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Project Announcements

Hilton Garden Inn coming to Union Station neighborhood

Justin March 5, 2015 at 11:38 pm 6

A 12-story Hilton Garden Inn is coming to Denver's Union Station neighborhood. The project will be constructed at 20th Street and Chestnut Place. This hotel is being developed by Focus Property Group. The general contractor for the project is Alliance Construction Solutions of Denver, and the architect of record is JG Johnson Architects which is also based in Denver.

Rendering of the planned Hilton Garden Inn at 20th Street and Chestnut Place in Denver's Union Station Neighborhood. Image courtesy Focus Property Group

Currently two structures are standing on the site. One is a building that once offered self storage units. This structure is slated for demolition. The other structure is a designated Denver Historic Landmark that was used as a Denver fire station- Hose House #1. Constructed in 1883, Hose House #1 is the oldest continuously standing fire house in Denver. After its days as a fire house, the structure served various tenants and has sat unused since the 1980s. Focus property will be renovating the Hose House into a restaurant space that will serve hotel guests as well as residents and visitors of the Union Station neighborhood.

Hose House #1 built in 1883 will be renovated into a restaurant and incorporated into the planned Hilton Garden Inn hotel development.

Hose House #1 built in 1883 will be restored and renovated into a space for a future restaurant and incorporated into the planned Hilton Garden Inn hotel development.

"Long abandoned and suffering from decay, we will painstakingly restore the historic structure, expose the original masonry that has been covered up by stucco and maintain and restore historic elements such as the original carriage doors. Other than Union Station itself, the Hose House is the only remaining historic building in the Union Station district and will provide a link to the area’s past and an important sense of place for this dynamic city center neighborhood," said Josh Fine, vice president and general counsel of Focus Property Group. This 214 room Hilton Garden Inn will feature a roof top amenity deck which will be used for events and will offer views of downtown Denver and nearby Coors Field. The building will also include 5,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space and an indoor pool. Construction is slated to begin in May of this year with delivery expected in either the last quarter of 2016 or the first quarter of 2017. Denver's Union Station neighborhood is a very active area for construction these days and this project will join serval residential, commercial and mixed-use developments that are currently under construction. "Focus Property Group has been investing in downtown Denver for over 25 years. We believe in downtowns and particularly downtown Denver. The renewed Union Station neighborhood is the crown jewel of our urban core, with a 24-hour vibrancy that mixes office, residential, unique retail and multiple modes of transit. The new Hilton Garden Inn will add upscale select service hotel rooms to the hospitality offerings in Union Station, which is rapidly emerging as the neighborhood of choice for visitors to our city center," said Fine.

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Construction Updates

Stanley Marketplace makes progress

Justin February 9, 2015 at 12:04 am 0

Rendering of the redeveloped Stanley Marketplace slated to open fall of 2015

The Stanley Marketplace project located at 2501 Dallas Street in Aurora continues to make progress and is slated to open this fall. The project sits on the border of Denver's Stapleton neighborhood and Aurora. Stanley Aviation utilized the site as its headquarters where aircraft ejector seats were manufactured beginning in 1954. The company was started by Bob Stanley who was the first person to ever fly a jet aircraft when he was working as a test pilot in 1942. The vision for this adaptive reuse project is to convert the former Stanley Aviation property which has been sitting unused for years into a thriving urban marketplace. The 22-acre parcel and 100,000-square foot retail space will include:

A beer garden and restaurant operated by Denver restauranteur Kevin Taylor
Ample space for dining and retail
A community park
Indoor/outdoor event venue
Office space

The aim of the project is to create a mix of well-known and independent retailers. Stanley Marketplace has announced the addition of three new tenants: Tootsies the Nail Shoppe, providing manicures and pedicures, Kismet, a women's clothing and accessory store and Wax, a waxing salon presenting services for men and woman. Businesses from a wide variety of industries have expressed interest in the property. Tenants that are selected are done so by their relevance to Colorado and the Stapleton and Aurora community. The Stapleton-based firm Flightline Ventures consisting of Stapleton residents Mark Shaker, Lorin Ting and Megan Von Wald partnered with the City of Aurora to bring this project to fruition. “We’re incredibly excited to announce these businesses as the most recent additions to the Stanley family,” said Shaker. “Based on our research, the community definitely sees a need for their services, and we’re happy to welcome them to Stanley.” The City of Aurora also identified the need for a public gathering place in the area and made Flightline Ventures aware of the vacant property. The marketplace is part of a much larger redevelopment plan Aurora has for urban revitalization along the Westerly Creek corridor. "It's just thrilling to watch the pieces of this project fall into place," said Aurora City Manager Skip Noe. "The anticipation for the Stanley Marketplace continues to build in the community, and we are counting down to opening day."