Comments on: 1800 Glenarm

By: AOWong

AOWong — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:49:00 +0000

Yes, Ed, this property originally was planned to be a high-end condo conversion (about 12 units) called Mondrian. It didn't even get to the sales stage either. There was some controversy about the developer around the time the Mondrian was announced.

I believe the Mondrian was supposed to be part of the Lincoln Park masterplan of that neighborhood which will also include a few new buildings (in addition to One Lincoln Park tower) surrounding a central park space.

I hope the park is still on the boards.

This office building scheme is nicer than the Mondrian design, but I don't think they went far enough. The drab tan brick needs to be painted and the sculpture hanging off the corner of the building looks very odd too.

The background to the left seems to be photoshopped from another place. One Lincoln Park is on the other side of the street. Some real site context would be nice.

By: ed

ed — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:03:00 +0000

My guess is the building in the backgroun is a wild guess at what is now One Lincoln Park.

This property was being marketed as a condo conversion not too long ago wasn't it?

Guess that didn't work out.

By: Saint

Saint — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:22:00 +0000

Ha, I had read right over that.

By: FrancoRey

FrancoRey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:24:00 +0000

Saint: I believe that 'sculpture' up top is the wind turbine they talk about in the description.

It makes the building attractive 'cause it's green…

By: Saint

Saint — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:58:00 +0000

Looks better than what it does now and better than the old Mondrian redesign idea. I like this funky little sculpture up at the spire, even though I usually hate that brand of art, the placement makes it interesting though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:32:00 +0000

pizzuti: Go to maps.live.com and use the bird's eye feature. You can get a lot of good views of this building.

By: pizzuti

pizzuti — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:09:00 +0000

Can we see a "before" picture for comparison? I can't get a good view of the building on the Block 019 page, and though I spend a lot of time downtown (but maybe not in that area) I honestly can't think of which building this is.

I've got to mention that the looks really great, though.

By: lifter baron

lifter baron — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:03:00 +0000

Its great to hear that its "green" but the design is less than exciting… I wish someone would really step it up on these redesigns. Some more buildings like the proposed 999 17th Street or 1800 Larimer.. I dont know, just something with more foresight would be nice.

By: mymilehi

mymilehi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:18:00 +0000

Hmmm…..did anyone else hear that? I thought I heard a voice that said "photoshop it and they will come."

By: mymilehi

mymilehi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:16:00 +0000

I love it! It's not perfect, but at least it's going to be refreshing. That area of Broadway has sooo much potential! I hope to see Denvers next tallest built on one of the many parking lots there.