I was pleased to read yesterday in Margaret Jackson’s Post article that the developer of Komorebi, the glassy condo building once planned for 15th & Delgany in the Union Station district, has reconceived the project as a boutique hotel/retail/cultural facility. Amy Harmon, the developer, has also hired London architect David Adjaye who design the Museum of Contemporary Art across the street from the site. The hotel portion will likely have around 60 rooms.

There’s not yet a name for the project or a design, but this is good news and something to look forward to starting later in 2010. The site is very underutilized and a nice mid-rise building with active ground-floor uses there will further elevate 15th Street from Larimer to W. 29th Avenue as one of Downtown Denver’s best streets.