Renovation & Restoration Projects Roundup

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Here’s a sampling of some of the many renovation and restoration projects, completed and ongoing, in the last year throughout Colorado.

1001 17th Street
Denver
Owner: Miller Global Properties LLC
Architect: Barber Architecture
Contractor: The Weitz Co.
Start: Feb. 2007
Finish: Feb. 2008

This 650,000-sq-ft project consists of the full demolition of 20 floors of existing office space and construction of new core-and-shell, restrooms and lobbies in preparation for future tenant build-out. In addition, existing ground-level facilities have been demolished, making room for new retail construction.

2100 Downing
Denver
Owner: Humphries Poli Architects
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Design Team: Architecture/Sustainable Design BCER, MEP Engineering/Sustainable Design
Contractor: White Construction Group
Start: Oct. 2007
Finish: Dec. 2007

Located at the intersection of 21st and Downing streets, the Woodman Insurance Building, designed by local architect Gordon White, served as the Supreme Camp of the American Woodman, an African-American social and fraternal organization. Humphries Poli, acting in the dual role of client and tenant, transformed it into an 18,000-sq-ft modern office building. Reconfiguration of interior spaces was rooted in a desire for open floor plates, long sightlines and clear internal organization.

A&A Treehouse
Golden
Owner: Alley Arch LLC
Architect: Andrews & Anderson Architects
Design Team: KL&A, Integrated Mechanical Systems, JCN Engineering, Rooftech Consultants Inc., Lynn Redding Lighting Design
Contractor: Alley Arch LLC
Start: Nov. 2005
Finish: Aug. 2007

The former 1950s Williamsburg Inn on Golden’s Washington Street was transformed into the A&A Treehouse, a sustainably designed and built office expansion for Andrews & Anderson Architects. The design team is completing LEED documentation with a goal of gold certification.

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Aims Community College
Health & Sciences Building/
Ed Beaty Hall Renovation
Greeley
$20 million
Owner: Aims Community College
Architect: H+L Architecture
Design Team: 5 Design, Ehrhart Griffin & Associates, JBA Inc., Sextan Group, Smith Smeckman Reed Inc.
Contractor: Alliance Construction Solutions LLC
Start: Aug. 2006
Finish: Dec. 2007

Creation of a three-story classroom laboratory and office building, including the renovation of 60,000-sq-ft Ed Beaty Hall. The renovation houses media and learning centers, classrooms, laboratories and offices.

Chatfield High School
Renovation, Addition
Littleton
Owner: Jefferson County School District
Architect: H+L Architecture
Contractor: Haselden Construction Inc.
Start: Feb. 2006
Finish: Dec. 2007

A major addition/remodel of the existing school. The original facility has been renovated and enlarged by 60,000 sq ft and expansions to the school have taken place in the student commons area, band and music rooms, administration offices and gymnasium.

A new science wing was added, as well as a new main entrance with hallway connections. The soccer field and tennis courts were relocated, and the existing parking area enlarged. Infrastructure improvements included MEP and life-safety upgrades.

City of Lone Tree
Municipal Building
Lone Tree, Colo.
$985,000
Owner: City of Lone Tree
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Contractor: JB Olsen - Colorado
Start: Jan. 2007
Finish: Oct. 2007

A 13,000-sq-ft renovation of a commercial office building to accommodate City of Lone Tree departments, including the City Manager’s Office, the City Buildings Department, the Department of Community Development, the Finance Department and the Police Department.

Colorado Springs Downtown
Business Improvement District
Colorado Springs
Owner: City of Colorado Springs
Design Team: Nolte Associates Inc.
Contractor: AA Construction and Even-Preisser Inc.
Start: 1998
Finish: 2012 (projected)

In 1998 the City of Colorado Springs began improvements to revitalize the Colorado Springs Downtown Business District. The project includes visual and infrastructure improvements, including new curbs and gutters, sidewalks and streetscape treatments benches, landscaping, wayfinding signage and streetlights all part of a 10-phase plan. Design of phase six began in September 2007, with construction scheduled to begin in spring 2008.

Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs
Owner: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Architect: David Tryba Architects
Design Team: MKK Consulting Engineers Inc., MNA Inc.
Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Co.
Finish: Aug. 2007

The project consisted of a 60,000-sq-ft addition combined with 48,398 sq ft of renovation. The renovation work involved removing one art gallery and replacing it with new public restrooms; building in close proximity to existing buildings; demolishing an addition built in the 1970s while keeping one wall; attaching new structural steel in the addition to 75-year-old concrete in the existing structure; installing two custom structural curtain-wall systems.

Dolores Senior Center
Dolores
$675,000
Owner: Dolores Community Center Association
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Design Team: Semple Brown Design, Monroe & Newell, Russell Engineering, Animas Engineering, Rocky Mountain Consulting Engineers
Contractor: To be determined
Anticipated Construction Start: June 2008
Anticipated Construction Completion: Jan. 2009

A 4,000 sq-ft renovation and 2,500 sq-ft addition to an existing municipal community center.

