The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has been busy building transitional housing around the downtown area, with recent projects including Off Broadway Lofts, Renaissance Riverfront Lofts, Renaissance Uptown Lofts, and Renaissance Stout Street Lofts. The Coalition continues their important mission with their latest proposed development, Renaissance Downtown Lofts.

Renaissance Downtown Lofts will be located at 2075 Broadway on a triangular parcel at the corner of Broadway and Stout near 21st Street in Downtown Denver’s Arapahoe Square district. Here’s the site outlined on a Google Earth aerial:

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The project consists of a 6-story building with 101 affordable apartment units on the upper five floors, with the ground floor accommodating 29 vehicle parking spaces and about 7,000 square feet of lobby, administrative offices, and support functions. The project also includes 40 bicycle spaces within the development for tenants and an additional 10 exterior bicycle spaces for visitors.

Here are a few renderings, courtesy of Christopher Carvell Architects. Please note: these renderings were provided as part of the project’s development application to the city and are preliminary design concepts subject to further modifications and refinement.

Broadway and Stout corner facing west:

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Stout Street view with vehicle entry:

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Bird’s-eye view looking southwest towards downtown:

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An abandoned bank drive-through facility currently occupies the site. The Renaissance Downtown Lofts will provide not only much-needed housing options for Denver’s homeless, but also some solid urban form on a block that suffers from severe parkinglotitis.

We will post more information on this project as it becomes available.