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May-June 2015

 

 

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is adding a new station to its East Rail Line, which will open in the spring of 2016 connecting downtown Denver's Union Station with Denver International Airport (DIA). The Peña Boulevard Station, located at 61st and Peña Boulevard will be the sixth eastbound stop on the trip from Denver Union Station to the airport. The travel time from downtown to DIA will be 37 minutes with trains running every 15 minutes during peak times.

 

The station will include the train platform, a public plaza and an 800-car parking lot that is funded and operated by DIA. The station will be accessible from Tower Road and will serve as the catalyst for the 400-acre transit-oriented development named "Peña Station", strategically located near DIA. 

 

At Peña Boulevard Station, four property owners, including DIA and L.C. Fulenwider, Inc. came together to jointly plan and entitle their properties. They also agreed to an overall finance plan to fund all of the initial infrastructure. Fulenwider will act as lead developer for the TOD.  "This rail stop,  anchored by the Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company headquarters facility, will create a unique smart sustainable transit-oriented development which will set the stage for the next generation of transit-oriented developments in North America," said Cal Fulenwider, President of L.C. Fulenwider Inc. 

 

The first tenant of the development will be the 112,000 square-foot headquarters facility for Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company.With Panasonic's involvement, Peña Station will be developed as a global showcase of public/private development. It is designed to be a smart, sustainable community that reflects the true live-work-play community envisioned by Mayor Hancock for the "Corridor of Opportunity" between DIA and downtown.  The community, developed in partnership with Panasonic, will be patterned after Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, which they developed in Japan. The Sustainable Smart Town aspires to blend nature and cutting edge technology into an "Eco and Smart" lifestyle.

 

Work on the Peña Boulevard Station is underway and will be complete for the opening of the East Rail Line in the spring of 2016. Construction of the Panasonic facility will begin in October and will be complete by the end of 2016. .

 

http://www.penastation.com/Home.aspx

 

RTD's Board of Directors recently approved a new fare structure that will go into effect January 1, 2016. The new fare structure was designed to simplify the way passengers pay for trips across RTD's expanding transit system, including two fare levels for bus and rail, fewer rail zones, one airport fare, the consolidation of Express and Regional fare categories, and the introduction of a day pass that will allow passengers to make multiple trips in a given day without paying more than a round-trip.

 

http://www.rtd-denver.com/fare-recommendation.shtml

 

The Regional Transportation District is planning to redevelop its busyCivic Center bus terminal at Broadway and East Colfax Avenue. The station is the terminus for 18 RTD bus routes and for the 16th Street Mall free shuttle bus. About 15,000 passengers use the terminal daily. The concept under consideration includes nine bus bays, a glass-enclosed terminal building and reconstruction of the bus concourse, costing between $17 and $23 million. RTD has issued a request for proposals to four construction companies.

 

Commercial Property Executive reports that two out-of-state players are betting big on Denver's thriving real estate market. Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and ASB Real Estate Investments of Washington, D.C. will broke ground on a

450,000-square-foot expansion at the Colorado Center. Currently comprising about 500,000 square feet of office space, as well as 120,000 square feet of entertainment space, the Colorado Center is 96 percent occupied. At 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., the mixed-use center is home to Dave & Buster's and the United Artists Colorado Center 9 & IMAX theater. The center also features an RTD Light Rail Station, eGo CarShare and a pedestrian bridge over I-25 currently under construction.

 

The expansion consists of a 210,000-square-foot Class AA office building, a 205,000-square-foot Class A residential tower, as well as 40,000 square feet of main street retail. JE Dunn Construction Co. of Kansas City will serve as general contractor, while Tryba Architects will handle design work. The office part of the expansion is scheduled for completion in December 2016, while the residential portion is expected to open in mid-2017.

 

http://coloradocenter-denver.com/

 

The Denver Planning Board approved the general development plan for the site of the former Denver Post printing plant at 4400 Fox Street in north Denver. The plan calls for a mix of residential, retail and office uses. Ascendant Capital Partners bought the 41-acre site in 2007 and will clear the land of buildings and make the site available to residential developers. The property is about three blocks north of the RTD commuter rail station at Fox Street and West 41st Avenue. Its location in the southwest quadrant of the I-25 and I-70 interchange restricts vehicular access only to the south on Fox Street and West 44th Avenue

 

Hangar 2 at Lowry is the Urban Land Institute's Colorado Innovation Award Winner for 2015  Jim Hartman, design architect of Hangar 2, shared a few of the reasons that Lowry's Hangar 2 was selected.

