Originally Posted by twister244 (Post 7740123)

Here's a feel-good opinion article that gives me hope Block 162 (at lease the office component), will indeed break ground later this year. This of course assuming no macro-scale economic issues arise.

http://www.crej.com/news/downtown-la...-space-needed/

Originally Posted by COS (Post 7740931)

I think an office tower >700' will require a company like an Amazon/Google/ULA or other giant to want a consolidated footprint for a significant number of employees. Maybe this was discussed on here previously, but isn't there a Google campus going up in Boulder? How did Boulder beat downtown Denver to that one? I get the argument for a campus setting in a college town, but it seems like the upgraded vitality of downtown could present plenty of great counter-arguments combined with some strategic tax incentives.

Originally Posted by RyanD (Post 7741213)

Also keep in mind that there can be residential / hospitality mixed-use in a 700+ footer. I think that if Denver were to get a new tallest, it isn't going to be an office project.

Originally Posted by BG918 (Post 7741015)

Watch Amazon. They are actively looking for 150k SF of space in downtown Denver. I could see that being just the beginning.

Originally Posted by wong21fr (Post 7741330)

I believe that there's only four options for a company looking for 100K plus contiguous space downtown at the moment:

1) 1144 15th Street
2) Block 162
3) 16 Chestnut
4) Whatever space Century Link might vacate.

Originally Posted by Denver (Post 7741388)

2) 235 Filmore

Originally Posted by RyanD (Post 7740686)

^... I can't keep up. This is the first time in DenverInfill reporting history where we cannot keep up with all this madness. It's so awesome.

Originally Posted by 9 News – Kyle Clark

The Rockies 22-year lease to play at Coors Field expires on March 30.

No, the Rockies will not be playing at the West High School baseball field, but the team doesn't yet have an agreement beyond this month.

The team is willing to take on 30 years worth of Coors Field maintenance and upgrade costs in exchange for the "West Lot," which is the parking lot that's actually south of the stadium.

The 291 spaces are between Jackson's and the Denver Chophouse, bordered by 19th and 20th Streets and Wazee and Wynkoop Streets.

The Metropolitan Baseball Stadium District own Coors Field and the parking lot the Rockies want to buy.

. . .

The current lease allows the Rockies to extend the agreement by five years, three different times. At a board meeting last March, the Rockies told the District it is not interested in any of the five-year extensions.

. . .

The Rockies commissioned a report in late 2015 to determine the future of Coors Field. The report determined that it would cost about $194 million to provide capital improvements to the stadium over 30 years. More or less, the Rockies need about $7 million a year for 30 years.

Last March, the Rockies proposed buying the parking lot for $5 million a year over 30 years, after which it would own the land outright. The team would then agree to a $2 million a year lease for 30 years. Altogether, the money would cover the costs of capital improvements for 30 years.

Prior to that March 2016 meeting, the Rockies and the District worked together asking developers for proposals for the parking lot in question.

After seven proposals were submitted, five were invited to interview with the District and the Rockies. Afterward, the Rockies let the District know that none of the proposals were acceptable to the team.

Essentially, there are two options:

1. The District could lease the land to a developer, and take the money and pour it back into stadium upgrades, while reaching a long-term lease with the Rockies.

2. Sell the land to the Rockies, which will allow the District to use the money from the sale to pay for upgrades at Coors Field.

The city of Denver has that parking lot zoned for an eight-story building. It's likely the land will be developed into office, housing and retail. No matter what happens, the 291 parking spots are supposed to be build underground, so that no parking would be lost.

http://www.9news.com/img/resize/cont...et=video-still

Originally Posted by The Dirt (Post 7742459)

Paradise Land Co. owns a bunch of downtown property. It could be anything that is actively being marketed.

Originally Posted by RyanD (Post 7741468)

This turned back into a freshly paved surface parking lot. I'm not sure if this will happen any time soon.

Originally Posted by Sam Hill (Post 7734392)

Here we go again. Pretty much the same bill we've already seen four times. I have a feeling it's going to die in committee again.

Colorado Senate approves major construction-defects reform

Originally Posted by comoneymaker (Post 7742914)

How about we get rid of the Rockies and get another team that is not owned by a POS and can win a game. And the stadium doesn't need any upgrades. It is in great shape. Screw them.

Originally Posted by EngiNerd (Post 7743426)

It's not just upgrades they are talking about, most of that earmarked money will be for just maintaining the stadium...there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to keep all that steel and concrete in tip top shape, and as the stadium ages, more an more repairs will be required.