Preliminary development plans have been submitted to the Denver Planning office for a new project in the Riverfront Park section of Downtown Denver’s Central Platte Valley district. The parcel in question is located at 18th and Bassett, directly across Bassett Street from the Manhattan. On my CPV Subarea B page, the parcel is #16.
The project is listed as “multi-family residential” and the proposed number of units is 133. The maximum building height allowed for the site is 80 feet, or approximately seven to eight stories. This location has been planned as the second phase of the Manhattan since the early 2000s. I seem to recall when the Manhattan opened in 2003 that the second phase wouldn’t happen for about five years. Well, here we are five years later, and it looks like the project is about to move forward. I’m sure the strength of the Downtown rental market is also a major factor driving this project, regardless of the year. The more people living Downtown, the better. I’ll let you know when more details about this project become available.
Glad to hear some new action going on in this neighborhood. I live near there and after a few years of major projects like Glass House and One Riverfront going on, it felt like development on this side of tracks had really slowed down.
I noticed a sign on 19th and Little Raven today saying "site sign coming soon". Maybe things will start picking up again.