Tag: Downtown Denver
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2 more office towers on downtown Denver’s 17th Street sell at discount
Another set of two office buildings on 17th Street in downtown Denver sold at deep discounts this year. Brookfield Properties sold the offices at 707 and 717 17th St. – known as the Johns Manville Plaza – for approximately $28.7 million each to a Minnesota-based company tied to investor Patrick Halloran on Nov. 3, property…
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A key metric for downtown Denver’s recovery had its best month yet
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of visitors who came to downtown Denver tanked. Slowly and surely, the city has seen gains in the recovery of the office workers, tourists and residents who come downtown but has hovered around 85% of what it used to be. Yet in September, downtown was the closest it’s…
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Union workers, military brats among tens of thousands at downtown Denver ‘No Kings’ protest Saturday
At 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Denver’s Capitol Hill was beginning to fill with people. Just an hour later, neither the grass nor the pavement of Lincoln Street in front of it were visible through the crowd. As October gusts lifted swirls of yellow leaves into the air, tens of thousands of people descended upon downtown…
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Denver’s Brown Palace one of ‘most haunted’ hotels in U.S.
About five years ago, the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa’s historical tour guide, Matthew Webb, was heading toward the 10th floor when he heard a distinct whistle. “Nobody was there. And I’m just like: ‘Well, I know I heard it,’” Webb recalled. The historian later mentioned the strange occurrence to another coworker who had worked…
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Amidst several Denver stadium projects, teams hope to propel region’s sports reputation
Denver is brimming with major real estate projects centered around the city’s major league sports teams. There’s the new National Women’s Soccer League stadium in Santa Fe Yards for Denver Summit FC. The parking lots around Ball Arena, home of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche, are set to grow into a new neighborhood. And…
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Number of Denver startups dips, but employment picks up
The number of startups in Denver dropped last year, according to a new State of Tech report from the Downtown Denver Partnership. The number of budding technology companies in the city center, an area that includes downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, has been steadily rising since 2014, when there were only about 600 startups. In 2023,…
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First wave of downtown Denver’s $570M is here — see what 10 projects got funding
A big flush of cash is coming to downtown Denver. Mayor Mike Johnston announced a package of $100 million funding for 10 projects aimed at boosting downtown’s economy around major hubs, such as Skyline Park, Glenarm Plaza and Civic Center Park. Those projects include converting historic 16th Street buildings into housing, buying two parking lots…
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Downtown Denver looks to convert its one-way streets
Many of downtown Denver’s streets are designated for one-way traffic. But their future could eventually go in a different direction. City planners have been looking into converting several downtown streets to allow cars to drive both ways, according to preliminary findings for downtown’s master plan shown at a public meeting on Tuesday. The hope is…
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Denver’s 16th Street Mall officially now just 16th Street
After months of speculation, city officials confirmed Tuesday that downtown Denver’s main corridor will no longer be known as 16th Street Mall, but simply as “16th Street.” The city is dropping “mall” from the name, Mayor Mike Johnston said at a news conference. The move is to emphasize the corridor as a street-wide experience and…
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Denver eyes sobriety test, other regulations on e-bikes and e-scooters
Mickey Mouse. That was the name a renter used to access an e-scooter that was involved in a hit-and-run incident. The incident was reported to authorities, who checked the vendor’s records and found out the bike was rented under the fake name. Councilmember Chris Hinds highlighted the case as he and several councilmembers began discussion…