September will go down in the books as another exciting and busy month for construction and real estate news in Denver.

Three significant projects began construction– The Source Hotel in RiNo, the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in the Golden Triangle, and the dual-brand AC Hotel by Marriott and a Starwood-branded Le Meridien Hotel in downtown Denver.

The dual-brand AC Hotel/Le Meridien project will rise at 15th and California and will consist of 491 rooms between the two hotel brands. Each brand will have a separate lobby and entrance. Le Meridien will provide more than 8,000 –square-feet of space for meetings and events. The Le Meridien Hotel will offer 272 rooms, a 24 hour fitness center and a full-service restaurant.

Certainly one of the month’s highlights was the opportunity to tour the site of 1401 Lawrence. Once complete this office tower will reach 22 stories. It was a beautiful day which provided the opportunity to capture some great photos from the top floor of the project.

Renderings were released for the proposed upgrades the to Colorado Convention Center located in downtown Denver. Colorado Convention Center upgrades included in the package presented to voters include the addition of 85,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space. The addition of 120,000 square feet of new pre-function and service space that will also include a 50,000 sq. ft. outdoor terrace to be located on the roof of the existing convention center. WiFi capacity would also be increased if approved.

The Colorado Health Foundation also released renderings of its new home that will be located at 1780 Pennsylvania in Denver’s uptown neighborhood. This project is expected to break ground this fall.

On the commercial real estate side, Laramie Energy announced it will lease 19,592 square feet of space at 1401 17th Street in downtown Denver. Laramie Energy is a natural gas exploration and production company.

September was also a big month for townhome projects as DUR covered several of these new developments. One example is 21 York, a 10-unit townhome development. This project will be located directly to the west of City Park. The 18th & Boulder Townhouses, a three-unit townhouse project was also announced to take shape in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood. This project was designed by Denver-based Meridian 105 Architecture.