 

  • Solar power, as Lowry's "Sustainability Symbol."  Hangar 2 has the largest, most visible, building-integrated solar array on a historic building in the United States. Remarkably, while Hangar 2's power is provided by the solar array, most of the roof-mounted solar panels are "community-owned" and provide clean power benefits/electricity bill credits to citizens throughout Denver. The two solar power arrays are designed to integrate seamlessly with the appearance of the metal panel roof panels on this historic landmark building.
  • Extreme energy efficiency - the historic hangar building uses 50% less energy than a new building of the same size and function.
  • Lowry's first Electric Vehicle charging station (free).
  • Lowry Recycling Center and annual electronics recycling event (free). Indoor, all-weather storage facility loading area.
  • Incubator office and retail space (including the LCMA office!).
  • Chef-driven restaurants and Beer Garden that integrate with the historic site layout.
  • Creative building/fire code solutions for complex re-use of two-football-field-sized interior area.

 

http://www.hangar2lowry.com/

 

Kirkland Museum is building a new facility and relocating to 12th Avenue and Bannock Street, near the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum, in Denver's Golden Triangle Museum District. The museum is currently in the design phase, with an expected groundbreaking to take place in 2015 and opening in 2017.

 

http://www.kirklandmuseum.org/pages/index/documents

 

Continuum Partners began construction on A Block, a mixed-use office, retail and hotel project adjacent to Denver Union Station. The project will contain about 45,000 square feet of office space, a 200-room Kimpton Hotel and several restaurants. A Block is located at the east corner of 16th and Wewatta streets and is scheduled for completion in fall of 2016.

 

A partnership of Kroenke Sports Entertainment and Revesco Properties bought Elitch Gardens, the amusement park along the South Platte River near Speer Boulevard in downtown Denver. The park was acquired for an undisclosed price from Premier Parks, which will continue to operate Elitch Gardens. Elitch Gardens was originally located at Tennyson Street and West 38th Avenue in northwest Denver, having opened in 1890. It moved to its new location in 1994.

 

Stoltz Real Estate Partners bought the former Hedges - Atkins Supply Company building in LoDo. The four story, 102-year old building is located at 1730 Blake Street and contains about 57,000 square feet of office space. The seller was Barerose Properties, which was represented by Patrick Devereaux and Jason Schmidt of JLL. The purchase prices equates to about $314 per square foot. The building is Stoltz's third LoDo acquisition.

 

Unico Properties LLC bought the Denver Club Building, a 231,454 square foot office tower at 528 17th Street in downtown Denver. The Seattle investment company reportedly paid $30 million for the 61-year old building, or about $129 per square foot. Unico plans to spend about $10 million to renovate the 24-story building.

 

Hines broke ground for its 42-story office building at 1144 15th Streetin downtown Denver. The Texas developer is building the project on a speculative basis, seeking to take advantage of the low vacancy rate and strong demand for office space downtown. The building will contain about 657,400 square feet of office space and 5,500 square feet of ground floor retail space. plus an 840-space garage. Completion is scheduled for early 2018 .

 

The Hogan Lovells LLP law firm leased 70,000 square feet at 1601 Wewatta Street, a new office building under construction new Denver Union Station in downtown Denver. The firm will relocate from its current quarters in One Tabor Center. 1601 Wewatta Street is a 300,000 square foot ten-story building being developed by Hines and Jordan Permutter and Company. It is scheduled to open in 2016.

 

Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc. bought the Crown Plaza hotel at 1450 Glenarm Place in downtown Denver. The 364-room hotel was sold by Driftwood Hospitality Management for $72 million, or about $197,000 per room. The Crown Plaza was built in 1977.

 

Sage Hospitality and Alliance Bernstein Holding LP bought the Curtis Hotel in downtown Denver. A partnership of Sage Hospitality and Fundamental Advisors LP sold the 336 room hotel at 1405 Curtis Street for $86 million, or about $256,000 per room. The Curtis is located across 14th Street from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

 

Southern Land Company plans to develop a 315-unit apartment building on the site of the Tavern Uptown at 538 East 17th Avenue. The eight-story building will occupy the Uptown block bounded by East 16th and East 17th avenues and Pearl and Pennsylvania streets. The existing Tavern Uptown will be demolished but will return with a new 14,000 square foot bar and restaurant on the project's ground floor. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2016 and be completed in 2018. Nashville-based Southern Land Company is developing several other Denver and Boulder apartment communities.

 

Centre Point Properties bought Sherman Center, a 100,774 square foot building at 789 Sherman Street in Capitol Hill. The company paid a private family investment fund $9,950,000, or about $98 per square foot. The seller was represented by Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance agents Ben Gilliam and Jon Treter.

 

The Burgwyn Company plans to develop 5280 Senior Residences, a 99 unit apartment building for the elderly in the Uptown neighborhood. The six-story building will occupy a site at the northwest corner of East 16th Avenue and Pennsylvanian Street, replacing a surface parking lot.

