In Part 1, Ryan highlighted the exterior of the just-completed 1601 Wewatta project, so now let’s take a final “Inside the Infill” tour of this shiny new 300,000-square foot office building by Hines.
The lobby is beautiful, featuring imported polished gray slate walls leading to the elevators and wood-paneled walls on the sides. A glass curtain wall floods the lobby with natural light and views of the entry plaza:
Tenant finish on the office floors hasn’t begun yet but the open floor plates with 10-foot ceilings offer plenty of options for office layouts. Here’s a view of the 10th floor along the building’s distinctive gentle concave curve:
Let’s check out a few views from 1601 Wewatta:
Hello, Millennium Bridge!
Here’s a nice shot up 16th Street looking towards the Central Business District. In the foreground, the excavation for the Kimpton Hotel Denver Union Station is in progress:
The Wewatta Street curve between 15th and 16th now fully framed by buildings:
1601 Wewatta features several terraces on the upper floors that provide outdoor spaces for office users. Here we are on the 3rd floor terrace overlooking 16th Street and a close-up of the concave glass wall:
On the other side of the building nestled between Chestnut Place and the Cadence apartments is the 4th floor terrace—an elevated oasis set within a strong urban context:
Finally, another view from a 3rd floor terrace looking down at the public plaza at the building’s entry. A full-service restaurant will occupy part of the ground floor with outdoor seating on the plaza:
Retail and fast-casual restaurant tenants will fill the remaining ground-floor spaces along 16th and Chestnut, and the Colorado Athletic Club will open a full-service facility occupying the entire second floor.
DenverInfill extends a big THANK YOU! to Dave Klebba and Matt Greenberg from Hines for all their help with information about 1601 Wewatta and several awesome tours inside the project. To view all of our posts on this project, don’t forget to use our 1601 Wewatta tag.
I really like the plazas and terraces with beautiful landscaping! I also like how reflective the glass is, almost like a mirror. Nice job!
Ken,
Do you have any idea which restaurant might occupy the space you mentioned in your post?
I was thinking the same thing. The terraces look awesome. Great addition to the Union Station area.
Getting a real Highline Park vibe from that terrace with the plants. Too bad its so small!
Are all the floors free of load-baring collumns like this top floor, with its long ceiling spans? It’s totally flexible space.
Classy building. Lobby is a bit overbearing, but still a high class, handsome building.