Happy Friday the 13th everyone! Today I’ve got a number of infill updates for you:
Spire: The 41-story Spire condo project (Block 131 in Central Downtown) is inching closer to reality. While the groundbreaking has been delayed by a few months to January, the project is currently going through development review with the city, and the project website, www.SpireDenver.com, now has a bit of content (an email sign-up page).
Tower Crane, Part I: The new parking garage at the Denver Justice Center, the first phase of the two and a half block project in Denver’s Civic Center, is now under construction, and includes a new tower crane rising above the site.
City House: A preliminary development review application has been filed with the planning office for City House, East-West Partners proposed 23-story and 13-story condo tower on the Union Station side of the tracks in the Central Platte Valley.
1800 Market: A building permit has has been filed for 1800 Market, the 13-story, 300-unit condo and apartment tower planned for the entire half block facing Market on Block 049 in Lower Downtown.
Tower Crane, Part II: A tower crane is now fully installed at both the One Lincoln Park and 816 Acoma sites. In fact, it looks like there will be two tall cranes at 816 Acoma. Here’s a pic of the OLP site:
Welton Place: A new rendering and updated site plan have recently been released of the Welton Place project at Park Avenue West and Welton in the Curtis Park-Five Points neighborhood. Century Real Estate recently celebrated the grand opening of their sales office on the site, and their website, www.WeltonPlace.com is now fully functional with images, floorplans, etc.
Four Seasons Hotel & Residences: A Four Seasons update?! Yep. Just in time for the two-year anniversary of the project’s November 2004 announcement, it looks like the Four Seasons sales office is about to open. Folks who had signed up at the project website (www.teatroresidences.com) recently received a letter from the development team. Here is an exerpt (thanks to a couple of DenverInfill regulars for the info):
“The design of the Four Season Private Residences is nearly complete. The finishing touches are being added to the floorplans for the Private Residences, and the Presentation and Design Center is in its final stage of construction. The unveiling of the Presentation and Design Center will reveal some of our innovative and very appealing design elements. These design elements, combined with the services and amenities of the Four Seasons Hotel Denver, help create a luxurious living environment that will establish and define Downtown Denver’s premiere address.”
Let’s hope a groundbreaking will occur before the project’s third anniversary. The 50-story Four Seasons tower is planned for Block 074 in Central Downtown.
MCA/Denver: Just as construction was wrapping up at the new Daniel Libeskind-designed Hamilton building at the Denver Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver finally broke ground on its new home at 15th and Delgany in the Central Platte Valley. The new building has been designed by London architect David Adjaye. Here’s a reminder of what it will look like:
EPA: Last, but not least… the new Region 8 Environmental Protection Agency headquarters under construction on Block 013 in Lower Downtown, is getting close to being finished. If I recall correctly, it was announced that a Heidi’s Deli and a Starbucks will occupy ground-floor retail space, plus there’s still an additional space for a full-sized restaurant. As I happened to be passing near the new EPA building recently, I was struck by how the morning sun was reflecting off the louvered panels along the upper windows. So I snapped a picture of it just to share with you:
