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COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
— January 6-January 19, 2016
Construction, Design & Engineering News
Baston-Cook Construction
and Swinerton Builders cer-
emonially topped out Sky-
House Denver, a 354-unit lux-
ury apartment building in the
Uptown neighborhood.
In February 2015, the devel-
opment team of Novare Group,
Simpson Housing and Baston-
Cook Development Co. broke
ground on the 26-floor apart-
ment development at the cor-
ner of Broadway and 18th
Avenue.
SkyHouse Denver is slated
for delivery in August with
leasing opening this spring.
“With this milestone, we are
pleased to be that much closer
to offering residents the oppor-
tunity to be among the first to
live in this world-class build-
ing located in the heart of the
Uptown neighborhood,” said
Jim Borders, president, Novare
Group. “Batson-Cook Con-
struction and Swinerton Build-
ers are working carefully and
methodically to deliver a high-
quality high-rise community,
and we are excited to celebrate
the topping out with them and
the highly skilled construction
workers making this a reality.”
SkyHouse Denver features
a mix of apartments ranging
from studio units to two-bed-
room units with a den as well
as 6,900 square feet of ground-
floor retail space. The top floor
features a clubroom, swim-
ming pool and fitness center.
Designed for next-generation
professionals opting to live in
urban centers close to public
transportation, employment
centers and cultural institu-
tions, apartments feature 9-foot
ceilings with floor-to-ceiling
glass, quartz countertops,
hardwood floors, stainless steel
appliances and porcelain tile.
The SkyHouse Denver also fea-
tures vehicle charging stations,
bike storage, bike maintenance
areas, a dog walk area and a
dog washing station.
The building is being con-
structed to Energy Star stan-
dards.
SkyHouse Denver is one of
17 SkyHouse-branded apart-
ment communities in the Unit-
ed States.
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At completion, SkyHouse Denver will comprise 354 luxury apartment units and feature 6,900 square feet of
street-level retail space.
A design partnership between
Semple Brown and Handprint
Architecture was selected by the
University of Northern Colorado
to design its new signature build-
ing on campus.
As designers of the project, the
two firms will work together to
bring their experience in higher
education and performing arts
to the 114,000-square-foot, $73.6
million Campus Commons proj-
ect.
“The needs and expectations
of college students have changed
significantlyover thepast decade,
and the Campus Commons will
respond to these changes,” said
UNC Provost Robbyn Wacker.
“This buildingwill positionUNC
to deliver on its student promise
of first-rate academic programs,
customized learning opportuni-
ties and individual support well
into the future.”
Funded through a combination
of state capital funds, bonds sup-
ported by a student capital fee
and private donor gifts, the Cam-
pus Commons will showcase
UNC's world-class music and
musical theater programs while
providing a gateway to the uni-
versity. The project will include
a 600-seat performance venue,
400-seat multiuse auditorium, art
gallery and café.
“UNC’s Campus Commons
projectpresentsthekindofunique
challenge that really inspires our
designers,” said Chris Wineman,
principal of Semple Brown. “Our
longstanding relationship with
Handprint Architecture, and
UNC faculty and staff, will help
assure that this project becomes
a model of extraordinary innova-
tion and leadership. The spatial
integration of student services,
community engagement, perfor-
mance and exhibition, and stu-
dent recruitment will also create
a dynamic new front door for the
campus.”
“Our firm is thrilled to con-
tinue with the next phase of
this unprecedented project,”
said Tania Salgado, principal of
Handprint Architecture, the prin-
cipal in charge of UNC's program
development effort in 2014. “This
new gateway building will cele-
brate the rich history and unique-
ness of the university. Because
our task as designers is to create a
space that inspires and celebrates
collaboration, the Commons will
be an approachable, welcoming,
interactive place that fosters stu-
dent success and heightened syn-
ergy amongst the diverse users
within.”
The Campus Commons, to
be located south of the univer-
sity center near the intersection
of 11th Avenue and 22nd Street
in Greeley, will be designed to
work in tandem with the rest of
the UNC campus. Construction
is scheduled to begin in the fall.
