A small dirt lot in the Cherry Creek neighborhood is now a new infill project that provides 25,000 square feet of office space to the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. When we announced this project back in March 2017, construction was already underway with a tower crane base up on the project site. Since then, to my surprise, we never posted another update. While sifting through thousands of photos, I realized there were some progress photos taken over the past two years that slipped through the cracks.
With that said, let’s start the final update in non-traditional fashion by previewing a few progress pictures of this project since Spring 2017. The tower crane went up almost immediately after our announcement post and was taken down only months later as this was a fairly quick steel build. The three photos below show the tower crane along with the steel build.
Present day, the project is complete and open. Even at five-stories it is one of the taller buildings along 2nd Avenue in this part of Cherry Creek and is on the very edge of the 5-story zoning for this area.
In addition to the offices on floors two through four, a private residence resides on the fifth floor which overlooks Cherry Creek North. Here are two additional photos of the building.
The ground floor will eventually contain a coffee shop and vocational training for those who are served by the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. Let’s wrap up with a few more photos of the ground floor.
That’s a wrap! Another infill project complete in Cherry Creek with many more coming online within the next few months.
I’ve always liked that white building just west of this one. Very cool. I hope it gets preserved.
I agree Jason, one of the few remaining 50s/60s commercial buildings in Cherry Creek. Should be saved but I doubt it will survive. Developers are too busy erecting boring cookie-cutter 21st century crap that will be laughed at in 20 years. Sad! This new building is a perfect example.
A very underwhelming cherry creek infill project. I’ll go easy since it’s a non profit, but dang. What a missed opportunity.
I like it, a lot.
I like the simplicity of this building. High quality materials and a nice, quiet elegance. Not a dazzler, but that is appropriate for the location. I know the neighbors hate it, though!
Just curious, why do the neighbors hate this? Also, I can’t be sure, but I’d be willing to bet that they took inspiration for this building from Paris. Almost every building there has this off-white/tan facade and navy blue shingles/panelling on top. If that’s the case, I think this is a brilliant mixture of modern tastes and a nod to the past. Very cool to look at and think about!
My guess is the neighbors directly to the north hate it-those two-story townhomes that in the late 90’s overshadowed the little wood frame 40’s bungalows that formerly lined Adams north of 3rd Ave. What goes around, comes around, I guess.
It’s a solid, straightforward building fit for its noble purpose. I like it.
I mentioned this before when the first post went up but the same error was made this time as well: this was not a dirt lot prior to the construction of this building. The site contained two/three small businesses housed in bungalows. Those buildings were torn down to make way for this new building.
The impression one gets from reading this entry is that this new building has replaced something of little or no value, i.e. dirt. That is untrue. The prior use may have not maximized the site, however painting this project as a “no harm, no foul” infill is unfortunate.
It’s worth mentioning that this project started well after they tore down those buildings and it was a dirt lot with grass growing back on it. Looking back at historic street view images it sat empty back in 2015, almost two years before this project started.
So no, I don’t believe those buildings were torn down to make way for this new one. I think it was a dirt lot for much longer than it needed to be.
the lot ownership last changed in 2013
Ryan, I sound like a broken record …
Why not let your readers know about the development team – contractor, architect, interior etc?
We always include the firms on the project team in the Introduction post for a project (https://denverinfill.com/2017/03/new-project-anna-john-j-sie-foundation.html).