered up in Downtown Denver?

The answer is likely never, Nexis4Jersey. After all, even the most dense urban cities have at least a few surface lots in their downtowns. Denver is pretty quickly reducing the number of surface lots downtown, but they will never fully disappear.

Aaron (Glowrock)

[Nexis4Jersey]

Originally Posted by glowrock

The answer is likely never, Nexis4Jersey. After all, even the most dense urban cities have at least a few surface lots in their downtowns. Denver is pretty quickly reducing the number of surface lots downtown, but they will never fully disappear.

Aaron (Glowrock)

True , even NYC still has its lots....but when do you think most of them will be history?

[glowrock]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

True , even NYC still has its lots....but when do you think most of them will be history?

Depends. Maybe in 10-15 years for the true core of the city, maybe 20-30 years for the areas surrounding the immediate core.

Aaron (Glowrock)

[TonyAnderson]

Originally Posted by glowrock

Depends. Maybe in 10-15 years for the true core of the city, maybe 20-30 years for the areas surrounding the immediate core.

Aaron (Glowrock)

Give an exact date.

[glowrock]

Originally Posted by TonyAnderson

Give an exact date.

Okay, you want an exact date? How about 12/17/2175?

Aaron (Glowrock)

[SnyderBock]

Hopefully not too rapidly, because that usually ends up leading to overbuilding and then a bust. That's why these mid-rise projects going up are nice. They fill in the urban core more rapidly, without leading to excessive overbuilding.

At the rate things are going, I'd say by downtown neighborhood:

-Union Station/LoDo will be filled in (say by that meaning 80% of today's empty lots have buildings built on them), in only 5-10 years.
-CDB maybe 50% of remaining lots will be filled in over next 5-15 years (with speculators holding out for the big towers that may or may never get built).
-Capital Hill/Civic Center 80% filled in over next 5-15 years.
-Arapaho Square is the big one. This is a sea of parking lots. Much of it resides in the highest and next to highest zoning. The above mentioned neighborhoods will likely need to completely fill out first, before gravity shifts to Arapaho Square. This will one day, be the next hot spot. It's just going to be a while. Time is really unknown, because it depends on build-out of the other downtown areas first and it also may be more of a 20-40 story tall area (possibly a couple of 50-70 story buildings even), not the 5-20 story range stuff. That requires a huge amount of sustained demand, for that level of density.

[DownhomeDenver]

Here's another one in planning review right now...the Spanos Project:

Planning/Review = Element 47 in Jefferson Park - 5 different buildings with some groundfloor retail and live/work units

Siteplan and other renderings here:

http://www.kephart.com/kephart-galle...rds/element-47

[DownhomeDenver]

And another one:

Under Construction = 2785 Speer - Allied Realty 352 unit apartments

[TonyAnderson]

Originally Posted by glowrock

Okay, you want an exact date? How about 12/17/2175?

Aaron (Glowrock)

Set my calendar. It took forever to browse to that date.

[DownhomeDenver]

Here's another big project that according to the news will break ground this week!!

RedPeak to build apartment complex in Denver's Uptown neighborhood
By Steve Raabe, The Denver Post 07/16/2012 - 10:06 PM EDT Updated 07/17/2012 - 2:43 AM EDT

RedPeak Properties will break ground this week on a $65 million, 302-unit apartment complex in Denver's uptown neighborhood.

The One City Block complex entails four four-story buildings on the block bounded by 18th and 19th avenues and Logan and Pennsylvania streets. The block currently is occupied by surface parking lots.

http://business-news.thestreet.com/d...neighborhood/1

Here's an image or two from DenverInfill.com:

[glowrock]

The RedPeak complex is going to be a HUGE factor in really tying together Downtown and Uptown. Filling in an entire block of surface parking with a very, very nice apartment complex like this with some architectural flair is going to be enormous!

