“The Regional Transportation District-Denver (RTD) is seeking a development partner to construct a transit-oriented housing project near the L Line in Five Points, a neighborhood of Denver. The project would be a mixed-income condominium, located at 29th Avenue and Welton Street, that would create a model of affordable homeownership through a public-private partnership, RTD … [Read more…]
” Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 121DH024, issued November 18, 2021 is seeking qualification statements from qualified firms to provide Development of Mixed-Income For-Sale Housing on Real Property Located at 2907-2915 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado. Due to COVID-19 Social Distancing requirements, the Pre-proposal Briefing will be held December 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. via … [Read more…]
“0.43-acre parking lot in Five Points acquired for community parking Development likely to generate 50-70 housing units Developer selected via 2017 Request for Qualifications (RFQ) failed to secure adequate financing by 2020 and project was terminated” read the entire article Brady, Chessy. RTD November 2021.
“Denver’s transit agency is starting to make good on a promise to use valuable parking lots near train stations for people instead of just private car storage (also known as parking lots). Earlier this year, the Regional Transportation District committed to help developers concentrate mixed-income housing and businesses around its stations. The first domino … [Read more…]
“The RTD Board of Directors has approved a new “equitable” transit-oriented development (TOD) policy that the agency said “gives staff needed flexibility” when developers propose projects on surface parking lots, such as those adjacent to the station at Central Park or at County Line. Developers are no longer required to replace parking spots on … [Read more…]
“The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors approved the new equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) policy to help encourage development of affordable housing on district-owned properties adjacent to transit stations across the Denver metro region. The focus on transit-oriented development isn’t new to RTD. The FasTracks Strategic Plan for TOD in 2008, updated … [Read more…]
“Trestle Strategy Group recently conducted a property analysis and conceptual development study for a RTD owned property in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver. Consisting of .43 acres, the property is located in both a Transit Oriented Development area and the Five Points Historic Culture District. With a current zoning of Urban Center-Mixed Use-5 … [Read more…]
“On August 23rd, the Office of Economic Development held a pre-bid meeting on the development of mixed-income for-sale housing at 2907-2915 Welton Street. Learn how developers will be required to work with the city and RTD to create affordable, for-sale housing on this downtown site.” view the youtube video Office of Economic … [Read more…]
“Julie Stern, Housing Development Officer, Office of Economic Development Rachel King, Contract Administrator, Office of Economic Development John Hersey, Senior Associate for Transit-Oriented Development, RTD” view entire slideshow PDF City of Denver office of Economic Development 23 August 2017.
“Dear partners, Together with RTD, this past Tuesday, we released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the development of a mixed-income condominium project at 29th & Welton. Affordable homeownership continues to be a critical challenge for Denver as prices for both single-family homes and condominiums have doubled in the last several years. Condominiums have … [Read more…]