The DenverInfill Tower Crane Census is back by popular demand and is greater than it has ever been. This summer, there are more tower cranes in Central Denver than our previous censuses. How many more than the previous record exactly? Well, let’s find out!

Before we begin, let’s get a few things out of the way. Here is what we classify as a tower crane and our geographical boundaries for the census:

This census is for tower cranes only. Self-erecting cranes (cranes without a ladder mast or cab, typically found on smaller builds) and crawler cranes are not counted. We are counting the number of tower cranes in Central Denver only. This boundary is similar to our coverage area on DenverInfill: roughly between Sheridan and Colorado Boulevard to the east-west, Evans and I-70 to the north-south. Tower cranes out by Denver International Airport, Central Park, and the Denver Tech Center will not be counted in this census since those areas typically have more suburban-focused development.

Cherry Creek (1), Capitol Hill (1), and Baker (1)

One – 200 Clayton. Two Avalon Governors Park. Three – Aura Santa Fe Arts.

Golden Triangle (5)

Four 990 Bannock. Five, Six Modera Golden Triangle. Seven, EightEvans West.

La Alma / Lincoln Park (1) and Sun Valley (1)

Nine Art District Lofts. Ten – DHA Holden Place.

Downtown (4)

Eleven – Populus. Twelve, Thirteen Colorado Convention CenterFourteen 1900 Lawrence.

Uptown (1) and Arapahoe Square (1)

Fifteen 777 East 17th. Sixteen X Denver 2.

Union Station (1) and Union Station North (1)

Seventeen 19th and Chestnut. Eighteen 2980 Huron.

Jefferson Park (2), Sunnyside (1), and Globeville (1)

Nineteen, Twenty 26th and Alcott. Twenty-One – 42nd and Jason. Twenty-Two – Fox Iron Works

River North (13)

Because of the number of tower cranes in River North, we will break them out into the quadrants like our roundup posts. Check out our Quadrants Map for a refresher. Some of the photos below give more of an overview of all the tower cranes in the area. Since there are so many tower cranes, individual photos would be a bit overwhelming.

West Quadrant (3)

Twenty-Three Denargo Market Phase 4. Twenty-FourHanover RiNo. Twenty-Five 2950 Arkins.

North Quadrant (4)

Twenty-Six Flora. Twenty-Seven Wynkoop Street. Twenty-Eight The Current. Twenty-Nine 3901 Wynkoop.

East Quadrant (6)

Thirty One River North. Thirty-One Novel RiNo. Thirty-Two, Thirty-Three FoundryLine. Thirty-Four T3 RiNo. Thirty-Five Paradigm River North.

Wrapping up the census, here is a map of where all the tower cranes are with the numbers corresponding to the counts above. You can also download a PDF version here.

You may have noticed a green line on the map below. This is the new “Downtown Area” we will be using for our development summaries coming soon. 31 of the cranes are in the downtown area, with the remaining four in nearby neighborhoods (1 in Sunnyside, 1 in Globeville, 1 in Baker, 1 in Cherry Creek).

Thirty-five tower cranes is a record-breaking number for our censuses, with the previous high totaling thirty-three in Summer 2018. Is it possible that this census could be topped in the future? More than likely. With more projects breaking ground, a good portion of them will require tower cranes.