Just over the tracks from our previous River North Roundup, the North quadrant has a lot of construction activity taking place. While the East quadrant still takes the reign for the tallest and densest projects under construction, the North quadrant is catching up and has some great projects that have either kicked off or are in the works.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Flora. Back in November, we reported that construction had kicked off for Flora, with excavation underway. Present-day, a tower crane has been erected on the project site, with the first vertical columns are going up above the street level.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Stories | 92 apt homes | 7,500 sf office | 7,900 sf retail | 102 (v) parking |
Belay Development | Studio Completiva |
Swinerton |
The Current. This new office building at 36th and Delgany Street is making swift vertical progress. The Current is halfway up with six floors to go until topping out.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Stories | 238,000 sf office | 388 (v) parking |
Schnitzer West |
Davis Partnership | Swinerton |
Vib Hotel RiNo. The Vib Hotel RiNo is nearing completion. Facade work is mostly complete, except for one last corner, still wrapped in scaffolding. While completion was expected in Q4 2021, work should be wrapping up in the coming months.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Stories | 140 rooms | 4 (v) parking | Best Western |
Base4 | White Construction Group |
3901 Wynkoop. Since our last visit in November, excavation is now complete at 3901 Wynkoop, with a tower crane up at the project site. Forms for the core and first columns have also started to appear at the site.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Stories | 408 apt homes | 13,000 sf retail | 428 (v) 213 (b) parking |
Carmel Partners |
Stantec | Carmel Partners |
PROPOSED
Vert Lofts. Demolition of the single-story warehouse at 36th and Wynkoop is now complete, with the site cleared to make way for the 16-story Vert Lofts project. Construction permits have been filed with the city however, no construction activity is taking place on the project site just yet. While this still sits in the “proposed” status, we are hopeful it will move to the “construction” status in the coming weeks.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Stories | 175 apt homes | 149 (v) parking |
RiNo Vertical Development |
Studio 646 | I-Kota |
In addition, here are two renderings of Vert Lofts.
Cambria Hotel RiNo. Catty-corner from the Vib Hotel, another hotel may soon be underway at 36th Street and Brighton Boulevard. Currently, a fence is around the project site, with demolition underway for the existing buildings. Building permits have been filed with the city so once demolition is complete, there is a good chance the project will start shortly thereafter.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Stories | 153 rooms | 29 (v) parking |
HighSide Development | Baskervill | Brinkmann |
Chestnut Lofts. A building permit has been issued for the triangular lot at 35th and Chestnut Street. Currently, a fence is around the project site with no signs of construction activity just yet.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Stories | 49 affordable homes |
Chestnut Lofts LLC |
Studio Completiva | Brinkmann |
Hurley Place Phase 1. Building permits have been filed for the first phase of Hurley Place. While no construction activity is taking place just yet, this is an exciting development that will help connect the river to the neighborhood. The first phase brings two 12-story towers, adding a considerable amount of density towards the river along Chestnut Place.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Stories x2 | 198 apt homes | 300k sq ft office | 21k sq ft retail | 700 (v) parking | Menalto Development | Semple Brown | Swinerton |
Giambrocco. A new concept plan for the Giambrocco site has been filed with the city. The project is still in the very early stages of development, with limited details available.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Stories | 241 apt homes | 184 (v) parking |
N/A | KTGY | N/A |
3800 Brighton. A concept has been filed with the city for a new project at 38th and Brighton Boulevard, next door to the under-construction 3901 Wynkoop project. Currently, a surface parking lot sits on the project site.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Stories | 366 apt homes | 2k sf retail | 385 (v) parking |
Carmel Partners | N/A | N/A |
RiNo Art Park. While this isn’t vertical development, it is worth mentioning that the RiNo Art Park is now open, including the Denver Public Library at ArtPark. This new park ties in seamlessly to the soon-to-be Arkins Promenade, adding an invaluable amenity to the neighborhood. Here are some photos of the park just before winter came last year.
That’s a wrap for this quadrant. It’s amazing to watch this area transform into a more dense, walk-able neighborhood.
Maps for projects mentioned in this post:
Flora
The Current
Vib Hotel RiNo
3901 Wynkoop
Vert Lofts
Cambria Hotel RiNo
Chestnut Lofts
Hurley Place Phase 1
Giambrocco
3800 Brighton
RiNo Art Park
Great roundup Ryan
Hi all, great post as usual! it seems to me that this area has more vertical growth then the east side of Rino. The Hurley project looks really exciting next to the river! Thanks again!
Thanks for all of these posts! Lots of exciting things happening still in Denver which is great to hear. I’m really hoping that 47 story building downtown happens but as we know that lot is notorious for letting other projects slip away haha. Anyways, thanks again RiNo is changing so much and I love it.
FYI on Vert Lofts, looks like drilling and excavation equipment was moved onto the site today. So, construction might be close.
This is awesome news!
Ryan –
Yes this project broke ground with the start of drilled soldier piles for the perimeter shoring wall. I am the Sr. Superintendent running the job for I-Kota, not Shaw. This project is no longer called Vert Lofts, rather The Wynkoop Project. Updated renderings and statistics will be available soon. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you for the updates on this one!
The Vib Hotel is disgusting, I can’t believe that is the finished product. The city, architects, and developer should all be ashamed. Cheap design, cheap materials, and cheap developers. Time to start holding people accountable.
Jerry, it’s not illegal to build an ugly building. I drove by it a couple times today and got a good look. It’s a fairly ugly, cheap, utilitarian, Vib Best Western. It looks basically exactly like every Vib Best Western I’ve ever seen. They all look like this. It’s a boring background building – nothing to freak out about and “hold people accountable.”
(Jerry kind of reminds me of me when I first saw those hideous “affordable apartments” (or whatever they are) in the parking lot of Argonauts, lol. I still really really hate that thing. Don’t get me started, lol.)
I couldn’t agree more. It’s truly heinous to behold.