The 194-unit Park Avenue Lofts apartments project covers the entire block bounded by 19th and 20th Avenues and Washington and Clarkson Streets. Under construction since early 2008 when it was named simply “Uptown Apartments,” the project has recently been completed and renters have moved in. Before this project arrived, the entire block was a weedy vacant lot–something that’s always a shame to see anywhere in the urban core, but particularly when that vacant lot sits at a corner along a prominent thoroughfare like Park Avenue.

Fortunately, we now have a handsome residential complex at that location. Along with the Post Uptown Square project and DHA’s Hope VI Park Avenue redevelopment, this part of Uptown is really filling in nicely. Here are a few pics of the finished product:

The building is pedestrian scaled and offers a straight-forward design with classical forms and details done in a clean, contemporary manner. The heavy use of brick gives the project a solid, grounded feel that should age well both architecturally and physically. A perfect background building for Denver and a fine addition to Uptown.