Developing Denver

The wait is now over 🌿 ☕

The Carriage House is now open next to Cheesman Park. After a brief delay to ensure everything was ready, the European-inspired café welcomed its first guests this morning.

Located at 1290 N. Williams Street, phase one features walk-in counter service with sandwiches, salads, pastries from Black Box Bakery, toastettes, coffee, wine, beer, a small retail market, and outdoor patio seating overlooking Cheesman Park. The café is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This is just the beginning. Phase two is expected to open in September and will introduce a full cocktail bar, expanded happy hour, and a beautifully remodeled indoor café space.

Visit the link in our bio to read more about the project and what’s still to come.

Project Team
Owners: John Goscha & Jake Riederer
Menu Development: Jake Riederer & Melissa Yanc
Coffee Partner: Novo Coffee Coffee
Bakery Partner: Black Box Bakery™️

Are you planning to attend the grand opening this Saturday?

After years of planning, the nation’s first public Nature Library is almost ready to welcome its first visitors.

Opening Saturday, August 8, the new Anythink Nature Library in Thornton reimagines what a public library can be. Set on a 15-acre campus next to the 140-acre Aylor Open Lands, the $45 million project combines traditional library services with trails, gardens, outdoor classrooms, hands-on science spaces, and a large collection of nature-focused equipment that visitors can check out with a library card.

Rather than simply creating a place to borrow books, the library was designed to help people connect with the natural world through architecture, education, and exploration. From its prairie-inspired design and geothermal heating system to its living plant wall, Indigenous Voices collection, and outdoor learning spaces, nearly every part of the project was shaped around that mission.

Read our full feature and take a closer look inside the nation’s first public Nature Library through the link in our bio.

Development Team
Owner: Anythink Libraries
Partner: City of Thornton
Architect: Davis Partnership Architects
Landscape Architect: THK Associates + Strata Design & Planning
General Contractor: GH Phipps Construction

Part of this church campus in West Highland could soon be transformed into new housing.

Concept plans have been submitted for 3268 W. 32nd Avenue that would redevelop a portion of the property into six new detached single-family homes while preserving the existing historic church and parsonage.

To make the project possible, the applicant is proposing a Zone Lot Amendment that would divide the northern portion of the property into six new residential lots. Five of the homes would be approximately 3,000 square feet, while the northernmost home would also include an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), bringing the total number of residential units to seven.

Rather than redeveloping the entire property, the southern portion of the site would remain with the church and be converted into a new 40-space accessory parking lot with updated landscaping and stormwater improvements.

The proposal is currently under review by the City of Denver as a concept plan.

Read more now: https://www.developingmycity.com/denver/news/west-highland-church-campus-six-new-homes

Development Team
Owner: 3120 Irving Street LLC
Developer & Engineering: Ionic Design Group

The Denver Broncos have released updated concept renderings for Burnham Yard, the team’s preferred site for a new stadium and mixed-use neighborhood in the heart of Denver.

Developed in partnership with Denver-based Tryba Architects, the updated master plan reflects additional technical analysis and extensive community feedback. The latest vision organizes the site into four districts: North End, Village Center, Turntable, and South End.

According to the Broncos, the updated design places a greater emphasis on improving quality of life for nearby residents by expanding parks and public open space, removing freight rail tracks to create the Mile High Line trail, extending Denver’s historic street network through the site, improving pedestrian safety, and directing event traffic away from existing neighborhoods. The plan now includes approximately 11 to 12 football fields of public open space.

The Broncos say the master plan will continue to evolve throughout the planning process as additional technical analysis is completed and coordination continues with the City of Denver, RTD, Denver Water, and the community.

See all of the renderings now. Link in our bio.

Development Team
Owner: Denver Broncos
Master Plan Architect: Tryba Architects

The next phase of the Loretto Heights redevelopment is officially underway.

Denver leaders have broken ground on the renovation of the historic May Bonfils Stanton Theatre, marking the start of a project that will transform the long-vacant venue into a modern performing arts destination for southwest Denver.

The renovation includes a redesigned auditorium, upgraded theatrical systems, improved accessibility, renovated public spaces, backstage improvements, and a new parking structure and arrival plaza.

The theatre renovation carries a $60+ million budget, with an additional $19 million being invested in the new parking structure. Construction is expected to begin later this summer, with the theatre currently scheduled to reopen in 2028.

