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Originally Posted by gopokes21
Just want to say that Thompson Hotel is gorgeous. That is all.
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Appreciate the Great Photos
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Originally Posted by SirLucasTheGreat
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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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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So what are the plans?
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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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