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CastleScott · #**9641** Posted **Jan 14, 2017, 6:25 AM**

^ That would be cool and special and even ionic for Denver if it had a glass bottom.

DUPio · #**9642** Posted **Jan 14, 2017, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by comoneymaker

There was stuff posted a long time ago. I think the most north that is almost done is 3 then the red crane 5 and green cranes 7?

To be clear there is another small project south of the big complex going up near Buchtel, no cranes and looks like most foundational work is complete. It is quite literally across the street from Brueggers

seventwenty · #**9643** Posted **Jan 14, 2017, 6:32 PM**

Ryan, are you all updating DenverInfill right now? The website is asking for an admin password.

pablosan · #**9644** Posted **Jan 14, 2017, 8:44 PM**

Looks like the crane is coming down at The Confluence.

The Dirt · #**9645** Posted **Jan 14, 2017, 11:13 PM**

Nice! I just hope they do a historic treatment on the downtown side. I don't know if a glassy Tech Center-esque design would be ideal sitting at the end of Larimer Square. The creek and Speer sides would do just fine with a glass, treatment, though.

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Originally Posted by wong21fr

Damn, Buzz is actually bringing serious developers on board to develop his land interests. This is a welcome change as the number of empty parcels he owns downtown is significant- hopefully a few see ground breakings in the next
24 months.

Hmm, I also saw that Buzz is actively marketing his lot over at 17th and California. Could be that mysterious Paradise Tower since the old Bell Tower proposal got turned into a squatty W Hotel.

RyanD · #**9646** Posted **Jan 15, 2017, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by seventwenty

Ryan, are you all updating DenverInfill right now? The website is asking for an admin password.

We're having some strange issues with the host after the design update. We are working on it, but DI will have some outages here and there until the issue is resolved (hopefully really soon here)

DenverInfill · #**9647** Posted **Jan 15, 2017, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Dirt

Nice! I just hope they do a historic treatment on the downtown side. I don't know if a glassy Tech Center-esque design would be ideal sitting at the end of Larimer Square. The creek and Speer sides would do just fine with a glass, treatment, though.

The Bell Park site is still within the LoDo district and must go through the LDDRB process so I would assume the LoDo-facing side of the project would be designed to respond to the historic buildings across 14th Street.

The Dirt · #**9648** Posted **Jan 15, 2017, 6:54 PM**

Perfect! Thanks, Ken!

RyanD · #**9649** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 10:26 PM**

Red tower crane base up at The Coloradan!

CPVLIVE · #**9650** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 1:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by TakeFive

Oh Boy

Rendering courtesy of Ziegler Cooper Architects via DenverInfill

South Carolina developer planning 16-story apartment complex in Golden Triangle
Dec 28, 2016 by Molly Armbrister - Denver Business Journal

The importance of today's announcement is confirmation of funding.

It appears that New York Life Real Estate Investors is an equity investor as well and may intend to be a long term holder.

I should also temper my previous cautionary comments as there are other developers who also have access to non-bank institutional capital. Additionally, the most secure investment in Europe is the German Bund which still has a ridiculously low rate so I'm sure some capital will continue to flow across the pond. Perhaps not all proposals will pass muster but it's likely many will.

Drove by this on Saturday - sure looks like they broke ground.

wong21fr · #**9651** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 6:30 PM**

Also the 21st & Welton apartments look to be under construction.

mojiferous · #**9652** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 6:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by CPVLIVE

Drove by this on Saturday - sure looks like they broke ground.

And yet the apartments on Speer between 13th and 14th have not... Anyone have a status or know what is going on there? They fenced the lot off last summer and since then, nothing.

wong21fr · #**9653** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 7:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by mojiferous

And yet the apartments on Speer between 13th and 14th have not... Anyone have a status or know what is going on there? They fenced the lot off last summer and since then, nothing.

Well it is a Buzz Gheler associated project....

RyanD · #**9654** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 7:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by wong21fr

Well it is a Buzz Gheler associated project....

It should be moving forward soon. There was a delay in getting a company to build it since there is so much going up around town, at least that's what I heard.

EngiNerd · #**9655** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyanD

It should be moving forward soon. There was a delay in getting a company to CHEAPLY build it since there is so much going up around town, at least that's what I heard.

Fixed it for ya

mhays · #**9656** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 8:21 PM**

Actually, a lot of us contractors are at full capacity (my city too) and turn work down. Fees might be slighly higher in busy times, but that only means we're sadder about saying no.

In this case, it's very plausible that their favorite contractor said they can build it, but only if it waits until January.

TakeFive · #**9657** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by wong21fr

Also the 21st & Welton apartments look to be under construction.

Rendering courtesy of Lennar Multifamily Communities and RNL Design via DenverInfill

Maybe it's bcuz I had low expectation from Lennar but that rendering is a very credible (ship) project. Definitely an improvement over Trammell Crow Res.

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Originally Posted by mhays

Actually, a lot of us contractors are at full capacity (my city too) and turn work down. Fees might be slighly higher in busy times, but that only means we're sadder about saying no.

In this case, it's very plausible that their favorite contractor said they can build it, but only if it waits until January.

Not to worry. Once the Trump Crash hits in the 2nd half contractors will be happy for all those chickens in their pot.

TakeFive · #**9658** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 1:19 AM**

We got money, Honey

Rendering courtesy of Johnson Nathan Strohe: JNS

Denver Hose Company No. 1 building to be incorporated into $69-million, 233-room hotel near Union Station
January 17, 2017 by Megan Arellano - Denverite

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A new 12-story, 233-room hotel will be built around the historic Denver Hose Company No. 1 building. ... from Historic Denver:

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Denver’s Hose Company No.1, just west of Coors Field, is one of the city’s oldest and most unique landmarks. Constructed in 1883 for Denver’s Volunteer Fire Department it served the neighborhood known as the ‘Bottoms,’ today part of the Central Platte Valley.

The whole project is expected to cost at least $69 million and CBRE Hotels secured the loan on behalf of Focus Property Group.

Focus Property Group will develop the hotel and its meeting rooms, fitness center and other amenities as its first hotel project. Davidson Hotels will be the operator.

I believe that's a wrap for DUS.

EDIT: I just looked up Davidson Hotels and they don't currently show Colorado on their map. Actually they do... but there's no listing as of now.

EngiNerd · #**9659** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 1:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by mhays

Actually, a lot of us contractors are at full capacity (my city too) and turn work down. Fees might be slighly higher in busy times, but that only means we're sadder about saying no.

In this case, it's very plausible that their favorite contractor said they can build it, but only if it waits until January.

It was more a dig at the developer than contractor regarding the cheap remark, but yes, it's very much that way here too. The entire construction industry is very busy here, and many had their best year ever in 2016. Like you said, the developer is very likely waiting for their contractor of choice to finish up on another job so they can move over to theirs.

bunt_q · #**9660** Posted **Jan 18, 2017, 4:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by mhays

Actually, a lot of us contractors are at full capacity (my city too) and turn work down. Fees might be slighly higher in busy times, but that only means we're sadder about saying no.

In this case, it's very plausible that their favorite contractor said they can build it, but only if it waits until January.

Hire more. The wall's not built yet. You can train up a wood-framer pretty quick-like.