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PROJECT NAME: Market Station
SUMMARY
Market Station is the mixed-use, infill redevelopment of the former Regional Transportation District bus terminal in downtown Denver. Located at the crossroads of the Denver Central Business District and Lower Downtown, Market Station is one of the final cornerstone pieces of the Union Station redevelopment master plan. The project is composed of nearly equal parts residential, office, and retail space, providing continuous activation and energy to this key location. Furthermore, Market Station is home to BASECAMP, a year-round hub for outdoor recreation, retailing, and conservation activity in the center of Denver. Market Station and BASECAMP are the place to start your adventures in and outside the city.
TIMELINE
Date acquired: 2015
Date started: 2017
Date completed: 2020
Date opened: 2021
SITE COMPOSITION
Buildings: A 10-story building and a five-story building.
Street/parking: Nearly full block between 16th, Market, Blake, and 17th streets with below-grade structured parking using individual mechanical car stackers.
Open space: Through-block “paseo” courtyard, accessible via pedestrian passageways linked to all four street frontages of the project.
SITE SIZE
Total: About 1.9 acres
Gross floor area: About 400,000 square feet (excluding below-grade)
Net floor area: About 340,000 leasable square feet
Retail and restaurant net floor area: About 70,000 leasable square feet
Office net floor area: About 110,000 leasable square feet
Parking: 321-car stated capacity, 100 percent valet parked. Garage uses 156 two-car mechanical lifts to effectively double available parking space.
PROJECT TEAM
Developers: A joint venture partnership between Continuum Partners and Clarion Partners.
Architects: El Dorado and BOKA Powell.
Designers: StyleWorks (interior design), EBD (graphic, artwork, and environmental design), and Stantec (signage and environmental design).
General contractor: Kiewit Building Group.
Landscape designer: DIG Studio.
Engineers: Kimley Horn (civil), Thornton Tomasetti (structural), and ME Engineers (MEP and IT/AV).
Consultants: Group 14 Engineering (LEED), Shen Milsom and Wilke (acoustics), CDC (facade), Advanced Consulting Engineers (code), Derek Porter Studio (lighting), Access by Design (ADA), Lightbox Creative Graphics (rendering and animation), PIE, and Ninyo & Moore.
KEYWORDS
Mixed Use, Urban Infill, Multifamily Residential, Creative Office, Class A Office, Experiential Retail, High Street Retail, Outdoor Recreation Retailing, Valet Parking, Parking Innovation
WEBSITE
ADDRESS
1445 16th Street, Denver, CO 80202
1661 Market Street, Denver, CO 80202
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Credits
Market Station
2021 ULI Virtual Tour
Contributors
Tami Door
President & CEO, Downtown Denver Partnership
Peter Fair
Principal, Continuum Partners, LLC
Mark Falcone
Founder & CEO, Continuum Partners, LLC
Roger Pecsok
Development Director, Continuum Partners, LLC
Josh Shelton
Partner, El Dorado
Denver Tour Co-Chairs
Andy Rockmore
Principal, Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects
Ken Shroeppel
Assistant Professor & Urban Design Program Director,
College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver
Tour Coordinator
Brittany Walker
Director of Communications, Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects
Special Thanks
Vanessa Licciardello, Downtown Denver Partnership
Andrea Mrzlak, Continuum Partners, LLC
Michaela Palamar, Continuum Partners
Jinnell Uribe, Continuum Partners
Writer and Accessibility Consultant
Peter Slatin, Slatin Group
Photographer
Ryan Dravitz, Ryan Dravitz Photography
Virtual Tour Producer
Matt Sheils, Point of Capture
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