Plans for a 30-story tower have been submitted to Denver’s planning office. The tower would be located at 19th Street and Arapahoe St. in Downtown Denver.

Chicago-based Riverside Investment & Development is developing this Downtown Denver project.

The above rendering was provided directly to Denver Urban Review from Reputation Partners, a public relations firm representing the project. A statement on the project was also provided.

“Riverside Investment & Development is excited at the prospect of joining the Denver business community in the near term. Each of our developments prioritizes quality, efficiency, technology and integration into the urban context, and our intent is to execute a similar approach for this property. We are pleased to have initiated the review process with the City of Denver and look forward to the next steps of collaboratively engaging key community stakeholders.”

The plans were submitted to the Denver planning office by Chicago-based architecture firm Goettsch Partners. Also named on the plans is Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects 

The planned site is currently a parking lot owned by Paradise Land Company.

The plans for this project show 628 parking spaces and 9,500 square feet of retail space on the first floor with the remaining space being dedicated for office space.

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These structures will be Located on the corner of 8^th Avenue and Grant Street within Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood,

Once renovated, 777 Grant will be a Class A asset and planned for the first floor lobby that will be a kitchen/café area with high-top booth seating; a large executive conference room; ground floor retail space; a new fitness center with lockers and showers; and bike and storage space. The 77,331-square-foot building will also provide tenants with 138 parking stalls in a below-grade parking structure and surface parking. 

757 Grant Street will be a ground-up, four-story residential building sitting atop a four-story parking structure. 757 Grant Street will be a studio-only, 68-unit development. Amenities will include a community room, fitness center and rooftop deck with lounge seating, gas grills and a fire pit. 

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The groundbreaking will took place on Wednesday, April 24 at 3461 Ringsby Court, behind the RTD facility.

Kabin will provide workforce housing to service industry and young professionals. Designed by a collaboration including Dynia Architects, Wenk Associates and Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, the residences will primarily be one bedrooms with wood panel detailing on the exterior and interior areas, providing a warmer pallet. Zeppelin states the units have been designed to maximize sunlight.

Residents will also enjoy easy access to all of the amenities and services on the TAXI campus, including Comal, Black Black Coffee, a shipping container pool, conference rooms, community garden, and the early childcare education center

Kabin is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2020.

Renderings courtesy Zeppelin Development.

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Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has announced $54.60 million in acquisition bridge financing for the repositioning of 930 15^th Street, a 223,000-square-foot vacant office/data center building in Downtown Denver, Colorado.

The HFF team worked on behalf of the borrower, SteelWave LLC and Rialto Capital Management, to arrange the four-year, floating-rate acquisition and bridge loan through Square Mile Capital Management.  Loan proceeds will be used to acquire and reposition the asset into a state-of-the-art office building.

930 15^th Street is located at the corner of 15^th and Curtis Street in Downtown Denver. The property served as the administrative back office center of CenturyLink for the past 20 years and is currently vacant. 

Steelwave LLC and Rialto Capital Management with design by Gensler Architects will transform the asset into office space within the Denver CBD through significant renovations and modern amenities.  Planned renovations include a floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall on two facades  Planned amenities include a collaboration lounge area, café and wine bar, rooftop fitness center, bike lab, rooftop event area and lounge, and conference center. 

The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower included director Leon McBroom and senior managing director Eric Tupler.

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One of the noteworthy features of the property is a walkway at street-level that has been incorporated into the structure to allow public pedestrian access from 16th St. to the train platform at Denver Union Station.

Hotel Born was designed by the Denver-based architecture firm Semple Brown. Hotel Born is 12 floors in height. Here a few photos of Hotel Born.

Here is a photo looking straight up from the public pedestrian access to Denver Union Station

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Today the Mayan Theater contains three screens and focuses on showcasing independent films. It contained one screen when it opened.

The Mayan Theatre’s website describes its architectural style as “Art Deco Mayan Revival Style.” This building is designated as a historic landmark.

Montana S. Fallis was the architect who designed the Mayan Theatre in Denver.

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999 17th Street was designed by the Denver-based architecture firm Davis Partnership Architects. The developer is Shea Properties.  This building is located at the corner of 17th Street and Curtis Street in Downtown Denver. 

Construction for 999 17th Street began in December of 2017. The General Contractor is GE Johnson. 

The Glass facade on the 17th Street side of 999 17th Street is very unique and creates a one-of-a-kind visual experience for onlookers. Davis Partnership Architects designed the facade to include glass segments that are angled in 6 different directions. 

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The Broe Companies purchased the building in 2004 which contains nearly 400,000 square feet of office space. Before that the building was owned by pension fund TIAA-CREF.

I. M. Pei is still alive at the age of 101. Pei’s architectural firm(I.M. Pei & Partners) was also involved in the design of Downtown Denver’s 16th Street mall which opened in 1982.

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I have received enthusiastic encouragement from individuals to find a way to keep Denver Urban Review going. With that being said,  I am looking forward to posting content that focuses on individual buildings that contribute to the mosaic of Denver’s architecture. These will be brief, informative, and will include a few of my favorite photos I have snagged of the building.

I will cover both new and old structures that have are of architectural interest in the Mile High City.

And here we go:

Here is a look at Denver’s SugarCube Building. I captured these photos in July of this year. SugarCube is located at 1555 Blake St. in Lower Downtown Denver. The building was designed byBruce Kuwabara, founding partner of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Bluemberg.

SugarCube was completed in 2008 and contains retail, residential, and office space. Urban Villages manages the property and also served as the developer.

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