Tag: Downtown
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CU Denver wants more space. A discounted downtown office could be the solution
The University of Colorado Denver is set to buy one of downtown’s struggling office towers for $29.75 million. The institution’s Board of Regents voted on Monday to purchase the Independence Plaza Building at 1050 17th St., the 25-story office located across the street from Skyline Park and the Daniels & Fisher Tower. The Denver Downtown…
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Denver Pavilions is at a crossroads. Here are a few visions for its future
Denver Pavilions, the shopping mall city leaders rushed to save before it went into bankruptcy, has become a major beacon of hope for the future of downtown. But what exactly can be done with the two blocks it spans? And what parts of it are worth saving? These are some of the biggest questions facing…
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Armed suspect hospitalized after downtown Denver police shooting
Denver police officers shot and wounded an armed suspect early Sunday after responding to a reported shooting near 16th Street and California Avenue, police said. Officers were dispatched to the area around 2 a.m. on a report of a shooting, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said. The suspect fled the scene and was chased into…
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Downtown Denver’s Petroleum Building gets $14M for office conversion
Another office-to-apartment conversion project secured a loan from the Denver Downtown Development Authority on Wednesday. The DDDA Board of Directors approved $14 million in funding for a project to convert 12 floors of the historic Petroleum Building into 178 new apartments. The five-sided office tower is located across the street from the Civic Center Station…
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TIAA slates another round of layoffs ahead of Denver exit
Financial services firm TIAA will have another round of layoffs this year. TIAA will begin laying off 31 workers from its downtown office beginning Dec. 1, according to a filing to state officials required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). The company is planning to leave its major Denver office building in…
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This developer will soon own 4 Denver skyscrapers. The plan? Convert them
A newcomer developer to Denver is growing his stake in downtown’s office market after two major deals at huge discounts that will leave him with four skyscrapers and more than 5% of downtown’s office supply. The Luzzatto Co. is buying the Denver Energy Center, the two towers located between Broadway and the start of 16th…
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Change is coming to Denver’s Civic Center Park. Some worry it’ll ‘damage’ historic features
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As downtown struggles with rising office vacancies and 16th Street Mall construction, Denver is planning to revitalize a key part of its urban core: Civic Center Park. The park is a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation an historic site can get in the U.S.…
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Denver Ballpark improvement district measure approved
Third time’s the charm for downtown Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. A majority of Ballpark property and business owners voted to make Ballpark a general improvement district, or GID, an area where properties are taxed to fund neighborhood improvements. In the election, 499 eligible property owners or residents voted in favor of a Ballpark district, or 87%,…
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New El Chalpultepec redesign goes forward, Giggling Grizzly to move out next year
A new rooftop of the next door building sparked concerns last month over the historic nature of the Giggling Grizzly’s home. A new plans scale it back.