One of the largest surface parking lots in the Golden Triangle may be developed in the near future.

Legacy Partners, developers of the recently completed Point 21 project on Lawrence Street, has announced plans for a 322-unit apartment project, Legacy on Speer, located on the five-sided block bounded by 14th Avenue, Fox Street, 13th Avenue, Speer, and Galapago Street. Here’s the site outlined on a Google Earth aerial plus a special drone-view perspective from Ryan:

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The Legacy on Speer apartments will consist of a seven-story building, with five levels of residential units on top of a two-story podium that contains about 445 parking spaces for a residential unit/parking space ratio of approximately 1.40. Ground-floor residential units will wrap the parking around the building perimeter to provide an attractive pedestrian-oriented presence along the sidewalk. The project also features two interior outdoor courtyards and a pool/outdoor amenity area on the third level for residents, along with a clubhouse and fitness center.

The following images are courtesy of KTGY, the project architect.

Corner of Speer (left) and West 13th Avenue (right):

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Speer frontage with Galapago Street at far left:

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Corner of  14th Avenue (left) and Galapago Street (right):

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Site plan:

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DenverInfill has been tracking this project since early 2014 when the project was first submitted to the city. At that time, the development excluded several parcels at the Fox/14th corner, resulting in an awkward L-shaped building configuration. Since then, the project’s footprint has expanded to include the entire block, resulting in a better project. Currently, the site is an ugly mishmash of parking lots, as this Google Street View photo shows:

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Construction is expected to begin later in 2016.