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DaVita HQ Update #5

Posted by  on January 25, 2012

The DaVita Headquarters building is beginning to make its full presence in the area. The crane has been taken down, the facade is climbing up the building day by day, and you can begin to see the real shape of this building (not to mention a nice slanted roof).

Looking directly at the front of the project from 16th Street, you can see the nice seamless glass wall, matching its neighbor building as well as some other buildings in the area. On the other side, facing 16th Street directly, it looks like there will be a complete wall of glass as the facade. Neat!

 

On to the back side, you have a nice slanted rooftop and a great looking backdrop to the rail tracks. On the right, you can see how DaVita and its neighbor (1900 16th Street) have very similar facades. Having the two buildings so close together prevents any clash and is easy on the eyes. The slanted roof also gives Denver something it hasn’t seen much in the past.

 

It’s always nice seeing other construction projects around you when taking pictures. From the Millennium Bridge, you can see 2020 Lawrence beginning to poke out. That’s its red crane and a concrete pump. Soon you will be able to see this project from the bridge!

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Filed under Infill, Office, Union Station.
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Ralph Carr Judicial Center Update #6

Posted by  on January 22, 2012

The last update on the Ralph Carr Judicial Center we were on the inside of it. Today we will be looking at the exterior as much has changed in the past few months.

Taking a look from a higher vantage point, you can see most of the facade is complete and the columns on the court houses are not just raw concrete anymore. One noticeable difference is the new glass on the dome and all the scaffolding is removed. On the tower, it’s amazing what glass can do to the overall look of the building.

 

On the left, this is the project from the steps leading up to the Capitol. Notice how much of a presence this project on this corner and from the view of The Capitol. On the right is the entrance to the court houses with real granite columns with ‘Liberty and justice for all’ inscribed in gold at the top.

 

As stated before, these buildings have a great street presence. On Broadway (left) you can see both the office tower and the court houses creating a decent size street wall. On 13th Avenue, the office tower creates a canyon with 1290 Broadway right across the street.

 

Finally, one of my favorite aspects of this project. The 14th Street view-plane. This completes the wall at the end of 14th Street and resembles a much denser Civic Center skyline.

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Filed under Civic Center, Government & Civic, Infill, Office.
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Cesar Chavez Building Modernization Update #4

Posted by  on November 4, 2011

The rehabilitation of the Cesar Chavez building in the Golden Triangle district is at a unique point where you can see the before and after all in one shot. The new facade is on the North elevation yet the East elevation has yet to be stripped down and the old facade is still in place.

First a couple pictures of the new, much more modern facade.

 

There is quite the difference between the East elevation (left) and the North elevation (right). The new modern look makes this building stand out.

I leave you with this bonus shot. They were working on the solar panel structure on the roof of the parking garage. Another excellent addition to this project.

Hopefully if the weather holds this weekend we will be looking at a few more projects that haven’t had an update for a while.

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DaVita HQ Update #4

Posted by  on October 5, 2011

On my walk home from work today, I happened to have my camera with me, so I was able to snap a pic of what is always an exciting point in any tower’s construction: first glass.

In this case, it was for the DaVita headquarters project under construction next to Downtown Denver’s Millennium Bridge.

Ryan’s last update on this project wasn’t that long ago (August), but given the tower’s recent topping-off and now the beginning of glass installation, I figured I might as well offer an update. Here’s a shot of the whole building at its final height:

Another recent change has been the filling in of the DaVita building’s “missing corner” where the former light rail tracks blocked construction of the building’s corner closest to the bridge. With the opening of the new Union Station light rail station and the removal of the light rail tracks that once curved next to the Millennium Bridge, workers are now able to construct the delayed corner of the building. Here are two shots of the corner as it catches up to the rest of the building:

 

Finally, here’s another new improvement next to the DaVita site: the missing half of the 16th Street concrete roadbed has been installed. Once this opens, traffic and Mall Shuttle buses should flow a little more smoothly through the area than they do now. All of this is temporary, of course, due to the Wewatta detour. In 2013 when Wewatta Street is rebuilt and reopens to traffic, Chestnut and 16th will see less traffic.

This view also gives us a sense of the nice public plaza area that will be built in front of DaVita and at the base of the Millennium Bridge. Landscaped islands will surround the bridge’s cable anchors. I’m sure Rick will have more on these improvements in an upcoming Union Station update.

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