Let’s head over to Uptown, where multiple proposals are making their way through the city permitting process, with some projects breaking ground and under construction. Given how many surface parking lots and underutilized parcels there are in this neighborhood, it is nice to see that development is ramping up.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Novel Uptown. Back in April, we mentioned that Novel Uptown, a new 10-story project, was set to break ground. Crews are now busy at the project site, with the surface parking lot removed and excavation underway.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Stories | 261 apt homes | 226 (v) parking | Crescent Communities | Tryba Architects | Millender White |
777 East 17th Avenue. A new five-story project is underway at the northwest corner of East 17th Avenue and Clarkson Street. The small retail building at this corner has since been demolished, with this new project now well underway. A tower crane is up at the site, and the project has started to go vertical. In the photos below, we also included two renderings.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Stories | 124 apt homes | 101 (v) parking |
Corum Real Estate |
Studio PBA |
MPC |
Emerson Place. After a tragic fire in 2018 burning down the under-construction Emerson Place project, a single-story concrete podium stood on the project site for multiple years. Emerson Place has been reborn, and construction is almost complete.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Stories | 85 apt homes | 85 (v) parking |
Allante Properties |
Sproket Design-Build |
Farrington |
PROPOSED
While there are only three projects under-construction in Uptown at the moment, there are a hefty amount of active proposals going through the city’s permitting process.
401 East 17th Avenue. A concept plan was filed with the city for a new seven-story residential project that will reside on the northeast corner of East 17th Avenue and Logan Street. Currently, the site consists of an abandoned retail building and a surface parking lot to the north.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Stories | 121 apt homes | 2900 sf retail | 71 (v) parking |
Humboldt Development |
TBA | Concept Plan (2022-04-01) |
618 East 16th Avenue. A surface parking lot on the southeast corner of East 16th Avenue and Pearl Street might soon get eradicated. Plans with the city call for a five-story, 162-home apartment project.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Stories | 162 apt homes | 162 (v) parking |
Mill Creek |
Craine Architecture |
Transportation Plan (2022-05-18) |
1580 Penn Apartments. Another surface parking lot is up for grabs between Colfax Avenue and East 16th Avenue, along Pennsylvania Street. A new eight-story building contained in a smaller footprint would be a welcome addition to Uptown.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Stories | 82 apt homes | 64 (v) parking |
Galloway |
Galloway |
Concept Plan (2022-04-04) |
601 East 17th Avenue. A dilapidated self-service car wash was recently demolished at the northeast corner of East 17th Avenue and Pearl Street. Plans call for a new for-sale condo building that will make much better use of the land.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Stories | 42 condo homes | 3900 sf retail | 58 (v) parking |
TBD |
TBD |
Concept Plan (2022-04-14) |
1709 Washington. Another condo project is in the works for the northwest corner of East 17th Avenue and Washington Street. It’s great to see after decades of surface parking lots and broken urban fabric, there is now interest in developing the 17th Avenue corridor.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Stories | 34 condo homes | 27 (v) parking |
Generation Development |
TBD |
Right-of-way (2022-05-03) |
1698 Pennsylvania. Across the alley from the recently complete Bespoke Uptown, another sizeable project has shown up in the city’s permitting system. This project would include another eradication of a surface parking lot along the 17th Avenue corridor.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Stories | 124 apt homes | 7000 sf retail | 35 (v) parking |
TBD |
Brown Collective |
Concept (2022-06-07) |
1800 Sherman. Sherman Street in Uptown has been riddled with surface parking lots for decades. Plans recently filed with the city call for the eradication of one of those lots at the northeast corner of East 18th Avenue and Sherman Street.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Stories | 259 apt homes | 210 (v) parking |
TBD |
Carvell Architects |
Concept (2022-06-09) |
It’s great to see a growing pipeline of projects in Uptown. While many projects are still in the early concept stages, we hope to see movement on them as the year goes on.
Maps for projects mentioned in this post:
Novel Uptown
777 East 17th Avenue
Emerson Place
401 East 17th Avenue
618 East 16th Avenue
1580 Penn Apartments
601 East 17th Avenue
1709 Washington
1698 Pennsylvania
1800 Sherman
Thanks for this update, Ryan. Uptown is such a great neighborhood, and it’s exciting to see it continuing to become even more urban. One project I didn’t see in your list is 1616-1630 Pearl St. I believe it was an 8-story apartment development with a bit of ground floor retail. Do you know if this project is still moving forward?
Thanks for pointing that one out. I will add that to our tracker. Last activity was a ROW Dedication back in May so it looks like it’s active still.
Great update, can we get something similar on the East Colfax corridor?
What’s happening at 1540 Emerson? Heard the building just sold. Love these updates etc.
Hi Ryan, Thank you for updating 1833 Emerson Street. 063 Development and Great Lakes Capital are the developer/owner of the property which purchased Emerson from Allante in late 2020. We are very excited to bring closure to the project in the next month or so. Courtney