SPIRE OFFERS CLOSE OUT INCENTIVES

According to SPIRE’s recent promotion the building is 97% sold out.  That means that one of the last new high rise residential development projects that Denver in process may be about to disappear, and the market is unclear on when the next new building will commence.

There are often two GREAT times to buy from a developer.    When a building first launches there is often an incentive by the Developer to get a certain percentage of the building sold, often up to a 30% threshold.  During these initial sales pricing can be very attractive.  In the world of Real Estate Development, this is often due to the a goal of meeting certain benchmarks in relation to financing requirements.  For example, it is not unusual that a bank or lenders asks Developers to prove their project will meet the market demand by attaining 30% of the units sold.

After that benchmark is met, the Developer is the captain of the ship (so to speak).  That is why we often see such amazing pricing at the onset of a development project.

Another great opportunity to buy presents itself at the other end of the time frame.  When a Developer gets to the point of having the building mostly sold out (let’s say 97% for a hypothetical) there is a strong incentive to get those final residences sold.  For most often, a developer’s profits or greatest income comes from those last few units and all parties (Developer, construction, sales, financing) are motivated to keep the process moving so they can take on the next project.  It doesn’t do anyone any good to leave the job 97% complete.

SPIRE is offering a very attractive incentive already, with their announcement that current buyers, through April 30th of 2014, can enjoy 12 months of HOA payments with the purchase.  This is a HUGE incentive.     From this point a buyer explores what offer the Developer may be interested in accepting to close out the building.  That means it is a great opportunity to explore getting your dream home in SPIRE.

SPIRE offers some amazing Downtown Denver amenities.  This 42 story glass tower in the heart of the Denver Theater district and steps from light rail and the 16th street shuttle offers it’s residents the following luxury amenities.

SPIRE Amenties

• Multiple outdoor pools
• Yoga Garden
• Two Spas / Hot Tubs
• The Zone Multimedia lounge
• Extensive Health Club
• Multiple lounge spaces
• Sports Center Room
• Business Center
• Skyclub Lounge on 42nd Floor (for top floor residents)
• The Box Office multimedia theatre
• Outdoor grilling area
• 10th floor private event lounge
• Dog park
• 24-hour courtesy desk
• Valet parking program
• Door-to-door delivery service from SPIRE restaurants
• Housekeeping services with managed access *
• Handyman services program *
• Fully furnished SPIRE guest suites *
• Modern security and access control systems
• Storage rooms and lockers
• Bike storage areas
• Car and bike wash area
• Ground-floor retail and dining
  • Row 14 Bistro and Bar
  • Crave Dessert Bar
  • Organic Pizza Company
  • Snarfs Sandwiches
• Dramatic kinetic art wall
• Hertz On Demand® onsite carshare program *
• Dry cleaning and grocery delivery program *

The items with a * may have additional fees (after all, dry cleaning can’t be entirely free).

View available SPIRE inventory here and contact us today to take schedule a showing of this amazing building.  But hurry, these are the last opportunities to buy a brand new SPIRE residence.

Location – Location – Location

SPIRE is in the heart of the thriving Denver Theater District downtown, just steps away for hundreds of Denver’s best restaurants, bistros, bars, and the Denver Performing Arts Center and Theaters.  Enjoy shows, events, festivals and activities of the Denver Urban lifestyle from your front door.  Sports Fans, dont’ forget that all of Denver’s great sporting arenas are walking or biking distance to enjoy a day or night rooting for our own Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rockies, or Colorado Avalanche.

The city of Denver is also developing their Ambassador Street project on 15th Street.  SPIRE, The Four Seasons and all the Theater District neighbors are witnessing the creation of large outdoor seating spaces for restaurants, bike lanes, architectural design elements, and walkable place making.  What an amazing place to live.

SPIRE Links

• SPIRE Available Listings
• SPIRE Essential Information
• SPIRE Price Chart
• @SpireLiving on Twitter
• SPIRE on Pinterest
• Denver Theater District Listings
• Denver Theater District Price Chart
• Denver Theater District on Twitter
• Downtown Denver Facebook Page

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We love the Denver Bike Community

How much do we love it!  We love it so much that a HUGE part of our philosophy is supporting and sharing information about how to live the Denver Car Optional Lifestyle.  For many of us living the Denver Urban life means commuting by bike, light rail, public transportation, or just using our feet.

