Over the last four months, since our last update, construction for Pivot has started to take off with the structure quickly going vertical. For today’s update, I have a special treat for you: aerial photos of the project.
I recently got a new flying platform where I have full control of the photos I am taking versus guessing and hoping to get the framing right. That being said, these aerials may look a little more refined than the ones we have used in the past. Starting off, here are two different elevations of Pivot. The dirt lot across the street is for 1709 Chestnut, which is currently in the pre-development phase.
Coming down a little more level with the cranes, we can see that Pivot is up nine stories with four more to go. The photo on the right is a fun, vertigo-inducing shot looking straight down on the 17th Street Gardens, light-rail plaza, and two of the last remaining dirt parcels along Chestnut Place.
I have three more project updates this week that will contain aerial footage. Stay tuned!
Great pics as always Ryan! Ya know what’s sad? Almost all of those deciduous trees at the light rail platform plaza are dead. 🙁
I hope they get replaced this coming spring.
Ryan or Ken – do you have any more info about who is slated to fill the retail space in Dairy Block? It appears to have a lot of retail space along Wazee and also the alley which will be interesting to see. Between this project and the Market Station redevelopment hopefully some exciting new retailers are added downtown.
When I was living in Denver during summer 2014, seeing absolutely zero freight trains with hopper cars on the 3-track mainline next to Union Station’s light rail platforms was a rare sight.
Was this a one-time, random thing or has rail traffic along the line slowed down a lot? There’s not a hopper in sight in these pictures.