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Comment on 1099 Osage Update #5 by mama

mama — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:06:18 +0000

JIm, Thank you for this post. I’ve been trying to find what the inside looks like. We got my adult son with disabilities approved for this building and as a mother of a child with disabilities i am very happy that he is now going to have a chance to try to live independently in such a wonderful and green building.

Comment on Manhattan Phase II Update #2 by Ken Schroeppel

Ken Schroeppel — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:46:06 +0000

Justin, there is no ground floor retail on the project. The ground floor retail for the Riverfront Park development is clustered around the Millennium Bridge. Directly across the railroad tracks from Riverfront Park, via either the Millennium Bridge or the 18th Street Ped Bridge, is the Union Station redevelopment area, which will have substantial retail and commercial uses.

Comment on Manhattan Phase II Update #2 by Justin

Justin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:09:35 +0000

Maybe I missed it, but is there no ground floor retail for this project? Is that common for Denver in this area? Where would the neighborhood shops and restaurants be for the projects in this area? Sorry, I am not from Denver so I do not know much about the character of this particular urban neighborhood.

Comment on Manhattan Phase II Update #2 by Ryan Dravitz

Ryan Dravitz — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:21:21 +0000

Andy,
You can reach me at ryadrav@live.com Thanks!

Comment on Manhattan Phase II Update #2 by Dan

Dan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:50:34 +0000

Thanks for the update, Ryan.
Glad to see they are using brick on this one. I don’t think you can ever go wrong using brick.

Comment on DenverInfill… A 2011 Retrospective by timothy brooks

timothy brooks — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:29:40 +0000

Ken….What a fantastic job you are doing. Denver is a great city and with people like you, it’s future is assured!

Comment on Manhattan Phase II Update #2 by Andy

Andy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:03:53 +0000

Thanks for the update. The project is looking good. I think the rotunda shown in the schematic drawings will be really nice once it takes shape. By the way, I cannot find your contact email anywhere on the site. How can I email you?

Comment on Ralph Carr Judicial Center Update #6 by UrbanZen

UrbanZen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:55:12 +0000

I think it’ll look better when the steps and landscaping are in. I do agree with Chad though about the smaller columns along Lincoln and 14th. The missing frieze and cornice elements to the entablature really throws the proportion off, and they end up looking a little cheap.

Comment on DaVita HQ Update #5 by MarkB

MarkB — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:18:44 +0000

Actually, not too long ago, the DaVita land WAS surface parking, unimproved (e.g., dirt), a temporary use that followed the area’s conversion from rail yards.

I like the crowding. This is downtown, not the DTC. The bridge will be just fine with buildings surrounding it–just look to the other side of the CML, where buildings abut the bridge.

Comment on DaVita HQ Update #5 by Ted

Ted — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:29:13 +0000

I dunno… I just think people have gotten used to the millenium bridge standing all on its own for so long, they think that’s how it’s supposed to be. Keep in mind this was ALWAYS the plan, in fact high density is probably one of the reasons the bridge was built in the first place. Keep in mind, there will (probably sooner than later) be a building right on the other side of 16th from it that will only be SLIGHTLY further set back because of the 16th street mall shuttle lane.

And I’m not sure that it really needs to do all that much for the streetscape anyway since its ground floor is tucked back behind where the average pedestrian will begin climbing the stairs. I don’t think there is much more we could expect from a Fortune 500 headquarters… look at the other big corporate office buildings around town… they ALL use the ground floor and next couple floors for an extensive lobby and company conference room space. But that said, there will be PLENTY of retail in this district, don’t you worry. What the area really needs right now is FOOT TRAFFIC (the entire ground floor of 1900 16th still has no retail tenants), and what better to give it an instant injection of daytime foot traffic than a Fortune 500 headquarters? On top of that, I think the slanted roof and rooftop deck (a major upgrade from the original “1900 16th phase two” design) easily trumps the tiny amount of retail that they could have fit on the ground floor, and that change was almost certainly made by Davita and not the original developer.