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Lower Downtown: 16M Update #3

Posted by  on May 11, 2013

It’s not very often we see two tower cranes go up on two different project sites all in less than a week’s time span. 16M now has a tower crane on site and we should start seeing vertical construction very soon! Exciting!

As always, I have some pictures of the new crane for you! Nothing like fresh rain and a deep blue sky on this gorgeous spring day!

 

 

For a little high resolution bonus shot, here is the view off of the Millennium Bridge. Notice 16M’s new crane? Also, this is the last year you will be able to see the skyline from this bridge, so get all your pictures taken!

Construction just keeps on trekking along around Downtown Denver. What an exciting year so far!

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Filed under Infill, Lower Downtown, Office, Residential.
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New Golden Triangle Project: Denver Art Museum Offices

Posted by  on May 5, 2013

When the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building opened in 2006, occupying the east half of the block bounded by W. 13th Avenue, Acoma Plaza, W. 12th Avenue, and Bannock Street, the west half of the block featured nondescript buildings and parking lots—the only exception being the nice historic building at the corner with W. 12th Avenue. In 2012, the Clyfford Still Museum cleaned up the northern half of that side of the block, and now the remaining vacant parcel on the block is being developed. Here’s the site in question:

Recently, the Denver Art Museum began construction on their new 50,000-sf administrative office building that will house 100 museum employees, a research library, and a 9,000-sf storage area for museum collections that will free up space in the museum’s North building for additional exhibit space. The project is designed by local architects Roth Sheppard. Here’s a rendering of the project from the Roth Sheppard website:

The two-story building’s design takes its architectural cues from the Clyfford Still, rather than Libeskind’s Hamilton Building, by taking a minimalist, horizontal approach. The ground floor will feature folded glass panels. Here’s a site photo I took yesterday:

The new building is scheduled to be finished by Spring 2014.

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Filed under Arts & Culture, Civic Center, Golden Triangle, Infill, Office.
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Denver Union Station Update #114

Posted by  on April 27, 2013

Many of you have been down at Denver Union Station for the opening of the W-Line and probably noticed construction keeps on rolling. This is a very exciting time in this whole redevelopment because we are starting to see everything come together.

A month ago, both wing buildings were barely out of the ground. Now, the south wing building has one floor until it tops out while the north wing building has two floors to go.

 

Wynkoop Plaza is also coming along nicely. If you remember Ken’s last Union Station update, these are going to be very impressive fountains which extend the entire length of the south wing of the historic station.

 

On the north side of the canopy structure, the pedestrian bridge has started to take shape. This is the bridge that will be connected to the north wing building giving you access to the commuter rail platforms and the underground bus facility from Wynkoop Street.

 

There are three rail platforms that stop short of the canopy. Construction for these platforms has also started.

 

Between the redevelopment of Denver Union Station and all of the private sector development going on, this is quite the site to see! Head down there to check it out and ride the W-Line if you haven’t yet! Also, make sure to keep checking DenverUrbanism for the next few days for some W-Line greatness!

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Filed under FasTracks, Infill, Office, Public Spaces, Transit, Transit-Oriented, Union Station.
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New Golden Triangle Project: Museum Center + The Art Hotel

Posted by  on April 18, 2013

The final phase of the Cultural Center Parking Garage mixed-use development project next to the Denver Art Museum is moving forward.

When the Daniel Libeskind-designed Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum opened in 2006, the project also included the new Cultural Center Parking Garage, wrapped on the west and south sides by the Museum Residences. The final phase of the project envisioned more residential units in a tower at 12th and Broadway as well as along the east side of the parking garage facing Broadway. That final phase never got off the ground, however, before the recession hit.

With the improving economy, the final phase of the project is back… except now the proposed development will consist of office space and a boutique hotel. Here is a Google Earth image where I’ve outlined the project location:

The developers, Corporex Colorado and Mile High Development, are currently marketing the office component of the project, known as Museum Center. Museum Center will include a total of about 50,000 square feet of space located on the second and third floors and a portion of the first floor. Other ground-floor functions include the lobby and the porte-cochère. The fourth floor will feature meeting rooms, entertaining and catering spaces, and a large outdoor deck. The hotel component, known as The Art Hotel, will include 165 rooms on floors five through nine.

Here are some renderings of the project. The architects, LoDo-based Davis Partnership and Studio Daniel Libeskind, produced a clean, contemporary design that is compatible with the museum and first phase’s iconic geometric style.

A view from above looking down at the 12th and Broadway corner:

A close-up view of the Broadway facade:

Street-level view looking north from roughly 11th and Broadway:

The view looking south from 13th and Broadway. (FYI, the north side of the parking garage at 13th and Broadway will remain undeveloped. That corner currently features a small park that serves as a storm water detention area, but for the long term, the corner was reserved as a future expansion site for the main Denver Public Library.)

This project will put the finishing touches on the stretch of Broadway between 14th and 12th that has dramatically improved with the completion of the Ralph Carr Colorado Judicial Center and the History Colorado Center. I hope this final phase of the museum project will get underway soon.

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Filed under Golden Triangle, Hospitality, Infill, Office.
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Denver Union Station Update #112

Posted by  on March 14, 2013

Every time I go and take pictures of this redevelopment, I am more and more impressed with it. Last week, Ken posted a great top down picture of the train canopy structure in his last Union Station update. Today, we will be on the ground looking at a couple of additional angles of the canopy structure as well as checking in on the wing buildings.

First on our list is the South Wing building also known as One Union Station. If you remember from a few months back, Antero Resources leased a good portion of this building which helped get it off the ground. This building has risen above street level and work has begun on the second floor!

 

On the other side of the historic station, the North Wing building is also making some great progress. It is now two floors up with work starting on the third floor. As a refresher, IMA Financial will be occupying the majority of this wing building and both buildings will top out at five stories.

 

And now for a couple of additional shots of the completed canopy structure. This is a such an impressive structure and will definitely stand as a Denver landmark. The picture to the left is looking straight through the canopy from the north and on the right is a side view from the west.

 

Do you want to see all of this in person and know what you’re looking at? Well here’s your chance! Meet Ken at 2:50 PM this Saturday over by the three concrete stacks in the Light Rail Plaza. Here you will get some great information about the Denver Union Station redevelopment and a great walk-around tour. Head on over here for additional details and we will see you Saturday!

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Filed under FasTracks, Infill, Office, Transit, Transit-Oriented, Union Station.
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Lower Downtown Denver: 16M Update #2

Posted by  on January 16, 2013

Here’s a quick update on 16M, the new mixed-use project located at the corner of 16th and Market in Lower Downtown Denver.

On New Year’s Day, Ryan posted Update #1 on the development: photos showing that the old Office Depot building had been reduced to a pile of rubble. I’m not sad to see the former building on this site go.

Today, in Update #2, I don’t have any new construction photos. The project is just at the “big hole in the ground” stage. Instead, what I do have is the latest renderings of the project, courtesy of Kiana at Newmark Knight Frank Frederick Ross. These images show the final refinement of the building’s design, and they are at super high resolution too! Click/zoom to embiggen and to appreciate how significant of an improvement this project is for the 16th Street Mall and the transition from the Central Business District to Lower Downtown:

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Filed under Infill, Lower Downtown, Office, Residential, Retail.
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