A new 12-story residential building has been announced for Denver’s Uptown district. Proposed by NAVA Real Estate Development, the project will be located at 575 East 20th Avenue overlooking Benedict Fountain Park to the west. Here’s an aerial image with the site outlined, along with a rendering provided by the developer, courtesy of project architect Davis Partnership:
575 East 20th Avenue will feature 249 for-sale condominium units, with a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom floor plans.
NAVA purchased the property recently from the Denver Housing Authority, which once had plans to develop it as part of its Park Avenue redevelopment plan. Instead, DHA decided to sell the 1.06-acre site to the private sector, with the property temporarily converted into a green space until development could occur. Here are two views of the site from the sidewalk level, courtesy of Google street view:
There are a few more renderings of this project on the NAVA website, although they may not necessarily be as current as the one provided above. The project will seek WELL Building Certification.
If all goes as planned, condominium units will be available for purchase in the Spring of 2020.
It’s great seeing condominium projects finally starting to be proposed for Denver’s urban core after the long drought caused by the construction defects issue! We look forward to tracking this project as it moves towards construction.
Great project– but, it’s going to replace a park?! A green living space is a rare commodity in urban centers. … we have plenty of parking lots that could’ve been developed instead.
The site is not a park. But there is a park across the street.
What is the “construction defects” issue(cliff notes version or link would be awesome)? No longer a resident, but still follow your blog religiously. Thanks for the great work.
This link has a decent summary of where the situation stands as of May 2017. https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/05/23/hickenlooper-signs-construction-defects-reform.html
The question since then has been: when will new condo construction start ticking up.
Ken, since the Denver Housing Authority most likely planned to build subsidized housing on this lot, do you know if there was a land swap with the developers or a commitment by the DHA to to use the money from the sale of this site to construction more affordable units downtown?
I understand that a lot adjacent to a park is at a premium, and the DHA could make make a smart move by selling this lot and buying land in a different part of the city, but if there is no plan of action from the sale date of the land, that kind of makes me question DHA’s motives.
My understanding is the masterplan always called for this lot to be a market rate condo alongside the affordable housing components that were already built: https://denverinfill.com/neighborhood_pages/uptown.htm#Top%20of%20Page
True, that piece of land is not a park. It was intended for development either by DHA or to be sold. Also true for the land across from the elementary school to the north. Rather than let either go to weeds DHA, put some effort to temporary green space. I believe the other site is a garden for the school and community.
As former DHA land, is there an affordable housing component? If not, getting market rate for that land probably goes toward funding DHA’s other efforts around town.
Great addition to the neighborhood
I bike past that lot every day on the way to work. The satellite images make it look like a pleasant green space but in reality, it is just mounds of dirt that have been overgrown with weeds.
What a great design!! Love it, hope this is the start of a trend.
That cantilever is sexy
It is nice to see condos. But after living in uptown for many years. This the lovely building will experience what everyone else has in that area which is extremely high numbers of homeless people always loitering at the park 24hrs a day. The only reason there is a porto pot at the park now is because I complained for 2 years straight to get it there. I have witnessed some horrible things at the park it will face and I am sure all the owners of these condos will as well. In addition the properties to its east are subsidized housing and while necessary, this area is one of the least quiet areas in all of uptown.
Your feelings are completely understandable. However, when you live in a city, you’re going to have different and maybe unpleasant experiences as compared to someone who lives in Thornton or Lone Tree. You have to take the good with the bad sometimes. Unfortunately, until there are some magic beans that will grow affordable housing for the masses, this is how things are going to be. Your efforts to get a porto pot put in the park are commendable.
I love this design and I hope NAVA builds this. They did get the Lakehouse out of the ground, so that shows they’re motivated.
When do they plan to break ground on this, Ken?