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Old Posted May 14, 2021, 4:00 PM
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Also don't understand why you and others on here present this as a binary choice between two absolutist perspectives. Allow all or nothing, preserve all or nothing, and so on...
Good call out on the absolutism. However, I believe the disconnect for some on this forum is that for folks who really know historic criteria and who have actually done historic preservation, the instances of hostile designations of late really don't meet the well-established criteria. The criteria are a tiny bit subjective, but not really. It's a high bar to meet National Park Standards through our local SHPO and I can't really think of a single hostile designation which met the threshold. Do local politics play into this? Yes - AND THEY ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT. Significant structures with significant histories and significant persons involved in their story should be preserved. MANY in Denver were saved outside of all the gems our all-knowing City demolished. There are a few structures remaining in Denver which rise to the preservation and landmark threshold, but not many....if you're not familiar, check out the short form criteria:

https://www.historycolorado.org/colorado...related%20to%20prehistory%20or%20history.
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Old Posted May 14, 2021, 7:07 PM
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Minneapolis city council just voted unanimously to eliminate minimum parking requirements. Why can't Denver follow Minneapolis's lead and eliminate single family zoning and parking minimums?
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Old Posted May 14, 2021, 8:16 PM
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Minneapolis city council just voted unanimously to eliminate minimum parking requirements. Why can't Denver follow Minneapolis's lead and eliminate single family zoning and parking minimums?
Minneapolis winters are brutal yet the skiing is lousy.
Too much pain for little to no gain.
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History is full of municipal decisions that were well intended and seemed good at the time, but ended up burdening cities in the long run. I won’t pretend to know either way how this will shake out. It certainly seems good for developers, but the talk of lifting requirements like this being a way for them to pass the savings down seems like it often ends up being just that, talk.
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Optimistic take: This will make it cheaper for developers to build new housing and commercial buildings, which they will pass on to occupants. Parking will become more difficult, incentivizing people to utilize public transit.

Pessimistic take - Parking is worse everywhere and developers pocket the cost savings to boost their margins.
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Yeah, the latter is definitely what is going to happen. Since when do real estate developers and landlords pass the savings down to their tenants? They have 5th houses, boats, and horses to buy!
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Old Posted May 14, 2021, 9:01 PM
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What's Missing?
The Middle
What Middle?
The 'Missing Middle'
Says who?
David Sinkey with Boulder Creek Neighborhoods and Amber Sands with Upland agrees.
Who's Charles Woolley?
Charlie? Charlie through his Saint Charles Town Co. has been creating affordable housing since Hector was a pup.

Such an amazing opportunity to develop both affordable and 'missing middle' housing. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later.
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Beloved — and rare — sunset spot in Westminster has become a battleground between developers and neighbors
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n the eyes of Google Maps satellite view, it’s an enormous island of green open space surrounded by aging suburban homes, an RV sales center and the Westminster driver’s license office.

In the eyes of the developer, it’s called “Uplands,” future home to 5,500 people desperately in need of affordable and mixed-price housing, who will walk trails to work and pay taxes to shore up local schools.
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Old Posted May 15, 2021, 6:20 PM
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The Thompson Hotel is looking sharp

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Old Posted May 16, 2021, 11:06 PM
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Just want to say that Thompson Hotel is gorgeous. That is all.
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Just want to say that Thompson Hotel is gorgeous. That is all.
Really liking the new infill along Market downtown. 18M/The Fitzgerald, Thompson Hotel and Market Station (less so but still fine). Excited to see these all open soon (this summer?) and more activity along the street.

On the other side of downtown but the Hyatt Centric at 18th & Champa should be opening later this summer too and fills a big hole in that area. It's been hard to tell what it looks like since they've had it wrapped up but if it's anything like the rendering it should be pretty nice and will activate that corner. I want to check out that rooftop bar.

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Old Posted May 17, 2021, 10:09 AM
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Really liking the new infill along Market downtown. 18M/The Fitzgerald, Thompson Hotel and Market Station (less so but still fine). Excited to see these all open soon (this summer?) and more activity along the street.

On the other side of downtown but the Hyatt Centric at 18th & Champa should be opening later this summer too and fills a big hole in that area. It's been hard to tell what it looks like since they've had it wrapped up but if it's anything like the rendering it should be pretty nice and will activate that corner. I want to check out that rooftop bar.
Agree completely. All of the new infill downtown has been very high quality. The only thing I can complain about, which is saying something, is X Denver which is barely downtown.

Market Station may not be that dense but the brick detail is really impressive up-close. The materiality feels high-quality whether it is or not (I suspect it is, I don't think you can stagger and turn bricks like that with the half-brick veneer, but I could always be wrong ).

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That weird little mini-crane atop 1144 15th St... What is it? What’s it doing up there? Anybody know?
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That weird little mini-crane atop 1144 15th St... What is it? What’s it doing up there? Anybody know?

Window cleaning It holds the thingy for the window washers.
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That weird little mini-crane atop 1144 15th St... What is it? What’s it doing up there? Anybody know?
That is the crane for the window washing equipment
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I'm really excited for Market Street. I would love to see it become a strong retail alternative to 16th Street. Being in LoDo, I think that it definitely has more character than some place like the Denver Pavilions. I would love to see foot traffic like one might see on 6th Street in Austin but I'm not sure exactly what that would take.







