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SirLucasTheGreat · #**10461** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 4:56 PM**

Lol didn't even notice that initially

The Dirt · #**10462** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 5:50 PM**

That's how you know only cool people can live there.

Robert.hampton · #**10463** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 7:23 PM**

the panelling def has a tesla truck vibe to it.

The Dirt · #**10464** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 7:31 PM**

Look at it about to mow down that cyclist. Classic Denver!

SirLucasTheGreat · #**10465** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 7:54 PM**

Honestly though, this might be one of my more anticipated projects because of how much I hate that parking lot. The lot on that corner is absolutely gargantuan and serves as a gaping hole in what is quickly becoming one of the most urban Denver neighborhoods. I go by it all the time and it honestly might be my most hated parking lot with possible exception of the north corner of 18th and Market. I might have to open a bottle if/when that project breaks ground.

TakeFive · #**10466** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 9:03 PM**

What nobody is talking about that everybody will be talking about

http://www.slatedenver.com/

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The Slate’s adjacent restaurant and retail block Emily’s Alley will be Denver’s most anticipated new shopping, dining, and gathering destination. A beacon for guests and local residents alike, Emily’s Alley will always put you just where you want to be.

Logo image courtesy Stonebridge COS/The Slate Hotel

Stonebridge Companies to Open The Slate Hotel This Fall
June 16, 2021 - Mile High CRE

Courtesy Stonebridge Co/The Slate Hotel via Mile High CRE

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Denver-based Stonebridge Companies has announced that The Slate Hotel, at the site of the historic original Emily Griffith Opportunity School, will begin welcoming guests this fall. Stonebridge Companies is the property owner and developer and will operate the hotel under the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand.

Stonebridge purchased the former Emily Griffith Opportunity School property from Denver Public Schools in May 2017 and broke ground on the redevelopment in April 2019 after Denver City Council approved the property’s redevelopment plan in October 2018.

Additional info via the DBJ

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When it opens, the four-story, 135,000-square-foot property will offer 251 rooms, 4,370 square feet of meeting and event space and a signature bar and restaurant. The Slate, which will be a part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, also will include 37,500 square feet of retail and office area, though Stonebridge officials have not said yet what will occupy that space.

Stonebridge founder and CEO Navin Dimond said he believes the hotel will help Visit Denver in attracting larger events to the convention center because of the added capacity adjacent to the facility.

This will quickly become one of my favorite projects due to my love of historic preservation - especially well deserved and qualified preservation. In this instance preservation should bring added value and appeal to the CCC.

TakeFive · #**10467** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 9:42 PM**

Source

That's what I'm talking about

Certainly I've ranted and raved about how valuable (of an export) the convention and tourism business is to downtown, the City and the State.

Corporate retreats are now a must
Jun 16, 2021 - Economy & Business by Bryan Walsh - Axios

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

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Why it matters: The pandemic showed that most white-collar employees can get their work done outside of an office, but a company's culture will wither without occasional face-to-face time. With more firms adopting remote or hybrid work practices, company-wide retreats are going from boondoggles to a necessity.

"Retreats have often been perceived as junkets that just let people blow off steam and have fun," says Edward Sullivan, CEO of the executive coaching company Velocity Group.
But in the age of hybrid work, "retreats have gone from 'nice to have' to 'must have,'" he adds. "They're critical to the culture-building at a company because it's the time when we come together and create that connective issue as a team."

The bottom line: While we can't guarantee they'll be fun — and let's be honest, they probably shouldn't be too fun — corporate retreats are a necessity for the foreseeable future.

And Ken gave the heads up about the Crane Family starting to arrive for the CCC expansion and renovations.

TakeFive · #**10468** Posted **Jun 18, 2021, 4:22 AM**

Even I wouldn't sneeze at One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Square Feet of new space downtown

James Rodriguez/Denver Business Journal provides additional details on the Greyhound Block.
Jun 17, 2021

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The parcel offers some of the most generous zoning in the city, allowing potential development to stretch up to 400 feet. Golub and Rockefeller appear intent on maximizing that zoning, with both proposed towers reaching that height.

The residential tower, as currently proposed, would include a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units for a total of 479 units. The neighboring tower would include 731,803 square feet of office space. Both buildings would include ground-floor retail and lobby space.

The two structures would total more than 1.7 million square feet, including roughly 465,000 square feet of garage space across three below-ground levels.

Who are some of the key players on this project?

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Golub and Rockefeller appear to have enlisted architecture firm Pickard Chilton to design the office tower and Solomon Cordwell Buenz for the residential tower, according to the concept plan. Engine8 is listed as the local architect, and Kimley-Horn is providing civil engineering services.