Read more now: https://bit.ly/4pYq2nZ

Development Team:
Owner: Denver Arts & Venues -
Project Partners: Westside Investment Partners
Architect: Perkins Eastman | Pfeiffer - .pfeiffer
Code Consultant: TERP Consulting
Civil Engineer: San Engineering LLC
Landscape Architect: Dig Studio - .inc
Structural Engineer: Martin/Martin -
Mechanical, Electrical & AV/Security Engineer: ME Engineers
Plumbing Engineer: CMTA -
Lighting Design: Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Theatre Consultant: Theatre Projects
Acoustics & Performance AV: Threshold Acoustics -

Downtown Denver’s revitalization efforts continue to take shape with a new business opening its doors on 16th Street.

Sundae Artisan Ice Cream has officially opened its new flagship location at the corner of 16th Street and Glenarm Place, bringing its largest store to date to the heart of downtown Denver.

The more than 5,000-square-foot location received $750,000 in support from the Denver Downtown Development Authority (DDDA) as part of the organization’s efforts to help revitalize downtown through new businesses and activated storefronts.

Originally founded in Vail in 2016, Sundae has expanded across Colorado’s mountain communities before making its first move into downtown Denver. The flagship features a street-facing Waffle Cone Theater, rotating in-house ice cream flavors, frozen slab stations, and a new interactive “Sundae School” experience.

Read more about the project now. Link in our bio.

Development Team
Owner: Sundae Ice Cream
Property Owner: Northland
Architect: F&M Architects LLC
Partners: City and County of Denver, Downtown Denver Partnership

These 27 townhomes are starting to take shape near Sloan’s Lake.

Ellery at Sloan’s is transforming this vacant site at West 17th Avenue and Julian Street into a new community of 27 for-sale townhomes. The project includes the construction of new three-story, for-sale townhomes featuring modern architecture, attached garages, and thoughtfully designed interiors.

If you missed our original coverage, you can read more about the project now through the link in our bio.

Development Team
Developer: Thrive Development
Architect: Brown Collective Architecture + Design
Civil Engineer: Raptor Civil Engineering
General Contractor: Bristlecone Construction
Interior Designer: Crystal Russell at Thrive Development Co.
Landscape Architect: Troy Neser, RLA, CID with TN Design LLC

Special thanks to one our founding sponsors, Raptor Civil Engineering & Surveying, for helping bring projects like this to life and for supporting local development news through Developing Denver.

A $6.3 million transformation is coming to Pirates Cove.

The City of Englewood has unveiled plans to renovate the Bay Pool area at Pirates Cove Water Park ahead of the 2027 season.

Once the park wraps up its regular summer season on August 9, construction will begin on a redesigned water park experience featuring a new leisure pool, two additional waterslides, a rentable event pavilion, a new pump house, and infrastructure upgrades designed to improve water efficiency.

The improvements are funded through Englewood’s Parks and Recreation Bond and are expected to be complete in time for the park’s 2027 reopening.

Read more now. Link in bio.

Development Team
Owner:City of Englewood, CO
Design: Counsilman-Hunsaker & BHA Design

An ambitious proposal is taking shape for this 11-acre site.

Known as the Pearl Arts District, the proposal is centered around a new 2,500-capacity performing arts venue designed to host concerts, community events, touring productions, and potentially serve as a future venue for the Sundance Film Festival.

Read more about the project now: https://bit.ly/4vZaX6W

Development Team:
Developer: Conscience Bay Company
Architect:
Project Partners: , Burdekin English Design, Trestle Strategy Group

11-Acre Pearl Arts District Planned Near Future Passenger Rail Station — Developing MyCity The proposed Pearl Arts District would bring more than 500 homes, a 2,500-capacity performing arts venue, retail, a hotel, and new public spaces to an 11-acre site near future passenger rail.

A new bike hub is coming to downtown Denver.

Construction has begun on a new public bike hub and plaza improvements at Plaza of the Americas, located at the corner of 16th Street and Wewatta Street.

The project will transform the existing Tailtracks Plaza into a more active public space featuring expanded landscaping, seating areas, and a secure bike hub designed to support commuters, residents, and visitors traveling through downtown.

The open-air pavilion will provide secure bicycle parking and public bike rentals while incorporating a custom perforated GFRC concrete facade that serves both functional and architectural purposes.

According to the project team, the redevelopment has been nearly 20 years in the making and is anticipated to be completed this fall.

Read more now: https://bit.ly/4x9oTMM

Development Team
Developer: Continuum Partners
Architect: bld studio
Landscape Architect: Sasaki
Fabricator: Raw Creative
Project Partner: Downtown Denver Partnership

New Bike Hub Planned for Plaza of the Americas in Downtown Denver — Developing MyCity Construction has begun on a new bike hub at Plaza of the Americas in downtown Denver. The project includes secure bicycle parking, public bike rentals, landscaping, and redesigned public spaces.