224. What’s Next for Colfax

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ULI Colfax Tour

 

 

On May 10, 2012 ULI Colorado toured Colfax Avenue – beginning at the Fillmore Auditorium and traveling East to Phoenix on the Fax – then back West to Sheridan/Colfax Avenue.

Speakers included:

•        Brad Buchanan, chair, Denver Planning Board
•        John Lucero, Denver Office of Economic Development
•        Charlie Woolley, St. Charles Town Company
•        Katy Press, retail consultant, KP Consulting & Associates
•        April Sedillos, vice president, real estate, Triton Properties
•        Aaron Miripol, Urban Land Conservancy
•        Cameron Bertron, Brownfield Partners

Colfax Avenue is America’s longest Main Street and once called the nation’s “longest, most wicked street.” Due to changing demographics, innovative development, new zoning, and long-term support from the City of Denver, there is a new Colfax evolving, with $100 million in development and improvements along the corridor, and $500 million in the pipeline.

Generously sponsored by:
Swinerton
Denver Office of Economic Development
Cheeky Monk
The Fillmore
Vision Land Consultants

This Explorer Series gave  industry professionals a first-hand look at catalyst projects, new development opportunities and city incentives focused on the Colfax Corridor.

Featured projects/sites:
•        Historic Emerson School “green” restoration for nonprofits (14th & Ogden)
•        Phoenix on the Fax apartments and East Colfax revitalization (East Colfax and Poplar) and
•        National Jewish expansion
•        Sunflower/Sprouts Market (East Colfax and Monroe/Garfield )
•        Redevelopment opportunities at
•        Westside library site (West Colfax and Irving)
•        Renaissance West End Flats (West Colfax and Zenobia)
•        RTD West Corridor Garage
•        Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Café (534 East Colfax)
•        St. Anthony’s

Produced in partnership with:
•        Denver Office of Economic Development
•        West Colfax Business Improvement District
•        Colfax Business Improvement District
•        Bluebird District
•        The Fax Partnership

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