Yet another new project breaks ground in River North. 3901 Wynkoop is situated about a block west, towards Brighton Boulevard, from the pedestrian bridge to the 38th and Blake Commuter Rail station. Developed by Carmel Partners, this project consists of a seven-story building featuring 408 apartment homes and 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. In addition, 428 vehicle and 213 bicycle parking spaces will be provided on a two-story screened-in podium.
Here is a photo of the project site taken from the 38th and Blake pedestrian bridge. As you can see, excavation is already underway for this project.
Below is a rendering of the project pulled from the construction permit. Stantec is the architect on record, with Carmel Partners behind the construction.
Haven’t had enough of the new projects in River North? Fear not! We have more announcements coming this week.
Not a big fan of this. Very cookie-cutter for Brighton. Hopefully they do something more dynamic across the street when the Pepsi property gets scraped.
I think the incorporation of retail, unlike a lot of the others along Brighton, give this one a leg up.
Terrible waste of potential density. It is a short walk from light rail and the developer can’t be bothered to use the height incentive and get maximum density/much-needed affordability? Shameful lack of effort and imagination.
I HATE how the limiting factor for development Denver is # of stories / height. It limits creativity from architects because developers just try to maximize the buildable space on the land (boring boxes). Other cities, like Chicago, use metrics like FAR (Floor Area Ratio) to limit the size and density of buildings. How can we make this a thing in Denver?!
I don’t think the maximum height requirement really dictates the boring boxy style in most cases, I think that has more to do with the developer wanting to maximize their return on investment. I don’t necessarily agree with some of Denver’s maximum height requirements, but developers could give architects more artistic freedom under the current zoning laws, they just choose not to because they would make less money.
This building could be up to 16 stories tall on this lot, but the developer chose not to do that, presumably because it would be too expensive.
Wow, that looks like a such a lovely place to live…
Why is everything called “River North” to you folks? This is in the Elyria neighborhood.
cause rino is not a neighborhood, but rather a district of 4 neighborhoods, see the map:
https://ctycms.com/co-rino/images/rino_boundariesmap.jpg