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Window cleaning It holds the thingy for the window washers.
Ahhh, of course! It’s been up there for weeks. Been watching it from my balcony. That’s a lot of glass to clean. Must be quite the undertaking!
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Just want to say that Thompson Hotel is gorgeous. That is all.
Indeed.
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I'm really excited for Market Street. I would love to see it become a strong retail alternative to 16th Street. Being in LoDo, I think that it definitely has more character than some place like the Denver Pavilions. I would love to see foot traffic like one might see on 6th Street in Austin but I'm not sure exactly what that would take.
I'd look at LoDo from a different angle, with a different lens

Lodo doesn't have the same depth or breadth as Dirty Sixth in Austin or OTS (Old Town Scottsdale). It does have it's own unique footprint and history. Larimer Square will continue and new retail-entertainment-food service is being added what with Market Station, Denver Milk Market and McGregor Square. While Lodo has a nice history and fun entertainment vibe it's modest compared to Austin's Sixth Street.

16th Street Mall
With the total renovation of this carless street I'd expect to see some (retail) revitalization as well as remaining much the same including being Denver's #1 tourist destination.

Think neighborhoods and think pockets

Brighton Blvd has its own hype including The Source, The Mission Ballroom etc. I've yet to see the master plan, but I believe that Golub's intentions in RiNo are for a mixed-use people place that would include retail.

A national retail landlord now owns well over 100K square feet in RiNo. Here's what it has in the works next.
Mar 25, 2021 By James Rodriguez – Reporter, Denver Business Journal
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In less than three years, Washington, D.C.-based Edens has acquired roughly $70 million in real estate in Denver's River North Art District, becoming one of the area's most prominent retail landlords. The company, which focuses on developing and owning retail properties across the country, has made no secret of its ambitions for the area.

In May 2018, Edens purchased seven buildings in RiNo for more than $50 million. Edens continued to pick up more properties, directing its investments to the stretch of Walnut and Larimer streets between 26th and 27th streets. By January 2019, the company had invested more than $60 million in RiNo properties, and owned 136,000 square feet of retail real estate in the area, according to previous DBJ reporting.
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In a recent interview with Denver Business Journal, Kiler said the company has not yet decided exactly what it will do with those properties, but that it will likely develop some kind of mixed-use project with a significant focus on retail.

"We'll want to tie it into everything else we're doing and tie it to the same branding principles with everything else that we're creating," Kiler said.

As a long-term holder of brick-and-mortar retail, Edens is focused on capturing customers' time rather than transactions, Kiler said. Attracting high-profile brands such as Burton Snowboards and Patagonia to Edens properties in RiNo has helped draw foot traffic to the area, while smaller, local brands provide uniqueness and engender loyalty, Kiler said.
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Hanging out under the new Deck Park

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/05/12/central-70-project-interstate-70-2/

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The lowered section has a 1,000-foot cap with fans and sprinklers. The fans are there to help mitigate any sort of air quality issues as well as fires. The area is divided into 10 zones for the sprinklers so they can be used in specific areas if there was a fire. There are also sensors to adjust the light inside the tunnels with the natural light outside.
Kind of reminds you of Under the Boardwalk

‘This Is Progress’: Community Tours Portion Of Central 70 Project
May 16, 2021 By Shawn Chitnis - DENVER (CBS4)



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Visitors commented on the contrast between the viaduct, which has shaped that portion of I-70 for nearly six decades and split up neighborhoods, and the new lowered portion of the interstate featuring a tunnel. People touring the site were impressed with all the modern features to adjust to the weather and keep drivers safe while traveling on that roadway.

“We’ve heard about of this for many, many years, and need to do something and now to actually see progress,” said Gunar Neumann “Things are going in the right direction, and that will reunite these neighborhoods as well so that’s definitely a step forward. ”
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Just curious Denver forumites,
How many highrises 10+ stories are under construction in Denver?
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Just curious Denver forumites,
How many highrises 10+ stories are under construction in Denver?
If that's your threshold for a high-rise, maybe 50-100? lol who knows.. Denver Infill has an excellent (occasionally outdated) listing within 1.5 mile of 16th and Larimer, but most infill development is now outside the downtown core.

Denver Business Journal's Crane Watch may be the best resource for citywide, although they remove stuff as soon as they apply for a TCO, even if TI/lease-up is still ongoing.

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/maps/crane-watch
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Old Posted May 18, 2021, 12:06 AM
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Just curious Denver forumites,
How many highrises 10+ stories are under construction in Denver?
There are a bunch. DenverInfill or the city's site development map world be the best resources. One area that actually has a high concentration of active 6-12 story construction projects is the Santa Fe Arts District. I'd highly recommend driving by that if you are able. It feels more active construction-wise than any other part of town outside of maybe Market Street.
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There are a bunch. DenverInfill or the city's site development map world be the best resources. One area that actually has a high concentration of active 6-12 story construction projects is the Santa Fe Arts District. I'd highly recommend driving by that if you are able. It feels more active construction-wise than any other part of town outside of maybe Market Street.
RiNo is still the most active. DTC is also very active right now and all of that is 10+, and generally-speaking every RTD station in the city limits has a few active projects. Some like Fox Island, Sun Valley, and Broadway Station are seeing height/density bonuses.
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