 

Laws Whiskey House bought a 31,000 square foot building in the Golden Triangle neighborhood south of downtown. The building at 1321 Cherokee Street will be used to supplement the distiller's smaller facility on Acoma Street. Laws Whiskey House purchased the property from Waugh Owners LLC for $2.8 million, or about $90 per square foot. The transaction was handled by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank broker Russell Gruber.

 

Construction started on Eviva Cherokee, a 274-unit apartment tower in the Golden Triangle neighborhood south of downtown Denver. The 18-story building at 1250 Cherokee Street is being developed by Charter Realty Group of Denver and The Integral Group of Atlanta. Construction is scheduled to be completed in late 2016.

 

Texas developer Hines has placed under contract a parcel of land in the Sloan's Lake mixed-use development on West 17th Avenue in west Denver. The land is part of the redevelopment of the former St. Anthony's hospital campus. Tentative plans call for about 226 apartment units in an 8-story building across from Sloan's Lake Park. The project would require a rezoning by the Denver City Council, however, since the master plan for the St. Anthony's site only allows up to five floors on the subject parcel.

 

The University of Colorado - Denver plans to construct a $42 millionwellness center on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. The 85,000 square foot building will be located near the intersection of Auraria Parkway and Speer Boulevard. It will primarily house a variety of fitness opportunities for CU-Denver students. Construction is mainly funded by student fees. Plans call for the building to open in January of 2018.

 

The new headquarters for the Colorado Technology Associationopened in downtown Denver. The organization will use the 20,000 square foot space at 1245 Champa Street as a resources center for small businesses and newly created firms. The center is called the Commons on Champa and is a joint venture between the City and County of Denver and the Downtown Denver Partnership.

 

A long-vacant historic church in the Curtis Park neighborhood north of downtown Denver is being converted into restaurant and office space. The former Epworth United Methodist Church at 31st and Lawrence streets is being restored and redeveloped by 620 Corporation. Construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2015. A separate adjacent building, once the Denver Enterprise Center, is being renovated and converted into 15,000 square feet of co-working space. 

 

Travel information company Fodor's ranked the Denver Zoo among the top ten zoological parks in the US. The recent addition of the Elephant Passage exhibit was cited as a prominent draw for visitors. In addition to Denver, other highly rated zoos were in Memphis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Miami, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Houston, San Diego and the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

 

Century Development started construction on 2300 Welton Street, a 223-unit transit-oriented apartment project near downtown Denver. The project will be marketed to moderate income residents. 2300 Welton Street is the second new apartment community to be placed under construction in the Welton Street corridor between downtown and Five Points along an RTD light rail line. Four other apartment developments have been proposed in the corridor.

 

Urban Green Development began construction on Factory Flats, a 24-unit condominium building in the RiNo neighborhood of north Denver. The five-story project at 3198 Blake Street will offer units for sale in a price range of about $465,000 to $525,000. The Factory Flats are being built to LEED Platinum standards, a construction and design designation expected to be the first for a condominium building in Colorado.

 

KSL Capital Partners leased the top floor of 100 St. Paul Street, an eight-story office building in Cherry Creek North. The private equity firm invests in travel and leisure businesses and will occupy 17,564 square feet. The Pauls Corporation is developing the building, which is 67% preleased, including its main anchor tenant, First Bank. Construction on the 149,000 square foot building is almost complete.

 

Trammell Crow Residential plans to start construction shortly on Alexan Cherry Creek a 164-unit apartment building on Cook Street between East Ellsworth Avenue and East 1st Avenue in Cherry Creek East. The eight-story building will be constructed adjacent to the former Key Bank building at 3300 East 1st Avenue that is being extensively renovated into office and retail space. Construction on the apartments is scheduled for mid-2017.

 

The City and County of Denver expects to start construction in September on the long-planned Central Recreation Center. The 60,000 square foot building will be located at the northeast corner of East Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street. It will cost about $24.8 million, with funding mainly from a 2007 bond issue approved by Denver voters and the sale of the former RTD bus station at 16th and Market streets downtown.

 

Schnitzer West LLC will construct a 100,000 square foot office and retail building at 230 to 250 Fillmore Street in Cherry Creek North. Plans call for Civica Cherry Creek to contains about 90,000 square feet of office space atop 10,000 square feet of retail space and an underground parking garage. Construction is due to begin in early 2016. 

 

Stoltz Real Estate Partners bought 155 South Madison Street, a 43,161 square foot office building in Cherry Creek East. The buyer paid an affiliate of Ogilvie Properties $11,450,000, or about $265 per square foot. Patrick Devereaux and Jason Schmidt of JLL represented the seller.

 

The Denver City Council approved plans for the third and final phase of the reconstruction of Cherry Creek Drive South in south central Denver. Between South Colorado and South University boulevards the street is being widened to two standard lanes with a median, improved sidewalks, crosswalks and bicycle lanes. A traffic signal will also be installed at the intersection with East Alameda Avenue. Construction will eliminate some of the parking spaces for the Cherry Creek Tower condominium building but other spaces will be provided on the street.

