UPward projection: land-limited Englewood plans residential towers on former seminary grounds

ColoradoBiz, Jan, 2007 by David Lewis

Viewed from the city's southern portal, South Broadway's progress appears impressive. "You've got some community activists there who really believe in Englewood," Burt's Held says. "It's coming back nicely. I'm really proud of it, frankly."

1 KENT PLACE

LOCATION: SOUTH UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD AND EAST HAMPDEN AVENUE

DEVELOPER: CONTINUUM PARTNERS LLC

TELEPHONE: (303) 573-0050

ACRES: 11.4

PROJECT TYPE: MIXED USE

COMMERCIAL SQUARE FEET: 60,000 IN RETAIL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS INCLUDING 12,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE; TWO RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, 11 AND NINE STORIES, RESPECTIVELY, CONTAINING 89 CONDOS AND PENTHOUSES; PLUS 31 SEPARATE TOWN HOMES

GROUND BREAKING: LATE FIRST QUARTER 2007

BUILD-OUT: FIRST PHASE, FOURTH QUARTER 2008

Residential prices will range between $400,000 and $2.5 million.

2 BURT AUTOMOTIVE

LOCATION: 5470 S. BROADWAY (BURT TOYOTA)

DEVELOPER: BURT AND CONCEPTS WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS; GENERAL CONTACTOR SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION

TELEPHONE: (303) 789-6700

ACRES: BURT SUBARU 3 ACRES; BURT CHEVROLET, 9.6 ACRES; BURT TOYOTA, 10.5 ACRES

PROJECT TYPE: EXPANSION, RENOVATION

GROUND BREAKING: TOYOTA: FIRST QUARTER 2007

BUILD-OUT: FIRST QUARTER 2008

The Chevy and Subaru portions of the overall project are complete (Subaru consists of a two-story parking garage); projected cost of Toyota dealership expansion to 134,150 square feet is $13 million; Chevrolet project, now complete, consists of 100,700 square feet including existing service area and body shop.

3 MASON SQUARE

LOCATION: HAMPDEN AVENUE AND SHERMAN STREET

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DEVELOPER: EMC DEVELOPMENT, LAKEWOOD

PHONE: (303) 985-1188

ACRES: 2 ACRES

PROJECT TYPE: MIXED USE

COMMERCIAL SQUARE FEET: ABOUT 20,000 IN FIRST-LEVEL MEDICAL OFFICES

GROUND BREAKING: MARCH OR APRIL 2007

BUILD-OUT: ABOUT 2 YEARS, DEPENDING ON SALES.

Architect: Nick Antonopolus of Denver-based Praxarc Design. Project is to comprise 40,000 square feet of residential lofts ranging in price from about $290,000 to mid-$300,000s; underground parking with four commercial-residential buildings and a new Masonic building.

4 GENERAL IRON WORKS

LOCATION: 601 W. BATES AVE.

DEVELOPER: RTD, ENGLEWOOD, PLUS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS

PROJECT TYPE: LIGHT RAIL STATION PLUS MIXED USE

COMMERCIAL SQUARE FEET: UNKNOWN

GROUND BREAKING: UNKNOWN

BUILD-OUT: UNKNOWN

Numerous issues, including environmental remediation of the former General Iron Works site, have kept this project in early planning stages. Construction of a light-rail station is scheduled for 2008, assuming agreement between RTD and potential developers Barton Brothers and Winslow Crane; a spokesman for the latter two declined comment. Projected station cost (not including commercial/residential development), including 450 parking spaces, is $5.1 million.