Staying in the Lower Highland neighborhood, we are going to check in at 1736 Boulder. This is a 5-story apartment project providing the neighborhood with 73-units for rent.
Judging by the front signage, the final name for this project will be ‘B Street LoHi’. The building has a very unique facade with patterned grey metal panels with brick mixed in on the front.
Here are some additional views of the project from the alley and the 20th Street bridge over I-25. This apartment building also features a rooftop deck, which you can see is under construction, that will offer some great views of the Denver skyline!
Right now pre-leasing is available with expected occupancy in August. There will be both one and two bedroom units priced just above $2 per square foot. For additional details and floor plans head on over to their website.
Hey Ken, just re-read all the comments — including yours — in your posting almost exactly a year ago, when this project was getting underway. Given the tremendous amount of apartments being built in this Greater Highlands area, you make a strong case for the mid-rise development in the parking lot “donut” surrounding Downtown. Even if the conditions driving the current apartment boom continue for years, it will take decades for that donut to “build out” to planning/zoning limits. Probably room for another hundred-thousand people in and around Downtown, where they should be.
But so far, all this development is almost totally on the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Downtown, centered around Union Station. Although something pretty big (office building?) is about to start up from 6th and Speer, two big apartment projects announced a year ago for the Golden Triangle have not yet broken ground. Why?
Are rents South of Colfax higher than near I-25? Is land more expensive? From the South and East, Downtown’s a lot more walkable, than crossing the Valley Highway, the Platte River and the tracks. But Location is everything, so does that make the land around the transit hub, Union Station, the best location for apartments?
Will most of this infill be on the North side of Downtown, if the market keeps growing? What are the current trends, especially in permitting?