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, Eight – Evans 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 Center.  Fourteen – 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-Four – Hanover 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.