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Denver Union Station Update #84

Posted by  on August 25, 2011

Remember this scene from Update #12 way back on April 29, 2010?  Go to Update #12 here to get access to the larger version of the photo.

That conveyor system made relatively short work of moving dirt from the hole into huge piles along two sides of what is now the underground bus terminal. Digging for the second half of the terminal has been underway for a few weeks.  Today, Kiewit started to assemble the conveyor system again (see the upper right corner in the photo below).  This time, the dirt pile will be next to 16th Street where the tracks remain in the street.

Also notice in the photo above that the old platforms for the mall shuttle and the light rail stations are being ripped up. Certainly, we will see full-scale excavation of the area very soon.

If I have time later today, I will add a close-up shot of the activity to this posting.

Don’t forget to go to our Denver Union Station page at JobSiteVistor.com to view all of the photos.

 

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Filed under Government & Civic, Infill, Transit, Union Station.
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Denver Union Station Update #83

Posted by  on August 23, 2011

Today is another story of going, going, gone. This time, it’s the final blow to the old canopies at the light rail station, at the mall shuttle station, and over the entrance to the recently demolished Union Station passenger tunnel.

Going …

 

Going …

 

Gone …

 

 

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Filed under Government & Civic, Infill, Transit, Union Station.
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1099 Osage Update #4

Posted by  on August 23, 2011

In the past couple months not much has changed externally on this project but the facade is beginning to go up.

Here’s a first glance taken on the corner of 11th Avenue and Osage Street.

There’s a nice glass wall connecting what looks like two parts of the building.

Here’s an overall view of the project with the new facade.

I like the wall this building creates. The roads end at the tracks right behind this building.

Now that school is back in session I will be down by Auraria more often. Hopefully in the next few days we will be taking a look at the projects going on around there.

 

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Filed under Infill, La Alma Lincoln Park, Residential, Revitalization, Transit-Oriented.
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Denver Police Crime Lab Update

Posted by  on August 20, 2011

Over at DenverUrbanism there was a post about this project in March. The Denver Police Crime Lab, funded by the Better Denver Bonds, has taken off and is worthy of an update.

The steel structure is up for the most part.

The front of it, facing 14th Avenue. The jagged roof adds a neat element to the building.

From the back. This ties in very nicely with the police headquarters.

Another view of the project from 14th Avenue.

On my walk back home, this angle of the new Ralph Carr Judicial Complex caught my eye. The new building creates quite the urban feel when you walk along 13th Avenue.

According to their website, this project is expected to be completed by the end of 2011. This is only a small part of the $550 million Better Denver Bond Program which makes it exciting to see what more there is to come out of it.

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Filed under Civic Center, Government & Civic, Infill.
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