One of the favorite social aspects of Denver’s love affair with two wheels is the Denver Cruiser Ride Community.  Beginning with the first ride on May 14th Denver bike lovers gather every Wednesday for a costumed theme based cruise throughout our great city.   Each and every Wednesday the streets are filled with costumed bicyclists as they travel from one Denver establishment to another.  Some go for the rides, some for the social, and some for the opportunity to do their most creative adaptation of the weekly costume theme.

The Denver Cruiser ride has grown so much since the very first rides.  I can recall, many years ago, when the rides were so small that you pretty much new everyone on the ride.  As the secret got out and the biking size grew the group worked to establish some courtesy rules and work with Denver government groups to ensure safety and that the group knew and understood  the Denver Municipal Bicycle Code.  Kudos to responsible biking.

The new themes for the 2014 Denver Cruiser Season are (at least at the time of this posting)…

Denver Cruiser Theme Ride Schedule 2014

• May 14th – Reds and Robes
• May 21st – Denver 1894
• May 28th – Seven Daily Sins
• June 4th – Summer Camp
• June 11th – Soul Train
• June 18th – Bubble Wrap, Duct Tape and Card Board
• June 25th – Overcoats and Underwear
• July 2nd – People of Walmart
• July 9th – You Light Up My Life
• July 16th – Suits and Swim Suits
• July 23rd – Dress Night
• July 30th – All Holidays
• August 6th – The Letter S
• August 13th – Dungeons and Drag Queens
• August 20th – Big Top
• August 27th – Road Warrior
• September 3rd – TBD
• September 10th – TBD
• September 17th – Pirates, ,Sea Men and Mermaids
• September 23rd – Ullr Fest:  Winter Wonderland

These rides can be a lot of fun and a great chance to meet some wonderful people.  For those who are interested in joining the Denver Cruiser rides visit their website here to learn more about the Denver Cruiser rides and familiarize yourself with their rules and guidelines.

Denver PeopleforBikes Green Lane Initiative

Our city is really making great strides to be one of the most Car Optional and Bike Friendly cities in the nation. In fact Denver has been selected out of hundreds of cities to be one of 6 cities to be chosen for an intensive two year bike lane project.  In this article we learn more about how PeopleforBikes Green Lane project is going to focus on establishing safer bike lane systems for our city to encourage people to bike and walk more.  They mention in the video that by 2020 they hope that 15% of Denver residents are commuting by bike/foot and this project can mean HUGE support for those who want to live car optional.  Read the 9 News article here.

Of course it helps that Denver’s B-Cycle system has established a bike sharing network throughout the Denver Urban area.  In 2013 B-Cycle announced that it would become a year round program and added some 20 new stations with plans for more on the way every year.

And for those who want to live 95% car free the huge expansion (and competition) within the Car Sharing community means that you can still have access to a car for those rare occasions when you need one.  Car2Go Denver did one of the largest rollouts of any car share organization here in Denver putting hundreds of cars throughout the city.  Having tried the system repeatedly I have nothing but positive reviews to share.

When you look at how building such as SPIRE or the Riverfront Park Glass House have Parking Spaces going from $40,000 to $55,000 from the Developer (who knows what resales might top out at) the option of buying a condo or loft in the Downtown market without car could mean getting a much greater value.  These are real dollars that a Denver home buyer could use for more square footage, their favorite location, or just a reduced mortgage payment every month.

To help you evaluate all your Car Optional Denver Condo searching we have set up several web tools for our fans to use.  Check out these wonderful green living Denver Urban resources:

• Denver B-Cycle Friendly Property Search
• Denver Light Rail Friendly Properties
• Denver Community Garden Friendly Properties
• Denver Dog Park Friendly Properties
• Union Station Properties (the hub of light rail)
• All Neighborhoods
• Denver Light Rail Friendly Homes Facebook Page
• Denver Bike on Twitter 

Vote for your Favorite Denver Cruiser Ride Theme

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Here’s a video about the opening event in Aspen/Snowmass on Monday 19 August:

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Looking to live in bicycle-friendly Denver?  Check out this life-style friendly website here.

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Downtown Denver residents, get ready for the weirdest and funniest Comedy of the Summer starting May 31st when America the Unicorn hits the Bovine Metropolis. It’s about history and unicorns, how can you pass that up.

Seriously… I just saw the rehearsal and you MUST see this show. But it’s only around for a month so get your tickets today! SPIRE residents and those in the theater district, it’s just steps away.

America the Unicorn.

