The three projects under construction in Baker are making great progress with two of the three almost complete. While Baker is a mostly built-out neighborhood, there is still a lot of potential for large scale development at Broadway Marketplace near the Alameda Station.
PDG Design District. Since the completion of the concrete podium in the spring, this seven-story structure shot up quickly thanks to the light gauge steel used on floors three through seven. Weatherproofing is currently underway with some structural work still taking place on the south end of the project. We also came across a mock-up of the facade facing Cherokee Street which is in the photo set below. Upon completion, PDG Design District will provide Baker with 342 homes.
Atlantis Apartments. Construction is wrapping up on this 60-home project that will help serve those with disabilities. The Atlantis Apartments have a great street-level presence along Cherokee Street and feature some great edges and setbacks.
Neon Local. Providing 238 homes to the Baker neighborhood, this full-block project is also nearing completion. Most of the facade is complete with landscaping underway. Given what this project is replacing, this is a huge win for Baker and the Broadway corridor. Neon Local is scaled nicely and features high-quality materials on the facade.
While there are no other projects in Baker to report on at this time, the development the neighborhood has seen thus far has helped fill in some gaps and will further connect the neighborhood to transit and a great established retail environment.
How do we get our overhead power lines to be buried? (I’m legitimately curious how this works. Is it a power company decision, paid by developer/community?) Some of these projects look awesome, but the power lines detract from the overall aesthetic. Maybe it’s just cost prohibitive, but to me it would certainly cut down on having to respond to weather related issues with the lines AND would look nicer in the community!
thanks for covering Baker; i think the only major above-ground project not mentioned above is Denver Health’s huge parking garage nearing completion on the 500 block of Acoma
but there’s a lot of “almost” here: the Broadway Station development is a big part of Baker’s future — there are currently holes in the ground and even a For Lease sign along Broadway, but it seems like the vertical development is not happening yet
north of I-25, Broadway Marketplace has rebranded twice in recent years — first as Denver Design District and now as Broadway Park; two more residential projects have passed design review along Alameda — 291 units replacing the Upsher Smith pharmaceutical plant west of Cherokee and 377 units east of “PDG Design District”
Atlantis has designed and has funding for a second, 84-unit building west of the one they have almost finished
Westside Investment Partners is rezoning the former Gart/SA Warehouse at 50 S Kalamath; when passed, the I-MX-5 new zoning will enable a large, primarily residential development; the application includes the DO-7 overlay for more “non-residential ground floor active uses” than otherwise required
I love the addition of accessible unit in the neighborhood of a light rail stop. Not only are they an important piece to an homogeneous neighborhood, but they also look great and give those that will live there a sense of dignity. The importance of projects like the Atlantis Apartments in making a diverse and inclusive city can not be understated. Mega win.