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90 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / December 2020 PROJECT TEAM Developer: The Rockies General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Architect: Stantec the upper floors. The 13th floor skybridge is an expansive open-air gathering place, shared by hotel guests and con- do residents, complete with a pool, firepits, grilling area and knockout views of the city and foothills. The shared 12th-floor skybridge features a sizable fitness area that will also be shared by condo residents and hotel guests. The Tattered Cover bookstore is relocating from its cur- rent home on the 16th Street Mall and inhabits a portion of the two lower floors of the residential building. Visually Connecting LoDo to Coors Field The 11-story, 225,500-sf office tower stands along 19th Street and represents the transition point from LoDo to McGregor Square and Coors Field. Its red brick masonry, glass and steel elements are clear nods to the historical and industrial roots of the area, aswell as the architectur- al elements of Coors Field, but the sense of scale relates back to the buildings that line Wynkoop. The red brick masonry rises up from the ground level, but offsets to glass at the ninth level, which creates an attractive set- back. While the residential tower utilizes tan brick, the ho- tel’s exteriormatches the Coors Field red. Bothhave vary- ing textures of masonry, glass and steel that, again, pay homage to their home in LoDo. But, the real star of the lineup is the 28,000-sf content plaza that the neighborhood desired and will activate the area year-round. A variety of restaurants and a food hall spill into the space and a curved grass berm rings the space on the opposite side. Above the restaurants and facing the berm is an 80-by-20-foot curved multime- dia screen that will entertain visitors with gameday live streams, concerts andmore. “This is a beautiful project and it’s a place you can take your kids, your grandkids, family, friends, and just have a good time,” says Patrick Walsh, general manager of Mc- GregorSquare,whooriginallyjoinedtheteamasaninves- tor but got named to the starting lineup. “The restaurants are going to be great. The Tattered Cover is obviously a very special place. McGregor Square complements LoDo and it’s going to be a good spot to have a lot of fun.” When I asked Yonushewski what he wants visitors to feel when they see McGregor Square for the first time, therewas no hesitation, nomoment to reflect or prepare a standard quote prepared by PR handlers. Without skip- ping a beat, he said: “I want you to feel a pride of place. I want you to feel that this is a jewel within the community, that we have something here to be proud of … The same pride of place you feel when you walk up to Coors Field, I'd like you to feel that same pride of placewhen youwalk throughMc- Gregor Square.” And when he looks down and sees families sharing a bite, friends enjoying a beverage and a father teaching his daughter to skate for the first time, Keli McGregor’s big smile is going to light up the sky. Bravo, Rockies. \\ / McGregor Square / ABOVE: Priced at $1,100 per square foot, the units are already mostly sold out. Courtsey Michelle Meunier Photography.