A new 7-unit townhome project, Shoshone Heights, is planned for the southwest corner of Shoshone Street and West 33rd Avenue in Downtown Denver’s historic Highland neighborhood. The project is being developed by Byers Street Properties, with Sprocket Design-Build as the architect. Construction is planned to be complete in Summer 2008. A website for the project is up and running, although content is still a bit lean at this early stage. Here’s a rendering obtained from the website:
We’ll be getting out and taking some site photos soon so we can add this project to the Highland page. Thank you to Scott, a Highland resident and DenverInfill fan, for the heads-up on this new infill project!
I have viewed several Sprocket projects currently listed on the market and can most definately say that they do not use hollow doors. In fact, most doors are natural finish wood and quite heavy. Other finishing detail issues are worth noting. However, is this an architectural issue or one of construction oversight?
As one of the owners of Sprocket, I feel compelled to weigh-in on these comments. I am thoroughly dissapointed by the intial comment and feel unfairly targeted, as we always attempt to provide the best urban design solutions possible and spend quite a bit more money on design considerations than most builders. Sprocket is, however, a service provider and we must adhere to budgets set forth by our clients. Personally, I would always much prefer to provide the most expensive solution possible but that is rarely our charge. I am mystified about the hollow-core door comment, as we only have made one building with hollow-core doors in the last eigth years and it was my own house. We take a great deal of care in our interior and exterior design and if anyone is interested you made check out two of our latest Honor Award winning projects at the AIA Denver website.
Thank You!
Bill Moore AIA
Sprocket