Media coverage of Welton Street, DURA, FPBD, Denver City Council and issues surrounding housing, construction, legislation, TOD, and TIF.
“A rezoning application submitted by local TV and radio personality Tom “The Troubleshooter” Martino was introduced as a proposed ordinance to Denver City Council last night. Martino is a managing member of a group of investors called Welton Street Properties, which owns several large parcels at the intersection of Welton Street and Park Avenue West. … [Read more…]
“The Central Rail Extension (CRE), as part of FasTracks, will connect existing downtown light rail service with the planned 38th/Blake Station on the East Rail Line alignment. The recommended alternative for the CRE includes in-traffic rail transit operations. Service will be provided by a fleet of single light rail vehicles that complete round trip service … [Read more…]
“RTD is taking their property and other land in the area for a four-story, 1,000-space parking garage to serve the Wadsworth station on the west light-rail line. RTD general manager Cal Marsella told lawmakers his agency pays “fair market value” for land taken through eminent domain. RTD may solicit interest from private developers for building … [Read more…]
“The goals of this project were: • To identify and document how Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) providers and Community Health Centers (CHCs) have linked to supportive housing; • To identify policy opportunities and obstacles encountered in financing and delivering health care in supportive housing; • To document and share promising practices in … [Read more…]
“One of the key urban infill projects currently under construction in Downtown Denver is the Welton Place project by Century Real Estate, which previously developed the Broadway Plaza Lofts and the Blake Street Apartments projects nearby. Except for a couple of historic homes that will remain, Welton Place will cover the entire city block bounded … [Read more…]
“Unlike many neighborhood borders, Five Points “is definitely not square,” McCowin said. More to the point, it’s hip and is becoming more so as time goes by. “The benefits of Five Points are that we’re close to everything. Sports venues, shopping, restaurants and hospitals are all close by,” said Jerry Duran, a Whittier neighborhood transplant … [Read more…]
“The Denver neighborhood once called “the Harlem of the West” is enjoying a cultural renaissance of its own these days. Five Points – the area just northeast of downtown where Welton, Washington and 27th streets join up with East 26th Avenue – has had plenty of ups and downs over the years. Right now, … [Read more…]
“In a city swamped by false image and misleading real estate advertising, Century Development, LLC and PacifiCap Properties Group, LLC, offers a refreshing taste of reality.“We’re not here to show you one thing but we’re really delivering something else,” said Brent Snyder manager of Century Development, LLC.There will be no images of beautiful singles sipping … [Read more…]
“Just when an infill project like the North Broadway Tower goes away, another one pops up in its place… or at least just down the street. In a recent Denver Post article (Developer Buys Lots in Five Points), Margaret Jackson reports that Triton Development is in the process of acquiring the land on Block 180 … [Read more…]
“A Denver firm specializing in urban development is one step closer to assembling a key block for transit-oriented development in the Five Points area. Triton Land Development LLC has contracts to buy a pair of surface parking lots on Welton Street between 22nd Street and Park Avenue West. The lots are separated by a building … [Read more…]