Development activity treks along in the La Alma / Lincoln Park neighborhood, with many projects wrapping up along the Santa Fe corridor. La Alma / Lincoln Park has great urban bones, bordering the Golden Triangle and Downtown Denver. With more gaps filling in, this neighborhood is becoming a unique urban destination right outside Downtown Denver.
Previous Roundup: La Alma/Lincoln Park Roundup APR 2022
COMPLETED
Quin. Formally known as Nita Santa Fe, work for Quin has wrapped up, with residents now living in both buildings. The five- and six-story buildings on the half-block between Santa Fe Drive and Inca Street are the first phase of Holland Residential’s full-block plan. We will be covering the second phase of this project below.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
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5 / 6 Stories | 207 apt homes | 6,600 sf retail | 213 (v) 125 (b) parking | Holland Residential | Studio PBA | Holland Construction |
Art District Lofts. This eight-story project is now complete at the edge of strip malls and busy roads. After West 13th Avenue along Santa Fe, the walkable urban experience dives Santa Fe and Kalamath begin to merge, and strip malls and parking structures dominate the next block. Pushing urban development forward to these blocks helps continue that experience, which will hopefully one day more seamlessly merge with Auraria and Downtown Denver.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
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8 Stories | 115 apt homes | 48 (v) parking | Leon Cisneros | OZ Architecture | Knotty Iron Trading Company |
POP Denver Apartments. Heading south down Santa Fe Drive, POP Denver Apartments is also complete, with leasing activities taking place. This part of Santa Fe Drive is in the same boat as the urban experience significantly “drops off” south of 6th Avenue. Luckily, more developments are underway, especially south in Baker, that will liven up this end of the corridor. Unfortunately, POP Denver converted from condos to apartments in the middle of construction, leaving 123 potential for-sale units out of this neighborhood.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
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5 Stories | 123 apt homes | 9,800 sf retail | 104 (v) 70 (b) parking | First Stone | Studio Completiva | Dohn Construction |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Kalaco Apartments. In our last roundup, we mentioned that the suburban-style strip mall and Burger King were demolished to make way for construction. Present-day, the site is busy with a mostly topped-out seven-story project. Along West Colfax, the building is taking shape; however, there have yet to be signs of the facade.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
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7 Stories | 280 apt homes | 10,000 sf retail | 272 (v) parking | Opus Group | Opus AE Group | Opus Design Build |
Holland Santa Fe, Phase II. As we mentioned above, a second project is going up directly north of Quin. This phase also consists of two buildings rising six and seven stories. A tower crane is up on the project site, and the six-story building to the east is currently up one floor, with underground work still underway on the west portion of the block.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
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6 / 7 stories | 225 apt homes | 183 (v) parking |
Holland Residential | Studio PBA | Holland Construction |
Below is a rendering of the project, accessed through the construction permit filed with the city.
PROPOSED
Avalon Kanso Santa Fe. The strip mall at 1355 Santa Fe Drive may soon get supplanted by a new seven-story building. Avalon Kanso Santa Fe is making its way through the city, with documents filed as recently as June. While the building on the corner of the block has since been demolished, the strip mall is still in operation today. While no official renderings are available yet, we expect this to be standard to other seven-story buildings seen around the city today.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
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7 Stories | 222 apt homes | 242 (v) parking | AvalonBay |
Studio PBA | ROW Dedication (2023-06-07) |
The Felix. A proposed project at West 13th Avenue and Umatilla Street is making its way through the city. Currently, the project site is a grass field. If this project gets underway, it will be the tallest building in the area for many blocks.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
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5 stories | 144 apt homes | 142 (v) parking |
TBD |
Davis Partnership | Site Development Plan (2023-05-04) |
HONORABLE MENTION
The Lumineer. While this project is technically below our threshold, The Lumineer fills a lovely corner of West 13th Avenue and Lipan Street. These small urban projects contribute a lot to our neighborhoods, completing corners, bumping up the density, providing missing-middle housing, and allowing more people to live where they want to. While DenverInfill cannot cover every smaller-scale project, it is nice to see and mention them occasionally.
Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
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3 stories | 16 apt homes | 16 (v) parking |
1037 W 13th Ave, LLC | Studio Slate | Burke Builders |
That’s a wrap on La Alma / Lincoln Park!
Maps for projects mentioned in this post:
Quin
Art District Lofts
POP Denver Apartments
Kalaco Apartments
Holland Santa Fe, Phase II
Avalon Kanso Santa Fe
The Felix
The Lumineer
Something’s wrong with the maps, but great info!
Looking into it now, thanks for the heads up!
Very happy to see Kalaco almost complete. Probably one of the most important and relevant infill projects in Denver right now. Right across from Auraria, a light rail station and one of Denver’s most high profile intersection. Can’t believe this spot took so long to develop (but not sure what the leases of the old tenants looked like).
Great roundup, thanks!
Thanks for the roundup. Great work, as always. I have always thought this area was one of Denver’s hidden gems, prime for development. I would really love to see that old theater (the Aztlan?) restored/renovated and put to good use. That could be a huge catalyst for infill in this neighborhood. I always appreciate your updates; I live on the western slope now and am unable (but still interested!) to see Denver growing in person. Thank you!
The death of another arts district. Going, going, gone is the small scale charm, the fine granular texture, the friendly invitation. High density, Blah and Bland is what Denver aspires to now. These building have a low cost look, but I expect they are not.