Some folks in the focus group have been consulting with some real developers.  These guys seem to think that seven stories is the "sweet spot" for high end redevelopment.  The station are draft plan currently calls out an allowable 4 to 7 stories along all of Broadway, Evans, one block of Delaware south of Evans, and Jewell west of Broadway.

Personally, I think that's too high for most of the area, but maybe three buildings of that height might be appropriate.

Where do you think the best locations for these three hypothetical buildings should be? 

Kevin D 

Well, one persons sweet spot can be anothers sour stomach. Overland does not have to be seven stories everywhere they can sqeeze them in. and as far as that happening on Brdwy? everyone keeps ignoring and or forgetting the FACT that BARD already has the designs along that corridor and have worked for quite a few years to start their implementation of their design,,,you're not gonna come in over them and put up 7 stories up and down Brwdy. I'm concerned about all the outside the light rail station developement  coming before we've even come up w/ our design for the station and Delaware St.  I thought that was the whole purpose of the TOD was to begin at the station first and grow from there... Catherine

Catherine,

Let's get the BARD information to Barbara Frommel ASAP.  She may have read it already, but if so they shouldn't be proposing anything that conflicts with that study.

Let's clarify the station plan vs. the Station Area Plan.  The station was designed and built in 2000.  It's done, and RTD isn't planning on changing anything at the station at this time.  The draft station area plans do show the possibility of a plaza/public space at the parking lot.  Obviously that won't happen until a different parking lot or parking garage is built.

The "station area" has been defined by the city to be everything within 1/2 mile of the station.  So this station area plan will consider everything from Logan to Jason, and Colorado Ave. to Vassar.

I agree that the most important spot in the station area is close to the station, but the City wants to write the whole Station Area Plan only once if possible.  When the plan is done, thereotically then private developers know what they can build and what is preferred. They take it from there, responding to the market by building something within the guidelines only if they think they can make a profit. 

The City doesn't want to keep revisiting the SAP as development spreads away from the station itself.

 

Worldwide, cities have seen demand for housing increase near transit.  Increased demand is a market pressure for change. 

OK, my suggestion for the perfect spot for the first 7 story building is the Denver Pottery site.  Shattuck is in  second place, and the Lumberyards third.

There are a lot of reasons NOT to have 7 stories right on Evans.