Back in October 2015, we announced that another wave of development was coming to Cherry Creek North with BMC Investments taking charge. One of the sites we mentioned is 210 Saint Paul which is going to be used for “condo-quality” apartments.
Today, we have some information on 210 Saint Paul. An 8-story, 76-unit apartment building will replace a 25,000 square foot mixed-use retail and office building which BMC Investments recently acquired . Here is a Google Earth aerial with the project site outlined.
As you can see in the aerial above, there is an existing building on site. Moving down to the street level, here is what currently sits at East 2nd Avenue and Saint Paul Street.
Designed by 4240 Architecture, here is what is going to replace the old office and retail building. This new 8-story building complies with Cherry Creek’s new zoning code, and will also feature around 11,500 square feet of retail space and two floors of underground parking.
The construction time-frame is currently unknown however, Saunders Construction will be the general contractor for 210 Saint Paul.
It looks like it will be a nice addition to Cherry Creek. What I found also interesting on the page for this project on the architect’s website is that there looks to be possible future development planned for this block. Pretty significant, too.
I hate to be a whiner about architecture, but Cherry Creek is one of the neighborhoods where I’d hope to see better style. And, so far, it’s been disappointing. Not every project can be a masterpiece, I just wish we could see something other than the same old brick boxes. Outside of that, this is a great project for the area.
Without making comment on this proposed design, I am glad it is replacing the existing building. That building has never performed well from an urban design perspective or from a retail perspective. It has always been a bit of a dead corner as a result. The proposed structure at least seems to have nicely scaled and transparent ground floor filled with retail. I think it is a positive change.