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Governor Bill Ritter approved the construction of a new judicial
complex and a new Colorado History Museum with the stroke of a pen
recently. To be built on the current site of the Colorado History
Museum, which is surrounded by Broadway, Lincoln, 13th and 14th
Avenues, the new 615,000 square foot judicial complex will be built at
a cost of $295 million and is to open in 2014. The new Colorado
History Museum, which will be built one block to the south, will total
200,000 SF upon its opening in 2011, and is projected to cost $113
million.
Join Transportation Solutions and The Cherry Creek Bike Rack on
Wednesday morning, June 25 from 6:30 until 10:00 AM for the annual
Bike to Work Day Breakfast Station Block Party. Detroit Street
will be closed between 1st and 2nd Avenues to celebrate cycling in
Denver. Stop by to enjoy free breakfast, coffee, cycling prizes and
much more! June is also Colorado Bike Month. For a list of Colorado
Bike Month events,
www.bicyclecolo.org /. Allison Billings, TS Executive Director, is
leaving as her newly expanded family relocates to North Carolina.
Monica Strobel, Associate Director will serve as Acting Director while
a permanent ED is selected.
According to the Lowry website, the Lowry Redevelopment Authority
submitted the final Buckley Annex redevelopment plan at the end
of the February, giving the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and the Air Force a review deadline of the middle of
May. However, the LRA anticipates that HUD will need additional time.
The Air Force has informed the LRA that it will not comment on the
plan until HUD completes its review. Last month, the LRA received
additional funding from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA). The
LRA is now moving forward with the developer agreement between the LRA
and the Air Force. The LRA will host a community meeting about the
developer agreement this summer. Although there have been discussions
with the city in regard to a General Development Plan at Buckley
Annex, it has not been determined if one will be done prior to the
selection of a developer.
The Colorado Golf Association (CGA) and the Colorado Women's Golf
Association (CWGA) announced the new name of the association-owned
golf course at Lowry - CommonGround Golf Course. The
7,200-yard, par 71 layout is a complete redesign of the previous
course called Mira Vista and the work of world renowned architect Tom
Doak and his Renaissance Golf Design group. The new facility will
include an 18-hole championship course, an enhanced practice facility
and two short courses devoted to junior golf. scheduled to open in
spring 2009. The affordability of the course is an extension of the
joint CGA and CWGA mission to promote the game of golf in Colorado.
The Lowry Vista owner is still working on a General Development
Plan (GDP) to submit to the City and County of Denver. Lowry Vista
must go through the City of Denver to receive land approvals,
entitlements and zoning. However, Lowry Vista is subject to the Lowry
Design Guidelines and the development team must submit plans to the
Lowry Design Review Committee (LDRC) for approvals. The team is
forming an Open Space Committee for the development.
Evan Makovsky, owner of the site at the NEC 1st Avenue/Steele
Street that encompass the Conoco station and an office building to
the north, presented a development idea for discussion and feedback
from the Cherry Creek Steering Committee. The proposed development for
the total 25,000 SF of land was a possible Hyatt suite concept hotel
that would have approximately 250 rooms on 5 to 6 floors. The hotel
would not provide services, such as a restaurant or meeting rooms, and
may need to be constructed above several floors of parking with a
vehicle entrance off Steele Street. Since no detailed plans were
presented, the committee deferred any reaction until the project can
be more clearly defined Mr. Makovsky was invited back when more
specific project plans are available.
The owner of the building that houses the Cherry Creek North Post
Office at 245 Columbine Street is not renewing the post office's
lease after September 30, 2008. The Postal Service has occupied the
building since October of 1963. Contrary to some rumors, the building
has not been sold in for many years, and is not under contract for
sale. Some post office boxes and services may need to be relocated to
the Glendale post office.
Denver City Council Member Jeanne Robb has contacted the post office,
Congresswoman Diana DeGette, neighborhood representatives, and the
property owner in an effort to preserve a CCN postal service location.
The post office does not need or use all of the present space in its
current location and can contract with another business to provide
specified services.
According to Ruben Rojo, Retail Manager, the Postal Service is seeking
to form a business partnership with a retailer that is interested in
providing Postal Service products and services to the community.
Criteria for partnership include: approximately 250 SF available
within a business location, the business cannot offer private mailbox
service or competitive products and services, and handicap access -
parking and ramp access nearby are important. The preferred location
is in the Cherry Creek North area bounded by University, Colorado, 1st
Avenue and 6th Avenue. If you are interested in this opportunity,
contact Ruben Rojo, USPS Manager, Retail, 303-853-6722.
Send 'Em Packing at 283 Columbine, located next door to the
post office, is reportedly expanding hours and adding more post office
boxes. Greg Diamond, Congresswoman Diana DeGette's Chief of Staff is
also receiving comments at Greg.Diamond@mail.house.gov.
Once again you can benefit a great cause and play golf in the 12th
Annual Cherry Creek Rotary Golf Tournament at Arrowhead Golf
Course on July 31.Register on line at
www.eg olftourney.com/rotarygolf and learn more about Denver
Cherry Creek Rotary at
www.cherrycre ekrotary.org. The $175.00 entry fee includes lunch
at noon, driving range, cart, and dinner. Help fund many worthy causes
($50,000 in grants this year) including dental missions to South and
Central America (13 years), Rotary's worldwide efforts to eradicate
polio, local causes such as, Greenlee Elementary School, and Boys and
Girls Clubs.
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