Back in September, we delivered some great news about the Colorado Rockies Mixed-Use development that is going to be taking up an entire city block of surface parking. While an eradicated parking lot is something to celebrate, full-on construction of this project is quite the sight.
Let’s start our third update with a few ground-level photos around the project site. As you can see, the parking lot is completely gone, and excavation for the two underground levels has commenced.
With a little elevation, we can begin see the whole picture. Multiple excavators and four, almost perfectly lined up, caisson drills are busy around the project site.
Let’s wrap up with a panorama of the project looking west.
Once excavation is complete, we suspect a tower crane, or two, will be erected. We will come back around that time for another update!
It’s shocking how quickly you realize what a blight that parking lot was as soon as it turns into a massive construction site. This truly was some of the more underutilized land in all of Denver and this project will go a long way toward connecting Union Station to the Coors Field experience.
I agree that this was one of the most underutilized piece of land in Denver, as the walk from Union Station from Coors Field is going to have new energy with this new development. It seems that it will simply electrify the baseball atmosphere of LoDo and positively contribute towards the uprising of the Rockies organization as a whole.
Hey Ken – any update on the construction timeline? Do they have an estimated date of completion?
This is my favorite project currently under construction in Denver. Kudos to the Rockies for coming up with an innovative design and a great commercial/residential building to add to a neighborhood that is part of the new heart and soul of Denver. I love the center courtyard which will be amazing location for special events, in addition to all the residents and users of the space.
Between Dairy Block, the new residential construction, and this project, LoDo/Ballpark continues to further develop into a very attractive place for residents, businesses, and tourists.
I’ll add some on-site info for the good of the cause. There are actually 3 tower cranes coming in, one on the “northeast” corner, one along Wazee about half way between 19th and 20th, and a smaller tower crane along 19th about half way between Wazee and Wynkoop. What you’re seeing with the “caisson drills” is the installation of pylons to attach the shoring to the walls as the hole gets deeper. I can share more if you have questions about the logistics going on here.