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WORDS Continued from page 11 Sky Ridge Hospital
complex, the large
ner of Rio Grande and 650,000 square foot
South Cascade occupying Charles Schwab of-
a half block, to be known fice campus, Target
as the Cascades. The up- and other retail, and
scale 184 unit project will tons of single and
include such “top of the multi-family hous-
class” elements as bike ing units. As this
lockers, pet wash station, phase contin-
a salt water pool, concierge services, classes and communal ues, Ridge-
gathering spaces and of course access to the neighborhoods Gate has
many restaurants and bars, entertainment and art galleries. announced
plans for an
The corner of Voy- additional
ager and Interquest 2,200 acres
Parkway is the apex on the east side of I-25. Plans call for a mixed uise devel-
of major develop- opment, about 10,000 residential units and 10 million square
ment of retail and feet of commercial space supporting 50,000 new jobs. Building
multi-family proj- heights of 10 to 12 stories are in the plans and the new Fas-
ects. It is the cen- Tracks Station planned to open next year will provide easy ac-
ter of a 10-mile radius which includes 134,945 households, a cess to downtown Denver. Designed to be The City Center for
362,489 population, and n average HH income of $83,472. One the south side of Denver, the 400-acre “Lone Tree City Center”
block north on Voyager directly behind the New Life Church, will provide a walkable and bikeable “urban center.” Over the
the Cameron-Butcher development team has broken ground next couple of decades, the “East Village” will build out nearly
on a new retail/multi-family project which completes the 4th 10,000 homes in three distinct neighborhoods. Extensive parks
quadrant of development activity underway at this location. and open space will abound and additional FasTracks stations
Unnamed at present, the Voyager frontage will have both lease will be added. Combined, both sides of I-25, the total complex
space ranging from 1,400 sf to 20,000 sf, and 1 to 3.7 acre pads encompasses 3,500 acres.
available for sale at $16/sf. The commercial spaces define us-
age as retail, restaurant, medical and automotive. The remain- The East side of Denver
der of the site, which is 3 1⁄2 times the front parcel, is also under also has growth plans.
the initial stage of development as a luxury apartment project. The second to the last
stop on the FasTracks
The run down corner of run to DIA is currently
Platte and Circle is about to a large dirt parcel, but
get a refresh with the reno- that is about to change.
vation of the long-closed Designated as Pena
19-year old 13,200 square Station, the 400 acre
foot building originally oc- parcel is going to be
cupied by by Rite Aid Drug developed in phases
for two years, followed by the by Panasonic and its
Salvation Army Thrift Store partners into a walk-
and finally a long term as a va- able, mixed-use tran-
cant eye sore. One of today’s sit community and
hottest retailers, Dollar Tree, is pegged to become
will make this their 17th Colo- the center of the overall area growth plans for “Airport City.”
rado Springs location under a Another five minutes on FasTracks will have you at the air-
new lease once the renovation port, 10 miles away. The inspiration comes from the Panasonic
is completed. The surround- Smart City development in Fujisawa, Japan, a new “future city”
ing Knob Hill area is one of run by solar energy. The kick-off piece d’resistance will be
the older parts of town and is home to various used car lots, a 226 room Hyatt Place Hotel with all its amenities, which
bars, old motels and pawnshops. With the recent CVS Drug will commence construction shortly for a 2019 opening. As
purchase of the old Tower Plaza at this same intersection, it may the city continues to grow, we can expect to see more and more
be the beginning of a renewal era for the location. new development of communities that attempt to provide a total
live/work/play environment relieving some of the pressure on
DENVER – RIDGEGATE It has been 15 years since Ridge- the downtown hub.
Gate commenced the development of its large parcel on the
west side of I-25 and Denver’s southern boundary with the
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