Whether you live in LoHi, or Riverfront Park, or Downtown Denver, this show should not be missed. If you know any history teachers or history buffs, make sure they don’t miss the comedic take on why certain events in history REALLY happened!

Looking for comedy, improv, or laughter in Denver. The Bovine Metropolis is Denver’s home of Comedy. Visit them at www.bovinemetropolis.com.

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Denver’s Art World is growing. From the First Friday Art Walks along Santa Fe and Tennyson to the thriving Theater District that helped provide the cornerstone for high rise buildings such as SPIRE and The Four Seasons Denver is growing up.

For example, when I took my first Improv class at the Bovine Metropolis years and years ago I found it increasingly difficult to progress to levels 3, 4, and 5.  There simply weren’t enough fellow Improv and Comedy lovers to sustain the classes.

This ultimately contributed to my love affair with the Second City in Chicago and a routine of early morning flights from DIA to Chicago for classes at the church of Improv and Comedy Writing.  Ah.. those were the days.

Today however, the Bovine Metropolis is thriving.  Students fill up classes and great Improv teams fill the theater night after night.  The density of Denver has increased.  Each new building, each new condo development, each new Urban townhome project in LoHi has increased the number of individuals living downtown.

The light rail expansion, connecting stop after stop in a web from the core at Union Station has made getting in to the Downtown easier than ever.

More people has also bolstered the growth of the arts, with more artists and more audience of the arts to help it thrive.

Awesome!

Now back to the topic at hand and an announcement to my fellow writers, artists, and performers…

The Book of Mormon is doing auditions in Denver.  Yes, I am totally serious.  Here are the details and if you do get an audition break a leg!

THE BOOK OF MORMON will be coming to Denver to hold auditions February 11^th by appointment only. We are looking to build our files for future replacements for all three companies (Broadway, 1^st National Tour, Jumamosi Tour) for the roles of ARNOLD CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN PRICE, NABALUGI and ELDER MCKINLEY etc. (See role descriptions below.) We realize that the area has some fantastic musical and comedy talent, and even though we have some appointments already scheduled we want to make sure that we are not missing anyone, and felt that it is important to reach out to the local theatres, universities and improv groups to make sure no one is robbed of the opportunity to submit themselves for consideration.  We appreciate you passing this on to anyone you feel might be right.  Or if you have an email list, doing a blast to make actors aware.  I am also attaching this info as a PDF flyer if you would like to post it anywhere.

 

Anyone interested in auditioning for any or all of these companies should submit a picture and resume and any additional materials to jrichcasting@gmail.com  by 5PM Saturday, February 9^th 2013.  Please make sure you put the City Name of the audition in the subject line.  Due to the amount of emails we receive, we may not be able to respond to every submission.  Please note that submitting does not guarantee an appointment.  Both Equity and Non Equity should submit.

 

SHOW INFO:

Producer: Anne Garefino & Scott Rudin

Director: Trey Parker & Casey Nicholaw

Book, Music & Lyrics: Robert Lopez, Matt Stone & Trey Parker

Music Supervisor: Stephen Oremus

Choreographer: Casey Nicholaw

Sacramento Casting Director: Jeremy Rich

Casting Director: Carrie Gardner

 

ARNOLD CUNNINGHAM (Early 20’s-Late 20’s to play 18): Caucasian. Seeking a true character actor. Must be a physical contrast to the other good looking, All-American Mormons. Dweeby, dorky, nerdy, overweight, or all four combined. Arnold is a pathological liar but his heart is in the right place. He is a total screw-up but not for lack of trying, he always wants to do the right thing. Must be fantastic comedic actor who sings well. Tenor. We are also particularly interested in comics who sing.

 

KEVIN PRICE (Early 20’s-Late 20’s to play 18): Caucasian. All-American. Very handsome. Head of the class, always optimistic. Heroic Mormon. Must be a great comedic actor and a fantastic pop-rock high tenor to a B. Should be at least 5’10 or taller.

 

NABALUNGI (18- Late 20’s to play 20): Black African. Pretty. Takes the hardships of her village very seriously and wants to help her people find a better life. Must have great comic timing. Strong Alto. Belt to an E.

 

ELDER MCKINLEY (early 20’s to late 20’s to play 18): Caucasian. District leader of the Mormon missionaries in Uganda. All- American, wide-eyed and hopeful. Often struggles to cover his flamboyant tendencies and adhere to his Mormon morals. Must be a fantastic comedic actor and great singer. High Baritone who can pop out high Bb’s for comedic effect.

