DENVER | Main Development Thread #6

[LAM]

Originally Posted by RyanD

Ooooo lalalalalalala! Look what comes out Thursday!!

Too Cool! Looking forward to it.

[bunt_q]

Originally Posted by Cirrus

Seen from afar, yeah. At the sidewalk level, most of them need to be good.

Of course. But I don't think there's anything wrong with any of these buildings at the street level. It's the twenty-stories-of-stucco with dull filler building architecture that folks are lamenting. Frankly, our "best" buildings architecturally are still our worst ones at street level because they're older. The City would never allow some of the street level garbage, blank walls, open parking garages, etc. that we got in the 80s today. And as for height - the pedestrian can't grasp that at all above a certain point.

[comoneymaker]

Originally Posted by comoneymaker

Took a drive down University today. Between Warren and Iliff the whole half of the block is fenced off next to the recently built apartment complex. Then between Wesley and Harvard that whole block minus the 7-11 is fenced off.

We got any renderings?

I know you all got distracted....

[DownhomeDenver]

Originally Posted by comoneymaker

I know you all got distracted....

No. There arent any that we've seen yet.

[rds70]

Originally Posted by comoneymaker

I know you all got distracted....

Rendering here:

https://www.facebook.com/UniversityParkD...21608599/475361095925655/?type=1&theater

[Brainpathology]

Originally Posted by Cirrus

Seen from afar, yeah. At the sidewalk level, most of them need to be good.

Nothing could possibly be worse than the side of the old Adam's Mark hotel. And honestly, if there is a door with "Starbucks" or some other random cliche chain on the glass 80% of people walking by are going to think it's fine. (which it is.. it's fine)

[DownhomeDenver]

Originally Posted by rds70

Rendering here:

https://www.facebook.com/UniversityParkD...21608599/475361095925655/?type=1&theater

Oh yeh, you did post this before. Thanks RDS

[Denver]

Does anyone know the deal with the Kimpton hotel at DUS..wasn't that expect to break ground in June?

[RyanD]

Happy Thanksgiving guys! Here is time-lapse video #2!

Head on over to the DenverInfill write-up for the full description and story behind this video!

Video Link

[wong21fr]

Very cool!

[wong21fr]

So, in regards to getting together since Gio is in town, are we talking Friday or Saturday night?

[TakeFive]

City Park Perfect?

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Both pictures of SkyRise Miami compliments of huffingtonpost.com for the voter approved new 1,000 foot observation tower in Miami.

[jubguy3]

IMO the view you get from the science museum is just fine...

[King DenCity]

Originally Posted by RyanD

Happy Thanksgiving guys! Here is time-lapse video #2!

Head on over to the DenverInfill write-up for the full description and story behind this video!

Video Link

Amazing work Ryan and Ken! It made me feel like i was right there with you! I'm very thankful for this.

[TakeFive]

Eco-Devo Good News and not so good

Forbes recently released their annual "Best States for Business" and Colorado again came in 5th which is good (although jubguy3 would happily point out that Utah came in 1st). Somewhat concerning is that Colorado was rated only 35th for business costs (scroll down in above linked article). On the flip side it also indicates how strongly Colorado was rated on everything else to still be as high as 5th overall. Also interesting is that 8 out of the Top Ten rated states are west of the Mississippi.

"Report: Colorado among the top states for job growth and talent, but chaotic tax system poses ongoing challenges"

Also recently, Metro Denver EDC released their annual study of "Toward a More Competitive Colorado" HERE:

During each of the past 10 years, the TMCC report has echoed taxes as a continued stumbling block to Colorado’s ongoing competitiveness. A chaotic and unbalanced state and local tax system creates hurdles for companies and citizens. In addition, Colorado’s property tax system—driven by the strictures of the Gallagher Amendment—continues to place significant costs on any type of commercial property.

On the other hand, Tom Clark, Metro Denver EDC CEO stated:

Contrasted with a dismal 49th place ranking for creating new jobs in 2002, the state has truly cemented its position as a top choice for relocating and expanding companies.

Thanks to mashable.com

[jubguy3]

Uh huh only in our convoluted cesspool known as utah can we produce 1/14th of the worlds flash memory chips and software from a company that sounds like x-acto knife

For real though - the general mountain west is experiencing large amounts of growth and will forever. I'm not really surprised by either utah or colorado being very high because the rest of the nation is being built out and the west is an attractive place to do business

[TakeFive]

^^ Doesn't Intel and Micron Technology partner on some form of memory R&D in Utah?

[jubguy3]

Originally Posted by TakeFive

^^ Doesn't Intel and Micron Technology partner on some form of memory R&D in Utah?

Yes, IM Flash in North Lehi was what I was referring to

[Brainpathology]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

So, in regards to getting together since Gio is in town, are we talking Friday or Saturday night?

I was thinking Saturday evening.. I don't land until 11pm tonight.

[TakeFive]

Oh my fracking back

According to MarketWatch crude oil closed down $7.70 (10.45%) to $66.00 today. Many fracking drillers were down 20%-30% just today. Glad I booked profits earlier in the year on those. I also placed a bet that crude prices would go down but because of the backwardation costs I bailed when the price dropped to about $93.00 so I missed the biggest part of the swoon. Oh well. Not a pretty picture for the drillers though. Even Chevron and BP were off 5.5%. BP hit a new 52 week low while Chevron still has a couple of dollars to go.