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Central Platte Valley
Subarea D

This subarea includes most of the commercial development planned for the CPV, centered around the new transit hub behind Union Station, and is envisioned as a mix of office, hotel, retail, and residential uses. Many of the transit improvements planned for behind Union Station (# 3 on the map) will be integrated with the commercial projects on the adjacent blocks.

Click on a yellow project number to go to that project description.

Project Images are numbered 1 - 4 from left to right. Images not otherwise credited are original to DenverInfill.

The yellow lines are not intended to reflect real property boundaries but general project locations only.

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Millennium Bridge

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The signature icon for the Central Platte Valley, the Millennium Bridge is a 130-foot long, 80-foot wide cable-stayed pedestrian bridge that crosses the Consolidated Main Line (CML) railroad tracks and continues the 16th Street Mall into the Central Platte Valley.  The bridge features a 200-foot tall mast that tilts backwards and sideways, and with its stark white color and its nighttime illumination, the $9 million bridge is a new Denver landmark and a symbol of the city's vitality.

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18th Street Bridge

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The 18th Street Pedestrian Bridge will span the Consolidated Main Line railroad tracks and connect the Union Station area with the Riverfront Park area along 18th Street.  On the Riverfront Park side, the base of the bridge will be located between Glass House and the Manhattan. On the Union Station side, the base will sit between the City House project and the new  light rail station.  See DenverInfill Blog 5/8/2007.  Construction to commence in 2008.  Image Credits:1-2: East-West Partners.   

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Union Station Development

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Union Station will become the multi-modal transit hub for the region where light rail, commuter rail, and RTD busses converge. These images were taken from the Union Station Master Plan which was completed in 2004 and is available in full at www.denverunionstation.org. The master plan is currently being revised as the project moves toward implementation. For information on the plan revisions, visit www.unionstationnow.com, www.friendsofunionstation.org, or www.rtd-fastracks.com. 

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Wewatta Plaza

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The Wewatta Plaza project is proposed for the corner of Wewatta and 18th Street in the heart of the Union Commons portion of the CPV behind Denver's historic Union Station.  Wewatta Plaza will feature 180,000 sq feet of for-sale office condominiums, 346 parking spaces on four levels, and approximately 20,000 sq feet of ground-floor lobby and retail space.  See DenverInfill Blog 2/17/2007. Image Credits and project website:1-2: www.wewattaplaza.com.      

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City House

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The City House project will sit across from the railroad tracks and the Manhattan on the block bounded by 18th, 19th, & Chestnut.  Revised plans call for a 23-story tower with multiple setbacks holding 393 for sale units.  Construction could commence in 2008.  See DenverInfill Blog 9/10/2006. Image Credits: 1-3: RiverFront Park.

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Nichols Mixed-Use

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The Nichols Partnership's mixed-use project is envisioned to include a full-service grocery store (possibly a King Soopers) on the ground floor and approximately 16,000 square feet of additional retail space, as many as 200 residential units, and possibly a hotel and/or office space. One level of parking would be placed underground, with several levels of structured parking located in the center of the project and wrapped by the residential and other uses. Construction planned to begin in 2008.
  

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Sunshine Mixed-Use

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Colorado Springs-based Sunshine Development Company's $175 million mixed-use project is planned to reach 14 stories in height and include 450,000 SF of office space, a 150-room boutique hotel, and 70,000 SF of retail including two five-star restaurants. Construction is scheduled to being by the first quarter of 2009. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects of Portland, OR will design the project in conjunction with the Denver firm Shear Adkins.

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Future development

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This parcel was once the site of a proposed W Hotel project by East-West Partners. While that project fell through, the Commons PUD zoning allows for this site to be developed with a mix of office, hotel, retail, and residential uses with a maximum building height of 140 feet (approximately 14 stories). While East-West Partners is likely to revive this project in the future, no development proposal for the site is currently active.

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Future development

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No development is currently planned for this parcel, but the Commons PUD zoning stipulates that development on this site could potentially consist of a mix of office, hotel, retail, and residential uses. The maximum building height along the 17th Street half of the block is 140 feet (approximately 14 stories) and potentially 250 feet (approximately 24 stories) along the 18th Street side of the block.

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Future development

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This parcel, adjacent to the Millennium Bridge and the planned FasTracks light rail station, is designated under the Commons PUD to potentially include a mix of office, hotel, retail, and residential uses in a structure with a maximum building height of 140 feet (approximately 14 floors). Construction of this mixed-use project is likely to occur concurrent with the development of the planned transit improvements given the site's constrained location.

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Future development

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This development site, located to the south of the proposed City House project, per the Commons PUD zoning could include a mix a mix of office, hotel, retail, and residential uses. Given that the City House project would take advantage of the block's 250-foot maximum building height allowance, this parcel is likely to be developed with a maximum building height of 140 feet.

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Future development

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Adjacent to the proposed Wewatta Plaza office project, this development parcel, according to the Commons PUD zoning, could potentially include a mix of office, hotel, residential, and retail uses in a structure with a maximum building height of 140 feet.

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Future development

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This site includes a small existing industrial building and undeveloped land. The Commons PUD zoning allows for a mix of office, hotel, residential, and retail uses in structures with a maximum building height of 140 feet on the undeveloped portion. A rezoning of the portion of this site with the existing structure to RMU-30 has been proposed that would allow for the site to be developed as a single zone lot.  

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