Back in May, we went around Cherry Creek to check out all of the new proposed infill projects. When we announced 245 Columbine here on DenverInfill, we had some preliminary designs of the building making it hard to really see how this project would fit in. Thankfully, we now have a final design for 245 Columbine. For the Cherry Creek neighborhood, it’s a very edgy design with overhangs, a curved upper facade, and multiple setbacks. This is not your typical modern Denver mixed-use building! Here is the new rendering courtesy of the project’s website.
The architect for 245 Columbine is Klipp, and Mortenson Construction will be the builder. The 7-story building will have multiple uses: the ground floor will provide 12,800 square feet of retail, floors 2-6 will be office, and the 7th floor will have 8,300 square feet of residential all over two levels of underground parking providing 104 spaces. There will be patios on the 3rd and 5th floor along with a 30 foot pocket park on the north end of the property. The delivery date for 245 Columbine is still unknown however the project is being actively marketed. Hopefully we will see this break ground within the next quarter or two.
I like it! Not the same ol’, same ol’ typical Denver stucco.
I also think the top floor finishes it off quite nicely.
I totally bashed on te last rendering but, this looks pretty good in color! I wonder why they bothered putting in 2 residential units on the top floor. I’m not complaining but, it just seems unusual.
Top 2 units probably free condo for the developers.
It’s getting a lot of criticism but I think they did a nice job with the top.I think it blends in well with the rest of the building and not like something that was just slapped on.And there are actually a lot of buildings going up without Denver stucco.
Whether this structure “fits” the Cherry Creek neighborhood, or not, it looks interesting. So interesting, in fact, I’d like to see something this interesting going up in the Union Station re-development area. Nothing but boring boxes going in there. And, such an opportunity for new and exciting architecture.
I agree!! Why can’t they do this at Union Station! Looks like Cherry Creek is becoming downtown 2.0. The suburban crap they are putting up around Union Station should be in the burbs and the buildings they are doing in Cherry Creek should be down at Union Station. At least it looks like it is from this decade and has some sort of interesting features.