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86 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / September 2019 Electric car charging station? Check. Some 437 off street park- ing spaces? Check. Steps to RTD’s 38th and Blake rail station? Check. The Hub North and South will be connected by a large, open courtyard on the fourth floor that will feature games and fire pits for the midday or post work chil-lax. There’s also bleacher seating that flows down toward Blake Street that Mather explains is “so companies can have events or get their employees together for a presentation or event out- doors. It’s also added seating for meetings or just to have a meal and a nice conversation.” First-floor retail for The Hub South includes cycling studio Viv Cycle, a Chase Bank branch and two restaurants slated to open soon. Leasing on the building is almost complete, with HomeAdvisor moving its headquarters to the top three floors and WeWork leasing the fifth floor. The Payoff The Hub South finished on time and on budget and from all indications construction on The Hub North is moving along smoothly. “I think, overall, as far as a project I’ve worked on, this has been the best communication and relationships with the development team, the contractor, the architects and the engineers,” says Seglie. “I think overall that relationship tree survived very well through a very difficult project.” “I think I’m most proud of when you take a step back and look at this building, it’s a really, really beautiful building that fits the neighborhood,” says Nate Tudor, project manag- er at Mortenson. “I’m just very proud that we built a really nice facility for Beacon and their tenants.” More than four years ago, Mather and Farber pondered this project with the goal of The Hub fitting in with the neigh- borhood. The playful use of red brick, the industrial metal panels, the street art, all of the elements work in unison to perfectly capture RiNo’s history even as it moves forward. The Hub is RiNo’s past … and future. \\ / The Hub / TOP: The Hub North and South will be connected by a large, open courtyard on the fourth floor that will feature games and fire pits for the midday or post work chil-lax. BOTTOM: To capture even more of that RiNo essence, local artists were commissioned to provide some street art accents. RIGHT: Hub South covers a huge chunk of the trapezoid- shaped block that’s framed by Walnut, Downing, 36th and Blake streets. PHOTOS: Michelle Meunier Photography