Central Downtown

Click on a block to view street level elevation photos and other information about the block. A yellow outline represent the location of an urban infill project.

Central Downtown hosts the bulk of the city's skyline, along with important venues such as the Colorado Convention Center and the Denver Performing Arts Complex, as well as the Federal District along 19th Street between Curtis and California and the Tabor Center, a two-block long retail, office, and hotel complex at 16th and Lawrence.

As the aerial photograph shows, most of Central Downtown between the 16th Street Mall and 20th Street is solidly developed.  The buildings in this area reflect a mix of 1980s high-rises and historic mid-rises, particularly along 17th and 18th Streets.  Between the 16th Street Mall and 14th Street, however, is an overabundance of surface parking lots, along with several buildings of minimal size or character. Fortunately, due to the recent expansion of the convention center and the construction of the 1,100-room Hyatt hotel, new infill projects are being developed near these facilities.  With the 45-story Four Seasons tower at 14th and Arapahoe and the 41-story Spire tower at 14th and Champa under construction, the future of the 14th and 15th Street corridors has never been brighter.