DENVER | Main Development Thread #6

[bunt_q]

Wow. Pretty.

[DenverPoke]

And for only $2500/month for a 750 sq/ft pad you too can enjoy the 3 hot tubs!

[PLANSIT]

I spy an outdoor Whole Foods cafe mezzanine.

[RyanD]

Originally Posted by DenverPoke

And for only $2500/month for a 750 sq/ft pad you too can enjoy the 3 hot tubs!

My chances of dual income living next year are higher than normal. I might have to explore my downtown options.

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by RyanD

My chances of dual income living next year are higher than normal. I might have to explore my downtown options.

Pre-nup.

[EngiNerd]

Originally Posted by PLANSIT

I spy an outdoor Whole Foods cafe mezzanine.

This is so much better than the previous rendering...taller too! I heard they changed architects on the project which is probably the reason for the big revision in the exterior.


denverinfill.com

[EngiNerd]

Looks like another tower in the works for the DTC I-25 corridor.


they took a little artistic license for how close downtown looks in this rendering, lol.

davispartnership.com and Google Earth

[PLANSIT]

Info regarding 1144 15th:

From the November 10th City Council Meeting Agenda:

CB14-0897 A bill for an ordinance relinquishing the easement reserved in Ordinance No. 215, Series of 1956 at 1144 15th Street.
Relinquishes an easement at 1144 15th Street located in Council District 8. The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 11-24-14. The Committee approved filing this bill by consent on 10-23-14

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by EngiNerd

Looks like another tower in the works for the DTC I-25 corridor.

I don't know if that one is going to happen after URS was purchased by AECOM. They might look to downtown again.

[EngiNerd]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

I don't know if that one is going to happen after URS was purchased by AECOM. They might look to downtown again.

Interesting, because that looks to be a very new rendering since it has the building directly to the south in it that is currently under construction. But I suppose the merger was also very recent.

[fleury]

The 30 floor country club towers are one step closer to reality - they were just approved by the preservation commission:

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/r...gardens-30-story-towers-approved-by.html

[TakeFive]

EngiNerd/wong... It's easy enough to change the name. I wouldn't know about any location preferences or change in corporate strategic plans however. It's also interesting that a couple(?) of years ago ENR - Mountain States had floated the rumor that URS was moving its HQ to Denver.

[TakeFive]

On the eco-devo side of the street

Last Monday Governor Hickenlooper released his proposal for next year's budget. The general fund increases 9.6% to $10.3 Billion. The winners in his proposal are higher ed, roads & transit and eco-devo. According to an article written by Ed Sealover in the DBJ:

And, once again, Hickenlooper has proposed a number of smaller-dollar but pointed economic-development projects aimed at getting both tourists and corporate leaders to consider Colorado as a location for their next vacation or expansion.

I support moar money for eco-devo

Yesterday it was announced that Scottsdale will be the new site for the division HQ of New Zealnd-based Orion Health which will bring up to 500 new jobs paying an average of $88,000 annually. In an article by Eric Jay Toll in the PBJ:

Scottsdale beat out Nashville, Atlanta and Raleigh for the Orion center.

"We are doing cutting-edge big data analytics, and this is very attractive to graduates from (Arizona State University) and (Grand Canyon University)," he said. "I'm competing with Silicon Valley for these graduates, and when they see the type of software as a service we want to develop, they're staying here."

Today Tim Gallen had an article in the PBJ about CompuGroup Medical relocating it HQ from Boston to Phoenix.

The company is a subsidiary of US division of CompuGroup Medical AG, one of the leading eHealth companies in the world, with annual revenues near $700 million.

Aside from Tempe, office vacancy in Metro Phoenix averages over 20% and both companies found space in the high vacancy Scottsdale AirPark and Phoenix Mid-town.

It's important for Colorado/Denver to stay in the game.

[LAM]

Originally Posted by Goat12

I was just perusing Sprocket Design's website and came across this: http://www.sprocketdb.com/high-iron-point-concept/. Is this purely conceptual or does this project have legs?

Based on the caption, I would say it's purely conceptual. But, it would be a nice complement to the Denargo market project instead of those old warehouses on the site.

[seventwenty]

Originally Posted by RyanD

My chances of dual income living next year are higher than normal. I might have to explore my downtown options.

Horse. Then cart. Not the other way around.

[enjo13]

Originally Posted by TakeFive

It's important for Colorado/Denver to stay in the game.

I agree, but companies that are choosing Dallas, Phoenix, etc... aren't ever really going to seriously consider Denver. They're out there bargain hunting and Denver (or Colorado really) will never be that. We're always going to be a bit too expensive for what they're looking for. Even the DTC.

[TakeFive]

Originally Posted by enjo13

I agree, but companies that are choosing Dallas, Phoenix, etc... aren't ever really going to seriously consider Denver. They're out there bargain hunting and Denver (or Colorado really) will never be that. We're always going to be a bit too expensive for what they're looking for. Even the DTC.

Agreed but it shouldn't be viewed as a black & white issue. It's among the grey's that Colorado/Denver needs to stay competitive. Selling "quality of life" is big so long as you're set up and have the system to find and pursue opportunities. It's why I started my post with Hickenlooper's wise attention to the challenge in his proposed budget.

[Octavian]

Artwork to go in at DIA, courtesy of DBJ. Video at their site.

[TakeFive]

Compliments of engadget.com

Infrastructure is the Lifeblood of Your Economy.
Rapid growth isn't necessarily the best goal to aspire to IMO. Colorado is growing at a very healthy but measured pace which is much better for infrastructure development and management.

"Cool Water" (Nice video, classic western song)
Thanks to varying degrees of drought from 2000-2007 along the front range a lot has been already done to alleviate future problems. Denver Water is planning to double the size of Chatfield Reservoir and nearly triple the size of Gross Reservoir over the next decade. Aurora seems to have secured its water future and Colorado Springs - Pueblo are trying to figure it out.

Thanks to the "original copy," Mo Udall, Arizona has one of the more secure supplies of water. There are ongoing water issues among Georgia, Alabama and Florida; Texas and Oklahoma; New Mexico, Nevada and California and elsewhere.

I think Colorado and the Front Range, especially Metro Denver deserve an A- for water planning and management.




thanks to mcombs.utexas.edu

Thanks to a generally happy relationship between Colorado politics and Xcel Energy the Front Range seems to be in good hands. While coal may not be the best environmental choice it is a very good economic choice. With abundant nearby supplies, coal is accessible and a low cost predictable source. Xcel's addition of over $3 billion in new coal burners in SE Colorado near Pueblo with all the new whiz bang cleantech was smart.

With a little legislative encouragement Xcel is converting the metro area (Denver and Boulder) coal burners over to NatGas. They will also be adding cleantech to coal burners in NE Colorado. All wise choices. Significant investments have been made in wind energy, more modest investments in solar energy. Marry that with NatGas which is easy to ramp up and down and you have a winning combination.

I give Colorado a B+ for planning and management of electricity needs.

So far, so good.

[Urbannizer]

The Confluence: Sorry if these have been posted before.