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Turner Construction, in
partnership with the Associ-
ated General Contractors of
America, has opened regis-
tration for its 2016 School of
Construction Management
training course. This 10-week
course is offered free of charge
to small, minority and wom-
en-owned businesses in the
Denver metro area.
This year’s program will
begin Feb. 2 with classes being
held every Tuesday through
April 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
the Associated General Con-
tractors Denver office at 1114
W. Seventh Ave. Courses will
be led by various business
professionals, including Turn-
er staff members and a con-
struction lawyer from Moye
White. Topics include: green
building, accounting/how to
get paid, estimating, procure-
ment, BIM 101, lean construc-
tion, scheduling, field opera-
tions, safety, federal contracts,
and sales and marketing.
Registration ends Jan. 11.
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Loveland Housing Author-
ity, with Pinkard Construction
Co. and OZ Architecture, broke
ground in November on LHA’s
newest project, The Edge.
The Edge is a 68,000-square-
foot, ground-up facility with 70
units of affordable housing for
income-qualified individuals and
homeless veterans. The facility
consists of six three-story wood-
framed buildings and a single-
story clubhouse. Sixty of the units
are set aside for income-qualified
individuals; the remaining 10
units are reserved for homeless
veterans.
“The Edge will be a new home
for three distinct populations: 1)
veterans, 2) people whowere dis-
placed by the 2013 flood and 3)
those who were displaced by the
2012 High Park Fire. In addition,
The Edge’s location is central to
an area that has a lot of retail and
service workers, so we think a lot
of them will reside here as well.
We are excited to be able to pro-
vide a place where people will
raise their kids, where seniors
can grow and a great home for
veterans to retire,” said Loveland
Housing Authority Executive
Director Sam Betters.
The Edge campus alsowill con-
tain residential components, such
as a sports court, tot lot, walking
trails and open space, while pro-
viding the residents immediate
access to the business park, local
retail and neighborhood profes-
sional services.
The project is designed to
blend with the professional busi-
ness center located on the south
edge of the property. The Edge
is being constructed on the old
Crystal Rapids Water Park site
near East 15th Street and Boyd
Lake Avenue.
The Edge is designed and
constructed to meet Enterprise
Green Communities Criteria. It
is being developed in partner-
ship with Wells Fargo and Sugar
Creek Capital as equity investors.
Federal and state tax credits were
awarded by the Colorado Hous-
ing and Finance Authority.
Additionally, Housing Colo-
rado, at its annual Housing
Colorado NOW! Conference,
announced that Green House
Homes at Mirasol is the recipient
of its annual Eagle Award.
Loveland Housing Authority
with Pinkard Construction and
Lantz-Boggio Architects collabo-
rated to complete Green House
Homes at Mirasol, the first Green
House Homes project in Colora-
do. Green House Homes at Mira-
sol, located on the Mirasol Senior
Campus in Loveland, is part of
The Green House model. The
project consists of six residential
green homes, each accommodat-
ing 10 residents, who have pri-
vate bedrooms and bathrooms,
and fills a void in the area for
senior housing with independent
living and skilled nursing care.
“The GreenHouseModel is the
revolution in long-term senior
care, and Green House Homes
at Mirasol is probably the most
impactful project we have ever
done. It is exciting to be recog-
nized by Housing Colorado and
with such a prestigious award,”
said Betters.
The Eagle Award celebrates
extraordinary accomplishments
and outstanding leadership in
housing and support services.
Pinkard Construction also
recently celebrated Centura
Health’s first combined emer-
gency and urgent care center in
Colorado.
Pinkard, along with Centura
Health and Erdman, celebrated
the ribbon-cutting of the facility,
adjacent to the Centura Arvada
Neighborhood Health Center
located at Quaker Street and
West 64th Avenue in Arvada.
The approximately 10,000-sf
facility features 10 exam rooms,
a trauma room, laboratory, digi-
tal radiology room, bariatrics
room, CT scan room, med prep
area, drive-up EMS entrance and
extensive med gas. Construction
commenced in mid-April and
was completed in late 2015.
Centura Health’s hybrid emer-
gency/urgent care locations pro-
vide patients with both emer-
gency and urgent care services.
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Work has begun on the 68,000-square-foot community that will provide affordable housing for income-quali-
fied individuals and homeless veterans.
