As you saw yesterday, the parking lot where 1144 Fifteenth Street is going to stand has now been relieved of its surface parking duties. 1.2 miles down the road, another large surface parking lot been cured of the known Denver disease, parkinglotitis.
2300 Welton is a 223-unit apartment project taking up the full half block between Park Avenue West and 24th Street along the Welton corridor. Heavy construction equipment has been moved on site and caisson drilling has commenced.
At this time, we do not have any final renderings of the project but head on over to our announcement post for a good idea of what 2300 Welton will look like.
The plans can be found on Denver’s Site Development Plans map. The design looks the same, but the colors may be different. this project is a shame. It could have been, and should have been, a larger, mix-used, mixed-income project.
Couldn’t disagree more. The area desperately needs affordable housing, and while I agree it could have been mixed use, the need for housing especially affordable currently outweighs the need for retail/office and the parking that would require.
This project is also far more attractive than just about every building developed in the last decade along the park avenue corridor with similar budgets. Excited to see one of the worst blocks in Denver become 200+ units.
Amen!
Come on Jerry, the project is hardly a shame. It serves a great purpose with providing affordable housing in a city that desperately needs it. In addition, it’s providing 223 units and approximately 350 residents on a block that was previously empty. It’s a win for Denver, the area, and future residents.
I meant that this project was a disappointment. Welton is a mixed-use, transit corridor and is zoned for 8 stories at this parcel. Some entities, like the Urban Land Conservancy, are building affordable or workforce housing in mixed-use projects. Considering that the city provided some financial help, these developers could have done the same at even a slightly higher density. Instead, they are building just a four story, residential-only project that is designed to stand out from the surrounding community in a very colorful way that will not likely age very well. That will just mark it as low income housing in the future.
Why don’t you wait until it’s built and lived in for some time before saying it won’t fit in the area nor age well? And, not every building needs to be mixed-use. Plenty of retail opportunities down the street and in surrounding area and plenty of future opportunities for retail in nearby undeveloped parcels.