This isn’t Union Station Update #73. I’ll leave that to Rick, the resident expert of Union Station updating. Instead, I’m offering a bit of news relating to some of the private sector development planned by the Union Station Neighborhood Company (USNC) on the Union Station site, specifically on the North and South wing buildings.
You may recall back in early 2010 that IMA Financial was announced as the anchor tenant for the North wing building at 18th & Wynkoop. Since then, the building’s design has been refined and construction is anticipated to begin in early 2012. USNC has recently updated their website where you’ll find new images of their proposed developments, including the renderings below of the proposed IMA Financial building. Top: View from mid-block between 17th & 18th along Wynkoop. Center: View at night. Bottom: Close-up of integration with the ped bridge over the commuter rail tracks:
While USNC is still finalizing the tenant line-up for the South wing building at 16th & Wynkoop, the design of the structure has been evolving. The South wing building will be related architecturally to the North wing building, but not a twin. The South wing building is also planned to get underway in 2012. Top: View from 17th & Wynkoop across Wynkoop Plaza. Center: View from roughly 18th & Wynkoop. Bottom: View down 16th Street from in front of the Tattered Cover:
This final view looking down Wynkoop from the intersection with 16th shows both buildings and the future Wynkoop Plaza:
Finally, USNC has a new video showing not only some of the proposed vertical developments anticipated at DUS, but the various transit elements and public spaces too. Keep in mind that the designs of the proposed buildings and public spaces shown in the video are still evolving, and many of the future buildings shown are massing models only. Nevertheless, the video presents a compelling vision of what’s to come at Denver Union Station. Visit the USNC website to see the video or use this link Denver Union Station Fly-Through to go directly to the video.
