DenverInfill Blog

It has been a while since I have done an update on this project; last April that is. It is overdue for an update and is nearing completion. I apologize in advance for some of the lighting in these pictures. That winter sun casts a lot of shadows.

The project has reached its full height and the facade is starting to show. On the left you can see a little bit of the complete facade. But, most of the building is still wrapped in scaffolding.

The little rotunda on the top is showing which definitely gives this project more character. On the right, looking down the alley, you can see more of the almost-complete exterior. The brick makes it stand out a little more given what’s around it. (Glass House and The Manhattan)

Speaking of The Manhattan, in the shot on the left, you can see it as a nice backdrop to the second phase. When I was walking down the alley to get to the other side I ran into this mock up which gives you a rough idea of what each unit is going to look like on the outside. Neat!

Today, I give you two bonus pictures. On the left is the site where the new AMLI Residential project is going to go. That will add a lot to this area and is a very exciting sign for this area. On the right, you have a nice canyon that was created because of this project. It’s always nice to see these areas turn dense and look very urban.

This area is going to explode with infill this year and it is a great step in the right direction. I recommend you read the 2011 Retrospective if you haven’t yet and see what’s going on in this next year. I have made a nice long list of sites I’m going to have to keep up with for DenverInfill and it is very exciting.

Another residential development is coming to Downtown Denver’s Riverfront Park district!

AMLI Residential, a national apartment developer headquartered in Chicago with a local office in Greenwood Village, is planning a 5-story apartment project for the corner of 19th and Little Raven next to the Railyard Dogs dog park, with construction likely to begin in 2012. Here’s a GoogleEarth view of the area, with the site outlined in yellow. Across 19th Street is where the Manhattan Phase 2 project is under construction.

The development will include 242 rental apartment units and 344 parking spaces. A leasing office and fitness center will anchor the corner at 19th and Little Raven. The residents’ lobby entrance is located mid-block along Little Raven, and the parking garage entry is on 19th Street near the corner of the dog park.

AMLI Riverfront was approved by the Denver Planning Board in October, contingent upon some minor revisions to the building elevations facing the dog park and the railroad tracks. The following images were obtained from the project’s submittal package to the city. First, the site plan:

The project architect is Paul T. Bergner Architects. Here’s a rendering of the project looking at the 19th and Little Raven corner (please note that these renderings do not necessarily represent the final design):

And here’s one looking at 20th and Little Raven:

AMLI Riverfront is another significant step forward for completing the Riverfront Park master plan. It also means more people on Downtown Denver’s streets and in Downtown’s parks and plazas. More people in Downtown also improves the basis for more and better retail. And, given the project’s proximity to Union Station, it also means more people riding transit. Yay!

Back in March Ken made a post about the new Manhattan Phase 2 project going up in the Central Platte Valley.

It may look like dirt was just moved around, but the fences are up and the project is underway.

This project will consist of two five-story buildings which will contain 134 rental units. Here is where it is in proximity to the original Manhattan project.

This project is being developed by a Boston-based company: General Investment & Development Companies and is expected to be completed by late summer of 2012.

As Rick mentioned in his recent post on Denver Union Station, there’s a new project that just broke ground in the Riverfront Park area of Downtown Denver’s Central Platte Valley district: the second phase of the Manhattan.

The existing Manhattan building was one of the first buildings constructed in Riverfront Park. It opened in 2003 and includes about 265 rental apartments in a 12-story building. The site across Bassett Street from the Manhattan was identified in the Riverfront Park Master Plan as the site for the Manhattan, Phase 2. Due to the relatively strong state of the rental apartment market in Denver, that project is now getting underway. The site in question is the rectangular parcel across the street from the Manhattan and separated from the Brownstones at Riverfront Park by an alley (image from GoogleEarth):

The project is being developed by Boston-based General Investment & Development Companies. Gary from GID was kind enough to provide me with information on the project and the renderings below.

The Manhattan II project will consist of two five-story buildings that sit on top of a one-level underground parking garage that covers the entire parcel. The project will feature 134 rental apartments, some amenity areas, and leasing/management offices. The five-story scale of these buildings was intended to provide a transition from the taller Manhattan Phase 1 to the lower scale of the Brownstones.

The project will take about 18 months, with completion planned for late Summer 2012.