Arapahoe Square is seeing an increase in residential development particularly along the Welton Corridor. With over 1,100 residential units currently under-construction along the corridor, an additional 238 units may soon be underway.

Last year, the Arapahoe Square Design Advisory Board was formed by the city and they are busy reviewing new projects, such as the one we are featuring today. This board will make sure that projects in Arapahoe Square meet zoning and design guidelines. Head on over to their website for more details about the board and design guidelines. 600 Park Avenue, a 13-story, 238-unit apartment building, is one of the first projects reviewed by the board.

Below is a map of the outlined project site and an aerial view with the building drawn in, courtesy of the submittal documents. 600 Park Avenue will take up an entire surface parking lot, requiring minimal demolition. For reference, this project will be going up across the street from Alexan Arapahoe Squrare.

Designed by Kephart Architecture, here are three preliminary renderings of 600 Park Avenue. This rendition currently does not meet the Arapahoe Square Design Standards and Guidelines in multiple categories including building scale and mass, and enhanced setbacks. For the full report, check out the documents submitted to the advisory board.

600 Park Avenue will also have a total of 230 parking units, a ratio of 0.96. According to the design guidelines, the structured parking must not be visible along the primary street this project resides on, in this case Welton Street.

600 Park Avenue still has at least one more round of design review before it breaks ground. We will keep you up to date as this project makes its way through the advisory board.