Denver Country Club
Addition & Renovation
Denver
$10.5 million
Owner: Denver Country Club
Architects: Sink Combs Dethlefs; Ferry, Hayes & Allen
Contractor: Howell Construction
Start: Sept. 2006
Finish: Sept. 2007

A 45,000-sq-ft building addition along with renovations to much of the existing early 1900s American Craftsman-style building. The upgraded areas included the men’s and women’s locker rooms, golf cart garage, golf and tennis pro shops, fitness facilities, as well as several informal lounge areas. The project was sequenced so the club could remain in operation during construction.

Elitch Theater
$2 million
Denver
Owner: Perry Rose LLC
Architect: OZ Architecture
Design Team: JVA Engineering; Diane Wray, historic preservation consultant; David L. Adams Associates; HGV Land
Contractor: Palace Construction
Start: Fall 2006
Finish: Summer 2007

The Elitch Gardens Theater first opened in 1891 and remained in use for over a century, making it the oldest summer stock theater in America. During its history, the theater hosted stars such as Grace Kelly, Vincent Price, William Shatner and Robert Redford. A two-phase construction program was developed for the renovation, with the first phase completed in 2007, which included repairs to the structural system, the addition of a foundation and insulation, restoration and rehabilitation of the exterior, and ADA building access. The second phase includes the construction of a new fly building, service areas, landscaping and the rehabilitation and restoration of the interior.

George P. Sauer Human Services Center
Renovation and Addition
Steamboat Springs
Owner: Steamboat Springs School District RE-2
Architect: Christiansen, Reece & Partners PC
Contractor: Haselden Construction Inc.
Start: June 2007
Finish: Aug. 2008

This renovation will act as the temporary school facility for Soda Creek Elementary School students and staff while Haselden begins work on the new Soda Creek Elementary School.

Leeds School of Business
Renovation & Expansion
University of Colorado at Boulder
$32 million
Owner: University of Colorado at Boulder
Architect: Davis Partnership Architects, Architectural Resources
Design Team: Martin/Martin Inc., Shaffer Baucom Engineering & Consulting
Contractor: Pinkard Construction Co.
Start: March 2006
Finish: Sept. 2007

This project included asbestos abatement, a 101,000-sq-ft renovation, sprinkler and HVAC upgrades to the Business Quad greenbelt on the campus and a 63,000-sq-ft structural steel and stone veneer addition.

Manitou Avenue Revitalization
Manitou Springs
Approximately $2.5 million to date
Owner: City of Manitou Springs
Contractor:  AA Construction, KECI Colorado Inc. General Contractors
Urban Designer/Engineer: Nolte Associates Inc.
Start: 2002
Finish: 2010

Key to this project’s success is preserving the historic charm of Manitou Springs while designing a new streetscape and creating street modification, which includes reducing the existing four-lane roadway to three lanes and adding round-about intersections and mid-block pedestrian crossings.

Montrose Elks Building Rehabilitation
Montrose
Owner: City of Montrose
Architect: Andrews & Anderson Architects
Contractor: Ridgeway Valley Enterprises
Start: Dec. 2004
Finish: July 2007

The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the formerly vacant and modified Elks building, including infrastructure upgrades, ground-source heat pump and restoring original doors, light fixtures, stall partitions and the ballroom’s maple flooring.

Renaissance at Uptown Lofts
Denver
Cost: $11 million
Owner: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Design Team: HCL Civil, Belfay Engineering,
Contractor: To be determined
Anticipated Construction Start: Sept 2008
Anticipated Construction Completion: Sept.  2009
99 affordable multifamily housing units in 90,000 sq ft, incorporating a restoration of the existing facade

Rifle High School Addition
Rifle
Owner: Garfield School District RE-2
Architect: Blythe Group
Contractor: Haselden Construction Inc.
Start: May 2007
Finish: July 2009

A major renovation of the entire facility, including installation of a fire protection system and upgrading restrooms to meet ADA standards. The 10,000-sq ft addition includes a new classroom, commons area and front entry.

Steel Building
Denver, 600 16th St.
Owner: Nes LLC, c/o Evan Makovsky, Shames-Makovsky Realty Co.
Architect: klipp
Design Team: Monroe & Newell, Hadji and Associates, MBC
Contractor: Milender White Construction Co.
Start: Jan. 2008
Finish: Aug. 2008, exterior only

The Steel Building, formally known as the Fontius Building, was built in 1923 as a full-service department store. It was designed by Merrill H. Hoyt, brother and business partner to notable Denver architect Burnham Hoyt. Built as a turn-of-the-century commercial Second Renaissance Revival building with neo-classical details, the Colorado Historical Society  considers this building one of the few significant historical low-rise buildings left standing along 16th Street. The renovation will bring the building back as close as possible to its original state, including restoration of the existing terra cotta on its exterior, new windows (where allowed by the Landmark Commission), new skylights and exterior construction on the fourth floor.

The building is part of the overall development of Block 162 orchestrated by Evan Makovsky of Shames-Makovsky Realty Co. Block 162, long targeted for redevelopment, occupies an entire city block bounded by Welton, 15th and California streets and the 16th Street Mall. The block also includes the historic McClintock Building, adjacent to the Steel Building.

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