The Prospect neighborhood has started to become a very tightly knit urban area with street-walls of residential buildings at every turn. With very few empty lots left, the Residences at Prospect Park take up what was one of the largest dirt lots in the neighborhood.
This building, which will top out at five stories, is impressively long with a span of around 750-feet. To put things into prospective, that’s 36 feet longer than Republic Plaza, Denver’s tallest building, if it were laying down and double the length of projects such as 2020 Lawrence, and Legacy 22nd. Here are some recent photos of the project. Because of the size, there are a total eight stairwell/elevator cores going in.
The Residences at Prospect Park will contribute 296-units to the Prospect neighborhood and has an expected delivery of early 2015. The last time we visited this project was over a year ago so in case you need a refresher, make sure you visit our announcement and updated rendering posts!
Regarding in general the Prospect neighborhood, alas, there is very little “mixed use” there and instead the area is almost exclusively dense, multi-story residential. And, the Residences at Prospect Park continue that trend. As a result, there seems to be limited places for public interaction, like coffee shops, bars, etc. While it appears that there are a couple of retail outlets about to open, still no coffee shops. Consequently, the neighborhood always seems to have a relatively “dead” feel to it. A good example of the need for more ground floor retail to give some “life” to a neighborhood. As is, people will mostly need to cross 20th Street to find areas to meet and live outside their apartments. Or, will they just get in their cars and drive somewhere?
I agree, but I think this will change very quickly as soon as this building, the Casey, and the King Soopers building on 20th all are finished. I was in Prospect the other day and I couldn’t believe how much the King Soopers building under construction feels like it is actually IN prospect. In other words, I think there is a good chance that Prospect will ultimately just feel like it is part of Union Station neighborhood and vice versa.
I had been wondering if this project was real? Thanks for the update.
Now I remember; this is the Ohio based company. Good to see it’s still chugging along.
There are several facts that I have not seen about this development and Prospect. First, the parking garage features 48 spaces at ground level that are dedicated to the renovated building fronting 29th Ave. These spaces will be critical to the success of the restaurants in the renovated building.
Parking is a major issue in Prospect Park, and I think the City is conducting a parking study of the area. This remains the only non-restricted street parking within walking distance of the west side of the Central Business District. The parking congestion has prevented retail and restaurants in this neighborhood. I have also been told that Ajax Lofts has difficulty maintaining tenants in their ground level commercial space due to the lack of readily available parking along Inca Street.
I am a resident of Prospect Park, which is actually the west point of the Five Points neighborhood. (I am guessing the developers didn’t want the newer properties to be in “Five Points.”)
The wildcat parking issue is a problem for the Prospect neighborhood. Ajax will be losing one of its major employers – the technology company, which occupies space on the 1st and 2nd floors in November. It’s almost certain that the three restaurants that are opening in Prospect will fail unless they can survive on local patrons. The area should be metered just like the adjacent area. Will free up parking from LoDo barhoppers, construction workers and Rockies games. The area has an incredible population density and, yet, not a single place to buy coffee.
The “Prospect Behemoth” should have a major impact on the area’s population density. It’ll be interesting to see what the result will be. Any word on what might happen directly in front of the building at 2980 Huron? It seems Atlas Tires has moved out and the building is vacant?
If I am not mistaken, according to to the Denver Development Services website, is slated to become condos.
What is the build-out plan for that neighborhood? There are some lots closer to the tracks that I assume will eventually be built upon. A couple of industrial buildings that can either be torn down or refurb into dwellings. Regarding this building; the extra 400-500 people moving into this location will be a noticeable difference in the very near future.
I’d imagine that the more people who live here, the more likely a bridge will be build over the tracks someday so that they have direct access to the river.
Yeah, I have always wondered why they didn’t do this. A bridge from the East side of Propsect to the south side of Gennavaca would be stellar. Just North East of the old Mill.
That RTD viaduct is such a blight on the city and especially Prospect. Really wish we could tear that down. It dominates the area, and all for what? To save a few minutes for the busses to get onto I25. Such a waste in my opinion. Saving a few minutes for the suburbanite at the expense of the city dweller.
*buses*