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"Our general philosophy is we want irreplaceable properties and locations, and to build irreplaceable assets," Smith said. "So when you get a chance to get a site that's this well-located, that allows for this much development potential and this much place creation, I think you've got to hop on it no matter what the current market conditions are today."

While I'm sure the entitlement process for a project of this size will take some time you have to be impressed by how far they come in less than six months.

laniroj · #**10469** Posted **Jun 18, 2021, 3:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by TakeFive

Reading Tea Leaves and Speculating

With respect to 650 17th Street

When Harbinger Development secured this site it seemed a bit of a head scratcher to me. While they've done nice projects in the past their more recent past seemed to be Hotel development. Perhaps they thought they found a diamond in the rough where it would be easy to raise capital back in Boston/NYC corridor. Who knows?

You ask, I tell you. They had a 1031 placement requirement. Smart people will do just about anything to not pay taxes...

laniroj · #**10470** Posted **Jun 18, 2021, 3:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by TakeFive

...Uptown East is an okay-looking building... and how many apartments come with their own Signature Billboard?

Apparently, more than one multifamily development...

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6778913,...itch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

BG918 · #**10471** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 6:40 PM**

There is a tower crane up at 3707 Walnut and Hensel Phelps is the GC. What is this project -office or multi-family?

SirLucasTheGreat · #**10472** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by BG918

There is a tower crane up at 3707 Walnut and Hensel Phelps is the GC. What is this project -office or multi-family?

I believe you are referring to FoundryLine

BG918 · #**10473** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 4:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by SirLucasTheGreat

I believe you are referring to FoundryLine

You are correct I didn’t realize this was the same as 3707 Walnut. Here is a rendering, looks like 16 stories. That is the 38th St Underpass on the left (with the WTC next to it, who knows what actually will get built there) and 37th St on the right with the Hub office building. Good location for apartments literally across the street from the train station.

https://crainearch.com/projects/the-foundry/

Robert.hampton · #**10474** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Robert.hampton

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/...uptown-corum-sale-closed-apartments.html

Renderings of the project underway at Tony P's/Beast and Bottle at 17th and Clarkson. I had pretty low expectations between the portfolio of the developer and the architect, but this actually looks stellar.

Only bummer is no retail -- especially since it is replacing 4-5 storefonts -- but I can see the hesitance with retail given the amount of time storefront have been sitting vacant along 17th. If they can just get something going on those parking lots across the street at 16th and Washington this will be a nice little stretch of 17th with quality new builds blending in with nice older retail storefronts and great adaptive reuse buildings.

Building on the above, Generation Development submitted plans to build on the Avenue Grill Parking lot -- small 38 unit condo project. Condo projects on small lots seems to be their niche. This is def good for that stretch of 17th. Just need to figure out what to do with that burnt down car wash now.

Paulopolis · #**10475** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 3:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Robert.hampton

Building on the above, Generation Development submitted plans to build on the Avenue Grill Parking lot -- small 38 unit condo project. Condo projects on small lots seems to be their niche. This is def good for that stretch of 17th. Just need to figure out what to do with that burnt down car wash now.

That's exciting. They do some interesting projects.

I clicked from that Ellipse video to Davis Partnership Architects' Vimeo page and saw this video for the Evans School development in Golden Triangle. I don't know if Davis Partnership is actually designing Lennar's buildings around the school, but this is going to be a really nice development if they are.

https://vimeo.com/335979898

SirLucasTheGreat · #**10476** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 1:02 PM**

That's so cool! I love that.

SirLucasTheGreat · #**10477** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 1:44 PM**

Now I just want to see the 5280 trail built. If it moves forward, I'm sure it'll take faaaarr longer than it reasonably should but that would be a nice amenity for places like Golden Triangle.

BG918 · #**10478** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 1:59 PM**

Driving downtown this morning there was a tower crane going up near 35th & Brighton. Is this the Watershed office building?

SirLucasTheGreat · #**10479** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 2:08 PM**

I think you are probably either referring to The Current at 36th and Delgany or something with the RiNo promenade. I do not believe the has been any excavation yet at the Watershed site. The most significant, recently under construction projects in RiNo include The Current, FoundryLine, and Novel RiNo

The Dirt · #**10480** Posted **Jun 22, 2021, 8:59 PM**

Weirdly, the El Jebel parking lot development is still very slowly moving forward. Last I saw, they submitted a plan for a 30 story residential building back in January.

Also, it looks like Diamond Hill will demolish the existing 4 office buildings and redevelop that whole property. Here's hoping for some new street alignments, too. Anyone have access to the site development plan or renderings?