Meeting Title: Arapahoe Square Design Advisory Board Date: 22 May 2018 Location: Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.G.2 Time” 11:00 AM view agenda PDF Contact: Jason Whitlock, City of Denver Planner – Urban Design jason.whitlock@denvergov.org “Design Review Agenda: Park Place Condominiums 990 Park Ave W / 2256 Curtis Street – … [Read more…]
“The era of the slot home may finally be over in Denver, and its funeral turned into an airing of grievances. “I hate slot homes. I hate them,” said Maggie Miller, a resident who worked to rein in the controversial building design. “It feels like being in a canyon.” With a unanimous 11-0 vote … [Read more…]
“The Denver City Council just voted to end the era of the slot home, implementing a temporary moratorium that will likely bridge the gap to a permanent ban. With a unanimous vote on Monday night, the elected officials said that, starting this week, the city will no longer accept applications to build the much-criticized … [Read more…]
“Denver has a plan to kill the “slot home,” a much-criticized architectural style that has spread across the redeveloping city in recent years. Read on to see what might replace them. A brief definition: A slot home is a multi-unit residential project that is designed around a narrow driveway or open space, aka “the slot.” … [Read more…]
“The Five Points Business District Design Review Committee provides a forum for residents and developers to work toward achieving a better urban environment through attention given to fundamental design principles. Design Review is intended to affect how new development can contribute positively to the Five Points neighborhood. Design Standards and Guidelines are used by … [Read more…]
“Zoning code text amendment project addresses effects on design and neighborhoods As Denver’s building boom has brought new developments into every corner of the city, some residents have raised concerns with Denver planners about one type of multi-unit structure in particular: slot homes. “Slot homes” (also sometimes called “sideways-facing town homes” or “fraux homes”) … [Read more…]
““Every building going up is tan, brown, red or burnt red,” says Brad Evans, moderator of the Denver FUGLY Facebook page. “That’s every color. I have 50 buildings from townhomes to multi-family buildings that are the same color, same façade,” the former Jefferson Park resident adds. Evans recently relocated to the suburb of Lakewood … [Read more…]
“The Denver Housing Authority (DNA) is in the process of design the redevelopment for the 66 unit Platte Valley Homes which were built in 1943 between Stout and Champa and 30th to 31st Street.” read the entire article Barnhart, Mick. Curtis Park Neighbors Newsletter February 2017.
Five Points Business District – Newsletter November 2016 PDF Newsletter archive can be found on the Five Points Business Development website. content highlights: Business Improvement District Vote Five Points Historic Cultural District Standards and Guidelines Welton Park Apartments Opening More information about Five Points Business Development special interest group can be found on their … [Read more…]
“The Landmark Preservation Commission on July 19 approved new design standards and guidelines for the Five Points Historic Cultural District — the only historic district designated for its history and geography, and not its architecture. The new design standards will preserve and enhance the character-defining features of the area by promoting context-sensitive building types, … [Read more…]