Aaron (Glowrock)

[RyanD]

We're slacking on this thread.. Here's another one! (from www.denver-cityscape.com)

The project design has been finalized and will now include 21 floors, with an overall height of 230 feet. The project will include retail facing 17th Street, with the apartment lobby and parking entrance facing Wewatta. Four levels of parking will be located above the ground floor, followed by 17 floors of apartments. The project will include 300 units. It has been designed by Shears Adkins and Rockmore Architects. The developer is Holland Residential. Holland Construction will build the project. Construction should start in the 4th quarter of 2012.

http://denver-cityscape.com/images/1...tta91212-1.jpg


http://denver-cityscape.com/images/1...tta91212-2.jpg

[RyanD]

I think it's time for an infill rundown because we have a lot going on.. This is just U/C and recently completed; I didn't add proposed projects. I'm sure I'm missing a few but that's the majority.

Recently Completed

2020 Lawrence


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...al-update.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/12...-update-6.html


The Logan


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...al-update.html

DaVita World HQ


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/07...-update-6.html


[My Photo]


Ralph Carr Judicial Center


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/11...-update-8.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/06...-update-7.html

In Progress

16M


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-2.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01/16m-update-1.html

The Delgany Apartments


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/10/6372.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-5.html

Cadence


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/05...partments.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-4.html

One City Block


http://www.saundersci.com/portfolio/...ity-block.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...-update-3.html

1650 Wewatta


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/10...0-wewatta.html


[My Photo] (Site to the left of the canopy)

Stout Street Lofts


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...eet-lofts.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...eet-lofts.html

Curtis Street Lofts


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...eet-lofts.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...eet-lofts.html

UCD Academic Building One


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...lding-one.html

Residences at the Gardens


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...e-gardens.html


Alta City House


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/04...ity-house.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-1.html

Broadstone Blake Street


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/04...ke-street.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-2.html

2300 Walnut


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/04...00-walnut.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-4.html

Legacy 22nd


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/10...gacy-22nd.html


[My Photo]

AMLI Riverfront


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2011/12...tle-raven.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/12...-update-2.html

Skyline View Apartments (5-story Lower Highlands)



1736 Boulder


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/06...er-street.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/12...-update-1.html

1756 Clarkson


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/10...-clarkson.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-1.html

Exempla St. Joseph Redevelopment


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/08...-update-2.html

Clay/28 (5-story condos)


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/12...-update-1.html

Zuni Corners


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/12...-update-1.html

Element 47


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/11...-update-1.html

Prospect Park


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/02...-update-2.html


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/12...pect-park.html

8th and Emerson Apartments


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2013/01...-update-2.html

RiNo Center
[Old Photo]

http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/07...er-update.html

Denargo Market
[Old Photo]


http://denverinfill.com/blog/2012/07...-update-2.html

[EngiNerd]

Great update!

[bunt_q]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

When do you think all the Parking lots will be covered up in Downtown Denver?

I'm reminded of Ken's blog post from a while back about "CBD Sprawl."

http://denverinfill.com/blog/2010/11/cbd-sprawl.html

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by bunt_q

I'm reminded of Ken's blog post from a while back about "CBD Sprawl."

http://denverinfill.com/blog/2010/11/cbd-sprawl.html

Always thought that post was an excellent example of why family trusts owning land is a terrible idea. Yes, some of the large development companies are maintaining land banks DT in order to eventually go ridiculously big in the future. But these little family trusts are just pathetic in their mindset to not do anything with vague hopes of a massive buyout (when most developers with the chops to make it happen already have landbanks waiting).... makes one wish for a financial incentive to develop rather than hold.

[rds70]

Update on development around Union Station:

Cadence Apartments:


1650 Wewatta:


Alta CityHouse:


North Wing (IMA) Building:


South Wing (One Union Station) Building:


Train Shed:

[StatenIslander237]

Denver is genius.

[pablosan]

Nice to see this thread getting some attention.