RiNo (East) / Cole Roundup OCT 2022

FoundryLine. This 17-story project has topped out and is wrapped up in tarp as facade work is underway. Present-day, FoundryLine is the tallest project in this quadrant, with One River North soon to take the crown by nine feet once it’s complete. Regarding the facade, brick and paneling will be incorporated throughout the entire height of the project.

T3 RiNo. Excavation is now complete at T3 RiNo, with the first forms rising above the street level. This block-long project will feature a refined industrial, heavy-timber-structure design, similar to Platte Fifteen, which makes this project unique and exciting. In addition to the unique structure, the building will feature great ground-level activation and multiple cutouts and setbacks in the facade.

Paradigm River North. Since our update in June, excavation is now complete for the eight-story office building, with the underground structure underway. Formally a site with a single-story warehouse with no sidewalks, Paradigm River North will nicely complement the neighborhood and provide the critical pedestrian infrastructure this area needs.

Three Three 54. While this project is below our threshold for coverage, we are making an exception because Larimer Street is a low-density corridor, with this project nicely contributing to the retail spine that runs through River North. Three Three 54 is a three-story residential project, with construction of the first floor structure complete. The included ground-floor retail will provide great street-level activation.

Here are a few renderings of Three Three 54.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: COLE

Shifting to the east, there are two major projects under construction in the Cole neighborhood.

Novel RiNo. This split height project is coming along nicely, with the facade nearly complete on the five-story portion of the project. The higher 12-story structure has topped out, with the brick facade starting to climb on the west corner. The height step-down on Novel RiNo breaks up the building nicely while adding a less imposing street presence. On the street-facing side, the garage is also completely hidden, with only the alley side showing the structure.

37th & Downing. With construction starting in June, the nine-story project at 37th and Downing has been making admirable progress. Excavation is complete, a tower crane has been installed on the project site, and the first columns are starting to go vertical for the underground levels.

PROPOSED: RIVER NORTH

3300 Blake. The pace is picking up for the demolition of a full city block bound by 33rd and 34th Street, Blake, and Walnut Street. Along with the demolition activities, a building permit was recently filed with the city. Although no renderings have surfaced yet for this project, you can get a good idea of what it entails from the description below:

Carmel Partners has proposed a two-building development over a shared two-story podium. According to the permits filed with the city, the two-story base will contain retail, amenities, and parking. An “L-shaped” building on the southwest portion of the site will rise five stories and feature 219 apartment homes. An additional ten-story tower will occupy the northeast portion of the block, featuring 266 apartment homes. The total height of the northeast portion of the block will rise 12-stories due to the two-story podium below.

The photos below show the current conditions of the project site.

3963 Walnut. Across the alley from One River North, a new 16-story project is making its way through the city. Currently, a single-story warehouse occupies the project site, which will be demolished to make way for this new tower.

3401 Blake. A parcel home to a single-story structure may soon get replaced by a 14-story building. Mill Creek, known for its Modera projects, filed a concept plan in February for this project. Unfortunately, activity has been slow since the initial filings.

3900 Blake. Next door to One River North, a concept plan for a 16-story mixed-use project was recently filed with the city. This project will feature hotel and apartment uses with ground-floor retail.

3423 Blake. The west side of Blake Street between 34th and 35th Street may soon be busy with new construction. Next to Mill Creek’s proposal, a concept plan for a 12-story building was recently filed with the city. This side of Blake Street mostly features low-density buildings, so these two projects will add a nice amount of height to the area.

3405 Walnut. Directly south of Edit, a new 12-story building might replace a single-story warehouse completing the street wall on the west side of Walnut Street between 34th and 35th Street. Unfortunately, the concept plan filed with the city is in a “resubmittal required” status.

4001 Walnut. Plans are making their way through the city for a two-building project at the corner of 40th and Walnut. This new project looks to be a replacement for Train Denver, which we have mentioned in the past. It is phased and will come together as follows: Phase one will consist of a six-story office building on the southwest side of the site bound by Walnut Street, 40th Street, and 40th Avenue. It will have a single level of below-grade parking. The ground floor will feature retail. Phase two will be a 16-story residential building with parking in the basement connected to phase one.

4055 Walnut. Directly north of the project above, another 13-story building was recently proposed for the northern tip where Blake Street and Walnut Street intersect.

PROPOSED: COLE

40th & Race. Moving along to the Cole neighborhood: along 40th Avenue, parallel to the train tracks, a new seven-story may soon supplant a single-story warehouse. According to the plans filed with the city, this project will feature two seven-story buildings

1806 East 40th Avenue. A pair of nine-story buildings have been proposed just a block down from the project above. Seeing this amount of density proposed along with 40th Avenue paired with the potential of the Denver Rock Drill redevelopment is exciting.

3300 Downing. A strip mall along Downing Street may soon get slated for development. Plans call for a five-story residential building to take its place.

Cole Market. Plans for what seem to be Cole Market are finally showing up in the city’s permitting system. With the population boom north of Downtown, River North and Cole are in a food desert. Having non-cooperative and limited grocery chains in Denver, and state of Colorado, under-serve both longtime and new residents. Hopefully, Cole Market will help start to rectify this situation and add the invaluable service these neighborhoods deserve. Below, we have a conceptual rendering of Cole Market, which will hopefully start in the coming months.