 

[MAFALA HATIMBI] (40’s): Black African. Father of Nabalungi. Has come to accept the hardships in the village where they live but is a discerning community leader and tries to bring joy to their lives. Must be a great comedic actor and singer. Also interested in actors who sing.

 

PRICE’S DAD/MISSION PRESIDENT/VARIOUS ROLES) (40’s): Caucasian. All-American good looks and physique. Plays several parts from the perfect picture of a head of a Mormon household, to the stern missionary president, to Joseph Smith, so must have the ability to be transformative. Must be a great comedic actor and good singer. High Baritone to an Ab.

[GENERAL] (Late 20’s to Late 30’s): Black African. The general is a warlord in Uganda who is terrorizing the local villagers. A physically threatening and intimidating figure who is a great comedic actor and singer. Baritone to an F.

 

[FEMALE AFRICAN VILLAGERS] Late 20’s to late 30’s.  Black African. Seeking great comedic actresses with excellent singing voices.  Seeking Altos, Gospel Sopranos and Gospel Belters of all physical types.

 

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They wrote their own 2 minute bit to promote their quest to be Denver’s Next Improv Star and, because we love comedy and the arts in Denver, we donated the gear, filming, and editing.  They were their own directors, we just did the grunt work.  This video comes to you from Pam Terpenny and you can learn more about tickets to see Denver’s Next Improv Star at the Bovine Metropolis here.

Here are the details from their website…

The funniest reality improv competition in Colorado is back for a fourth season! Reality is stranger than fiction, and reality theater is way funnier than reality television. “Denver’s Next Improv Star” is a premiere competition at Denver’s premiere improvisational theater.

Season 4 of “Denver’s Next Improv Star” will pit 13 improv players against each other to find out who is the funniest and best improviser. The audience and players never know what to expect! Contestants will be put through a variety of short form and long form improv games and situations. Each week, prizes will be awarded and players will be eliminated, until finally we find out who is Denver’s Next Improv Star!

The contest itself will be heated, everything is in real time, unlike the editing and altering afforded by reality television before air time. Players do it instantly, and in front of a live audience.

Two judges and one guest judge will decide who wins and who goes home each week. There will also be one night when the audience gets to vote their choice.

The winner for each week’s show will win a prize while the overall winner of Season 4 (aka Denver’s Next Improv Star) will win the Grand Prize.

The Bovine Metropolis is located in the heart of Denver’s Theater District in Central Downtown just steps from SPIRE and the 16th Street Mall.

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The first of 3 competitor videos we helped sponsor in Denver’s Next Improv Star! Meet Jim Gaffney, who does both Stand Up and Improv at the Bovine Metropolis. They write their own scripts, we just donated some gear and editing. To learn more about Denver’s Next Improv Star or to get tickets visit the Bovine Metropolis Website. For folks in Denver’s Theater District such as SPIRE or the Four Seasons, this show is just footsteps away.

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For those who don’t know, one of our creative team members (Mike) writes, acts and does improv at the Bovine Metropolis following his creative pursuits at Second City in Chicago and Los Angeles.  His colleagues are competing in their next show “Denver’s Next Improv Star” and asked him if our team would sponsor a Video Shoot for their entry.  He said they are AWESOME comedic performers and the world deserves to see their talent.  If we do this… look for their videos on our YouTube channel and go vote and support them.

Mike loves comedy and has us persuaded to help out but we want to hear from you in support of us doing a video shoot donation for these talented comedic performers.  If you comment enough to tell us yes… we will do it!

Denver’s Next Improv Star is the ultimate comedy showcase of Denver and you certainly should not miss it.  It is a comedy performance version of the Hunger Games where the best Improv Performers in Denver are pitted against each other to find the ultimate funny performer.

The Irony…Improv Performers don’t work against each other but instead with each other.  It as about saying “Yes And” to their partner.   It is a beautiful thing.  So you are really evaluating the most friendly, comedic, and inspirational “Yes And” person in the world.  We way that because Denver is the center of the world.  You get to weigh in, the judges weigh in, and nobody dies (Because in the Hunger Games someone dies…who really wants that).  For those of you who love comedy just wait until you get to see random audience suggestions drive the competition for ultimate Improv master.

Denver’s top Improv Theater is located in the heart of the Theater District in Central Downtown Denver where local residents of SPIRE, the Four Seasons, and other downtown Denver condos get to enjoy a short walk for their comedy fix.  To learn more about why living downtown is so great please feel free to contact anyone at New Era Realty.

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