Holy Moly!  That’s One Awesome Bridge

We’re so excited.  The new Union Gateway Bridge (formerly the 18th Street Pedestrian Bridge) is open!  It’s incredibly cool.  Take the time to walk over there.  The key moment?  Riding down the glass elevator on the Union Station side of the bridge.  The second cool part?  Watching construction at Union Station.  Really, an amazing view that none of us have ever seen before.  For a few details on the bridge, click on through.

A Red Forest Grows in Riverfront

How cool is this?  A few weeks ago, thanks to funding from the Riverfront Park Community Foundation, a group of folks selected a new art piece for Riverfront Park Plaza.  To be placed beneath the Millennium Bridge, the piece, from Australian artist Konstantin Kondimopoulos (say that three times fast), will be installed in the coming months.  Made from a fancy composite plastic, the piece is essentially a giant red field of plastic grass.  As you can see from the rendering and the When the wind blows, the pieces will brush gently against each other; when the trains couple, the piece will reflect the echo of the trains; and in quiet times, the “grasses” will sit gently against the backdrop of the Millennium Bridge.

Obviously, we’re excited about this great addition to the plaza.  If you want to learn a little bit more, to see renderings, to see other work by Konstantin, and to read a description of the piece form the artist, please click through.

If you’d like to see the renderings a little bigger, go visit the good folks at flickr.

That Was Fun

So, the Riverfront Park Social Club got together last night at the soon-to-be venerable Rack & Rye.  The reason?  Well, there were three, really:

1.  We all really like the idea of going to Rack & Rye, and, quite awesomely, they were giving away whiskey, really good whiskey.

2.  Seeing your neighbors is always fun.

3.  The whole thing was for a good cause.  Arlen Preblud and his wife, Leigh, started an awesome new organization called We Don’t Waste.  It’s a neat idea.  Basically, the site is a clearing house for food that’s about to be thrown away but is still good.  Food kitchens and other similar organizations can go online and find sources of free food from wholesalers, grocery stores and restaurants.  Check it out here.

And, if you want to see a few more pictures of the neighbors and the event, click that little comment button right below this sentence.

Quick Link to a Neat Story

Our friend Bill Mosher got some good press this weekend in the Denver Post.  Bill is the project manager for the public side of our public-private partnership at Union Station.  He’s doing a spectacular job.

Announcing the First Project at the New Union Station

[Note:  I’m new to this whole blogging thing and can’t get these photos formatted so that you can actually see what you are looking at.  Denver Infill posted a picture on their site, and it’s a lot easier to see.  Click this sentence to see it.]

So, cool.  This weekend, we announced the first project that will be built at the redeveloped Union Station, the IMA Financial Building.  Located alongside the historic station, the project will be five stories tall, with about 100,000 square feet of rentable space.  The owner and primary tenant will be our good friends at IMA Financial, one of the city’s premier risk management companies.

The building is pretty, for which we’re glad to thank the hard working team at Anderson Mason Dale and Semple Brown Design.  The team has done a spectacular job of integrating the building into the existing street wall along Wynkoop and looking forward to the more modern design aesthetic that will define the whole neighborhood.

Of course, no one deserves more credit than the folks at IMA.  Their willingness to make such a large investment speaks volumes about the Union Station redevelopment as a whole, but even more about their civic commitment.  I’ll let Rob Cohen, the company’s founder, speak on their behalf:

“This is a unique opportunity to do something really special.  Union Station has always been this magical place of what could be when it happens.” Click right here for a little bit more.

Creekside Tranquility

Creekside #407 is a stunning corner home and is the best of Creekside.  The top floor residence boasts 14 foot ceilings, expansive windows and a wrap around deck.  An open living area has a beautiful hardwood floors, a large island and gas fireplace.  The master suite has a large walk-in closet and private bath.  With incredible views of the mountains and Cherry Creek this home truly special.  Priced at $495,000 this residence will not last long.  We’re having an open house this Sunday 1/31 from 1-3.  Please come to our sale office to start your tour.