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Trammell Crow Residential is currently building a 400-unit apartment project in the Prospect district called Alexan Prospect. The other day I rode by bike down there and snapped a few pictures to share with you.
From left to right: 1. View at 29th and Inca, 2. Looking south down Inca towards 29th, 3. In between the project and the Ajax Lofts, 4. North end of the project.
The building at the corner will have a small amount of ground-floor retail.
Denverites love their city’s historic neighborhoods and the charming little commercial districts tucked in among them. And, thanks to our once extensive streetcar network around which most of these historic neighborhood shopping districts arose, there are still plenty of these little neighborhood spots that haven’t (yet) attained the gentrified popularity like the Old South Pearls or the Highland Squares.
I was out of town when these renderings were released and when the ceremonial groundbreaking was held a few weeks ago, but better late than never!
Here’s the new Colorado History Museum, now under construction at 12th and Broadway. Images courtesy of Tryba Architects and the Colorado Historical Society. As always, click on the image to view in full resolution:
For a description of the new Colorado History Center’s building program and other details, I’ll refer you to the excellent article on this topic by Westword‘s Michael Paglia. He covered all the bases nicely.
Due to a potential conflict with the Rockies’ playoffs, the big Union Station party to raise money for the Welcome Arch has been moved to Wednesday, November 11. Have you bought your tickets yet? This is going to be a great evening for a great cause… I hope you’ll be there! All the details are below:
