Skyline Park Opening/Porter Adventist Expansion/Cherokee Ranch Completion

Skyline Park, a 100-ft-wide, 3.2-acre open space that parallels Arapahoe Street from Denver's 15th to 18th streets, was revamped after seven years of studies and design and more than a year of construction.

Redesigned Skyline Park Opens in Denver

Downtown Denver's revamped Skyline Park opened in late July with a celebration hosted by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, who expects the new park will help attract more people to the city's core.

Skyline Park is is a 100-ft-wide, 3.2-acre open space that parallels Arapahoe Street from Denver's 15th to 18th streets. Its original south block was constructed in 1972 and dedicated the following year. The center and north blocks were completed in 1976.

The revitalization project was sparked by major changes in the surrounding area - including the construction of the 16th Street Mall that now bisects the park - and the physical deterioration of the park itself.

Demolition work began in May 2003. Reconstruction started the following July.

The new park design is from Thomas Balsley Associates of New York City with local input and assistance from David Owen Tryba Architects. The Weitz Co. of Denver is the contractor.

Skyline Park was originally designed by Lawrence Halprin.

Bosco Constructors Wins Civic Green Park in Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District No. 2 has awarded Bosco Constructors of Centennial a $1.85 million contract to construct the first phases of Civic Green Park.

Designed by EDAW Inc.'s Fort Collins team, the new five-acre park will include specialty concrete paving, landscaping, pedestrian bridges, an entry plaza, overlook pool, interactive fountain and plaza, amphitheater, boulder-lined stream, restrooms, monuments and playgrounds.

Construction began in July. Completion is expected in December.

Located in the heart of the Highlands Ranch Town Center, located between Broadway, Lucent Boulevard and Highlands Ranch Parkway and adjacent to the Highlands Ranch library, the park will be built in six phases.

Funding will come from developers, the Colorado Lottery, grants, businesses, community organizations and individuals.

Ground Broken on Porter Adventist Expansion

Ground Broken on Porter Adventist Expansion

A groundbreaking ceremony was held this summer for the new 188,000-sq-ft addition to Porter Adventist Hospital in Littleton.

The $48 million expansion project - designed by ESA Architects with G.E. Johnson as the general contractor - includes a new entry and lobby, expansion to surgical areas and ICU/CCU and two new floors to the Oncology Center, as well as a 223,000 sq-ft parking garage.

Renovations consist of patient spaces in the bed tower, the surgical and ICU areas and lobby.

White Construction Completes Cherokee Ranch Project

White Construction Group recently completed a series of site improvements for the Cherokee Ranch & Castle, a 3,000-acre working cattle ranch in Sedalia that features a Scottish-style castle filled with art, antiques and furniture collected from around the world.

The architect is Marc Applebaum of Denver's Semple Brown Design.

The project cost $300,000. Site improvements were designed to provide better facilities for special events held year-round at the conservancy.

Specific improvements included a new driveway and turnaround, a 5,000-sq-ft terraced patio and an exterior staircase leading from the main drive to the new terraced area.

University of Denver Breaks Ground on New Lacrosse Stadium

The University of Denver broke ground in July on its new Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium - the only dedicated lacrosse stadium in the United States.

Pinkard Construction is providing comprehensive contract management/general contracting services for the construction of the $6.1 million stadium on DU's campus. TSP Inc. is the architect.

Completion of the stadium is expected in March 2005.

Ground Broken on $17M Brighton Pavilions

Brighton Urban Development Company LLC, city officials and local citizens celebrated the groundbreaking in July of Brighton Pavilions, a $17 million, 14-acre development providing residents with new retail, entertainment and transportation options in downtown Brighton.

The general contractor is Centennial's Haselden Construction, which has worked with the architect Gensler on the planning and design details. Haselden will perform site and infrastructure improvements, as well as construct the retail buildings and surface parking.

The project is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2005.

With 33,000 sq ft of new shops and restaurants and a 12-screen Colorado Cinemas movie theater, the project will serve as a key transportation hub and retail and entertainment space for Brighton residents.

Ground Broken on Tre Torre at Southpark

Six Star Properties LLC and Sheldon-Gold Realty broke ground this summer on Tre Torre at Southpark, a 22,129-sq-ft office condominium project in Littleton.

Six Star Builders of Highlands Ranch is the owner-builder of the project. The architect is Catherine Martin Design of Englewood. J.J. Blank Engineering Co. of Denver is the mechanical engineer and C.W. Dillon Engineering of Thornton is the electrical engineer.

Casson Duncan Starts Condominium Project in Parker

Casson Duncan Construction has broken ground on the $34 million Prairie Walk on Cherry Creek, a Frontier Communities condominium project with 408 units located at the northeast corner of E-470 and Jordon Road in Parker.

PWN Architects and Planners designed the project using two building types and four floor plans. The four two-bedroom floor plans range in size from approximately 1,000 sq ft to 1,579 sq ft.

The largest of the floor plans also comes with three full baths and a loft.

Completion of the project will depend in large part upon sales, but it is anticipated in July 2007.

The Weitz Co. Completes New Shop in Vail

The Weitz Co. has completed Kemo Sabe, a high-end western clothing store located at 230 Bridge St. in the center of Vail's retail district.

Kemo Sabe owners Tom and Nancy Yoder asked Weitz and architectural firm Guy Thornton Design to construct and design a second location in Vail. The original store is in Aspen.

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