How Riverfront Park’s Master Planned Approach Creates an Urban Advantage
Riverfront Park’s History: An Empty Rail Yard to a Master Planned Community Many people don’t realize that Riverfront Park, which has consistently been number one in our most popular neighborhoods, has a great deal of design and vision based upon the fundamentals of a Colorado Ski Resort. The Developer, East West Partners, who originally purchased […]
Real Estate Developers May Get Incentive to Build New GlassHouse, SPIRE Style Buildings with the Homeownership Opportunity Act SB 14-220
UPDATED: LOOKS LIKE THIS BILL WAS KILLED May 6th, 2014: DENVER POST “Procedural move kills last of three Colorado construction-defects bills” SB 220, which sought to push more condo construction defect cases into arbitration, was killed in a procedural move after the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t convene Monday night. Read more: Procedural move kills last […]
Angelo’s Taverna in Alamo Placita
We just found one more reason to visit Alamo Placita in Southwest Denver and it is all about Oysters, Pasta, and great people. It’s called Angelo’s Taverna. First, let me begin by sharing that I love to enjoy a good oyster from time to time. We are one of the MOST land locked cities where […]
Glass House Pool is OPEN for residents for the 2014 Season
The Glass House Pool Opens for Residents Denver’s most popular building celebrates the first day of May every year with the annual pool opening. Residents in the building look forward to this day every year, although with today’s chilly weather it is most likely the main pool activities won’t kick in until things get gorgeous […]
Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill in Union Station Kicks off the New Neighborhood
Wow, this place is going to crush it! I got a chance to visit Union Station’s new Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill recently for their special “pre opening” tasting menu. From what I could tell on my initial visit the Thirsty Lion is going to collect a strong following FAST. First, lets cover the location. […]
Fire on the Mountain Celebrates Second Anniversary
Great wings, they are a special treat in every city. Today my lunch was a delicious serving of Fire on the Mountain Bourbon Chipotle wings with some of their great fried pickles. Yes, I’m going to go on a run today. But the wings were worth it. I found out that this weekend is Fire […]
Vote for Denver’s Best Car Share Program
Denver Urban Readers Poll for Best Car Share Program Sure, we love to bike everywhere. But what about that day when a car would come in really handy. We support car optional living in Denver, and our local car share programs make it easy to live car free. No need to own a car, pay […]
16th Street Millennium Bridge Improvements Begin April 21st
Get ready Denver, starting April 21st the 16th Street Millennium Bridge that connects Riverfront Park and the New Union Station Neighborhood is starting construction on a very cool face lift. With all the planned foot traffic that the New Union Station light rail hub is expected to generate, including a new light rail line to DIA, […]
Union Station Driving Glass House to new Heights in Popularity
New Development Driving Glass House With all the new Development occurring int Downtown Denver one building seems to be the favorite. Riverfront Park’s Glass House building has been seeing a record number of new listings going under contract in a day or less. Let’s talk about just why this building is the destination everyone seems […]
The Denver Neighborhood Per Square Foot Report
VIEW THE DENVER PER SQUARE FOOT REPORT HERE Wouldn’t it be great if there was a page where you could look at the Per Square Foot of every neighborhood and get an idea of where the best values might be? There is! Denver Urban has been storing years of per square foot information on […]
Colorado Craft Brewers Conference hits Denver
April 8th – 11th 2014 Beer lovers unite, for this week the conference that brings craft brewers from across the nation (and the world) takes place at our own Denver convention center. I had an opportunity to attend last night as a guest of a a friend who makes custom taps. That’s right, they hand […]
SPIRE 97% Sold Out Offers 1 Year of Free HOA Fees
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 […]
Denver Botanic Gardens 2014 Summer Schedule Released Today
Get ready for Summer Music Magic Denver, as the Denver Botanic Gardens just released their 2014 Summer Concert Series Schedule. First, for our clients and friends who haven’t been before we have to share why we LOVE going to the Denver Botanic Gardens Concert Series. The venue is, as the name implies, the beautiful Denver […]
Vote for your Favorite Denver Cruiser Ride Theme
Wahoo!!! The 2014 Denver Cruiser Bike Theme is upon us. Read all about Denver’s thriving love affair with two wheels in this post from last week, see the 2014 Denver Cruiser Ride Schedule, and vote for the Denver Cruiser Ride Theme you are most excited about below.
Whole Foods Coming to Denver Union Station?
UPDATE, IT IS HAPPENING! WHOLE FOODS IN UNION STATION DECEMBER 2017 Whole Foods Union Station Possibility For nearly a decade the rumor mill around Riverfront Park and Union Station has been focused on a new grocery store. A Whole foods for the Riverfront Park/Downtown Neighborhood has been the mythical unicorn, the quest to find […]
The Rooftop at Coors Field Launching for Opening Day 2014
Colorado Rockies New Rooftop Deck Bar is OPEN Today is OPENING Day and while everyone is always excited for this city of Denver Tradition today’s event has a new venue that fans are buzzing about. After watching the local bar scene throughout the Ball Park neighborhood thrive with their rooftop decks, games, fire pits and […]
eGo Car Share Coupon Code For Riverfront Park
It looks like the battle of the Car Shares is ON! Perfect timing after your recent post about the new Bike Lane program (and 2014 Denver Cruiser Schedule). That post talks about how Denver hopes to have 15% of all commuters car free by 2020. We imagine that means a lot of Car Share Opportunities […]
2014 Denver Cruiser Ride Themes and New Bike Lane Development
DONT Forget to vote for the theme you are most excited about at the end of this post! 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 […]
10 BIG Reasons why it is better to Buy than Rent in Denver
One thing is certain, the Denver Housing Market is HOT! With a shortage of sellers offering homes for sale Denver buyers are watching as new listings are met with multiple offers and record low days on market. For our Denver Urban clients we make sure to offer quick information on those great new listings and […]
Makeover planned for former CU Hospital site
The old University of Colorado Health Sciences Center site is finally getting a facelift. Denver based Continuum Partners is proposing a $500 million mixed use community that will place more of an emphasis on housing than on large retail. A previous development plan that wanted to place a Walmart on the 26 acre site was […]