It is time again to visit the construction sites around central Denver to see how these projects are progressing. We have a couple of projects making their first appearance on the Denver construction update.  The weather was perfect for an urban hike on this October day with temperatures in the 60s and partly cloudy skies.

The construction site we will look at first is the 31-story Country Club Towers project that is being developed by Denver-based Broe Group. Below grade work is currently taking place. This residential project will include two towers. The Country Club Towers is located just to the southwest of the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Downing Street.

Next is a look at the 6-story Speer Boulevard Apartments that is being developed by Gables Residential. This development is taking shape at Speer Boulevard and 6th Avenue. In the last few weeks the exterior facade began being installed, which is comprised of red brick. Signage posted on the construction fence states that this project will be complete in the spring of 2016.

Just a short distance away at 7th and Sherman Street is the 7|S Denver Haus apartment building. This structure will deliver 115 apartment residences, with 29 studios, 60 one bedroom, and 17 two bedroom apartments. 7|S Denver Haus has added three floors in the past month. Denver-based RedPeak properties will manage this apartment.

Over at Broadway and 8th Avenue we find the VIA Denver apartment project.  One can really see that the exterior finishes have come a long way in just the last month. VIA Denver offers units in one and two bedroom options. The one bedroom units are priced between $1,255 and $1,905. The two bedroom units are priced between $2,2270 and $2,750 a month.

Over in Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood is the Joule apartment developement. Construction on this project is nearing completion. The external elevator has been removed since our last visit to the project. Joule has been taking shape at Speer Boulevard and Cherokee Street. Below, the first photo shows Joule from Speer and the second photo shows the building from Cherokee. Joule is being developed by Texas-Based Lynd, which has plans to construct a 277-unit apartment community in RiNo. 

Also in Denver’s Golden Triangle and making its first appearance on the construction update, is the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art. This project broke ground in September at 12th Avenue and Bannock. This new museum will be located about a block from the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum. The Kirkland Museum is currently located in Capitol Hill. Its new home will provide 19,000 square feet of gallery space. Below is a rendering of the project and a photo of the construction site, which most recently served as a parking lot. The asphalt from the parking lot is currently being torn up and hauled away.

Just a block away at 13th Avenue and Cherokee Street is the Eviva Cherokee apartment project. The Beck Group designed this project and is also serving as the general contractor on this 19-story structure. The Beck group also designed and is the general contractor on the 1401 Lawrence office project. Atlanta-based Integral is the developer.

Walking north into downtown Denver at 14th Street and Glenarm Place is the dual-brand Hyatt House/Hyatt Place Hotel that is set to open on November 19th. It’s still an active construction site with exterior work taking place on the first floor. White Lodging, the developer of this project allowed Denver Urban Review on the property for a closer look.

A short distance away is another hotel project that is being developed by White Lodging at 15th Street and California. This is the construction site of the dual-brand AC Hotel by Marriott and a Starwood-branded Le Meridien Hotel. Construction began just a couple of weeks ago and this development is making its first appearance on the Denver construction update. This hotel will rise to 20 floors once completed. Below is a photo of the construction site and a rendering of the project which is located just one block from the Colorado Convention Center.

The next project on our tour is 1144 Fifteenth Street. Below grade work continues on what will become a 40-story skyscraper. Hines is the developer of 1144 Fifteenth Street. Below is a photo taken from 15th Street and Arapahoe and one from the sidewalk on Lawrence Street.

A stone’s throw away is the construction site of 1401 Lawrence. This office tower will rise to 22 floors once complete. 1401 Lawrence is expected to top off in February. Canada-based First Gulf is the developer of 1401 Lawrence. This project will also include 9,000 square feet of ground floor space for a restaurant/coffee shop. The Beck Group designed and is the general contractor of 1401 Lawrence.

Walking to the northwest we find The Confluence luxury apartment project site at 15th Street and Little Raven. This residential building will rise to 34-floors once complete, which will make it the tallest structure in the Riverfront Park/Union Station area. Below grade work is currently taking place. The Confluence will house 288 apartment units in studio, one, two and three bedroom units that are slated to be priced between $1,500 and $12,000 a month.

Adjacent to the train platform at Denver’s Union Station is the construction site of the Kimpton Hotel project. The Kimpton Hotel will rise to 12 floors and will deliver 200 rooms. A five story building with leasable office space will also be built in conjunction with the hotel.

Looking from the pedestrian bridge at 18th Street we see the double-crane construction site of Pivot Denver. Holland Partner Group is developing Pivot Denver. This project will rise to 13-floors and will include apartments and a Whole Foods grocery store on the first floor.

Next to Pivot Denver at 18th and Wewatta is another mixed-use project taking shape in the Union Station neighborhood– Union Tower West. This structure will include a 180 room Hotel Indigo and 100,000 square feet of office space. Union Tower West will rise to 12 floor once complete. Atlanta-based Portman Holdings is the developer. The elevator cores are currently rising on this project.

Around the corner is  a subsidized housing project that is under construction at 19th and Chestnut Place. Union Tower West can be seen at 10 o’clock and Pivot Denver can be seen at 12 o’clock in the below photo as well.

Over in Lower downtown is the mixed-use Dairy Block project is under construction on the block of 18th, 19th, Wazee and Blake Street. This project was known as Z Block until a recent name change to Dairy Block. The name was changed to pay homage to the history of the site which was once the home of Windsor Farm Dairy. This is a mixed-use project that will include office space and a hotel. The hotel will be managed by Sage Hospitality, which also runs the Crawford Hotel at Union Station and Oxford Hotel at 17th Street and Wazee.

The below photo is courtesy the Denver Public Library and shows the Windsor Farm Dairy pictured from 19th and Wazee. The photo notes state the photo was captured sometime between 1910 to 1920.

The first of the below photos shows Dairy Block from Wazee Street and the second photo shows Dairy Block from Blake Street.

Directly to the south of Benedict Fountain Park at 20th and Logan Street is the construction site of the Alexan Uptown apartment project. Alexan Uptown will rise to 12-floors and will include 372 apartment units.

For our last stop we make our way to the site of SkyHouse Denver. This project is located at 18th and Broadway in the upper part of downtown Denver. This apartment project will top out at 26 floors. Currently work is now taking place on the 20th floor. SkyHouse Denver has risen incredibly fast. It will house 364 apartment units. The picture seen below is a pano that depicts the impact SkyHouse Denver is making on downtown Denver’s urban fabric.

A truck was on site delivering sections for the crane. At the base of the building crane sections can be seen staged. Looks like they are getting ready to jump the crane to accommodate the construction of the final half dozen floors.

And one last close up:

That concludes this month’s look at the construction projects in central Denver. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you all have a fantastic week.

-Justin

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