 

Pando Holdings completed Platt Park North, a 60-unit rental townhouse community on East Mississippi Avenue east of South Broadway. The developer targeted a niche by building units larger than most of those currently being developed in apartment projects in metro Denver. Rental rates for the two and three bedroom units begin at $2,500 per month.

 

The Hill Company began site work for Muse, a 120-unit apartment building at 2262 South University Boulevard in the University Park neighborhood. The project is located at the northeast corner of East Iliff Avenue, across University Boulevard from the University of Denver.

 

The Denver City Council approved a cost-sharing agreement for thereconstruction of I-70 in north Denver. The agreement calls for the City and County of Denver to pay up to $83 million of the $1.2 billion cost to widen and partially bury the freeway between I-25 and Tower Road, with much of the work involving drainage improvements. The plan was opposed by some residents of the Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods but Council approved the agreement on an 8 to 1 vote, with four members absent.

 

CWS Capital Partners bought the Yards at Denargo Market, a 301-unit apartment building in the RiNo neighborhood north of downtown Denver. Cypress Real Estate Advisors developed the project at 2797 Wewatta Way several years ago. The sale price was $72 million, or about $240,000 per unit. The transaction was handled by ARA. Cypress' apartment development arm, Argyle Residential, is currently building the Crossing at Denargo Market, an adjacent 321-unit property. 

 

Argyle Residential is developing a second apartment community at the site of the former Denargo Market on Brighton Boulevard in RiNo. The 321-unit Crossing at Denargo Market is being constructed on Wewatta Way adjacent to the Yards at Denargo Market, which Argyle completed in 2014. Argyle Residential is the apartment development arm of Dallas-based Cypress Real Estate Advisors.

 

The Brighton Boulevard corridor in the RiNo neighborhood of north Denver continues to attract apartment developers. The latest project to begin construction is Broadstone RiNo, a 270 unit project at 3101 Brighton Boulevard by Alliance Residential. Construction is scheduled for completion in mid-2016.

 

Zeppelin Development will construct a 100-room boutique hotel at 3330 Brighton Boulevard in the RiNo neighborhood. The eight-story building will be adjacent to The Source, a retail and restaurant venue that occupies a historic foundry. In addition to the hotel, Zeppelin will construct another 25,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is scheduled to be completed by early 2017.

 

The Colorado state legislature approved $250 million of funding for the proposed redevelopment of the National Western complex on Brighton Boulevard in north Denver. The approval will allow the State of Colorado to issue the bond-like certificates of participation to help pay for buildings housing some of Colorado State University's programs. Other funds for the project will come from the City and County of Denver and from a proposal for state Regional Tourism Act revenues.

 

RedPeak Properties purchased a portfolio of three apartment buildings in Capitol Hill. The company acquired the properties from Mountain Pacific II LLC for $13,850,000, or about $209,850 per unit. The buildings at 929 Marion Street, 1145 Ogden Street and 1153 Ogden Street contain a total of 66 units. The seller was represented by Andy Hellman of ARA Newmark along with Robert Bratley, Justin Hunt and Kevin Jewett..

 

Continuum Partners and 9th Avenue Land LLC began demolition of parts of the former University of Colorado Medical Center at East 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in east Denver. The site will be redeveloped as a pedestrian-oriented mixed-use community with residential, retail and office uses. Alliance Residential is currently building the initial phase in the project, a 324-unit apartment community called Broadstone at 9th.  Continuum's initial development will occur in the northwest quadrant of the property, including 34,000 square feet of retail space, 613 apartment units in two buildings, nine townhouses and several parking garages. The overall site contains about 26 acres and is expected to be developed over a five year period.

 

The Denver City Council approved a rezoning to allow the redevelopment of the site of a vacant church in the Crestmoor Park neighborhood of east Denver. Metropolitan Homes will build a 50-unit senior apartment building and 25 townhouses at 195 South Monaco Parkway.

 

A Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage began construction in east Denver. The store will replace a closed Gunther Toody's restaurant which has been demolished. The site is located at 4500 East Alameda Avenue, in a triangle formed by East Alameda Avenue and Leetsdale Drive. The store is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.

 

The Glendale City Council approved the potential use of eminent domain to acquire properties slated to be redeveloped for the Glendale 180 mixed-use project. The 42 acres in question are on the south side of East Virginia Avenue between South Colorado Boulevard and South Cherry Street, adjacent to Cherry Creek. The City of Glendale wants to see the property redeveloped as Glendale 180, a mixed-use retail and entertainment district. The vote authorizes the Glendale Urban Renewal Authority to use eminent domain to acquire properties if negotiations are unsuccessful.

 
 

 

 

 


 

 
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