![]() ![]() University of Colorado Systems Biotechnology Building - Boulder, COĮxempla Saint Joseph Heritage Project: East Parking - Denver, COĭenver Union Station Block A (Born Hotel) - Denver, CO His experience includes a variety of large frame, formwork, and shotcrete projects. As CFA’s Rebar Services Manager, Jose is responsible for the growth and development of CFA’s reinforcing division handling pre-construction services, project management, workforce and material allocation, quality control, and close-out. As the result of continued growth and development, he was then promoted to Project Manager in 2019 and, following that, to Rebar Services Manager in 2021. He performed multiple roles in the field before being promoted to Project Engineer in 2013. While performing his essential project tasks during the day, Jose attended night school, earning his Associate's and Bachelor's degrees. albeit not as big as the Arapahoe Square development, in overlooked Denver neighborhoods.Jose joined the Concrete Frame Associates (CFA) team in 2007 as a concrete formwork laborer. Christensen said her firm wants to do more condo projects. Ubuntu is working with an architect in Barcelona, along with Denver-based Oz Architecture on the condominium project. The prime piece of real estate takes up an entire city block and comes with generous zoning that allows developers to build up 40 stories for residential, commercial, civic and entertainment uses. One of the more anticipated redevelopment projects in Arapahoe Square is Greyhound’s longtime bus station at 1055 19th St. Many of those lots remain today, but community stakeholders have been working to bring more development to that part of town. Arapahoe Square was primarily used in the 1970s and 1980s as parking for downtown’s commercial core, especially between Park Avenue, Welton Street and Broadway. The district is situated between the Central Business District and the lower-density neighborhoods in Curtis Park and Five Points. The project is proposed to go up in Arapahoe Square - a district in downtown Denver that was identified in the 2007 Downtown Area Plan as ripe forĭevelopment. Six blocks around Welton, 21st, and California streets, and Park Avenue West feature more than 1,200 rental units. Southeast of the proposed development are a number of new apartment buildings, including Radiant Apartments, a 329-unit building that started leasing to residents in June. ![]() Christensen said her firm is under contract to purchase that lot, with a closing slated for this fall. In 2016, Oyster International, a development company led by Denver architect Brian Higgins, purchased the 0.29-acre lot at the corner of Champa Street and Park Avenue West for $1.58 million. The Coloradan, a 334-unit, 19-story building in the Union Station neighborhood, started closing on units in March and is now nearly filled. Before the legislation, construction defect laws stymied much of new condo development. John Hickenlooper signed that made it more difficult for associations of condominium owners to file multi-million-dollar construct-defect lawsuits. More condo projects are going up in Denver following a 2017 bill that Gov. ![]() Her firm is shooting for units to range from $365,000 up to $575,000, which is the maximum amount allowed under an FHA loan. To fill those spots, the one- and two-bedroom condo units need an "attainable" asking price, Christensen said. The project will be marketed to working professionals in downtown Denver who want to walk to work or utilize public transit, she added. A block of those parking spaces will also be designated for car-share platforms. That’s why there are only 278 spots for the 314 proposed units, Christensen said. But Christensen also wants to promote a more sustainable project for the city as a whole - a housing project where people don’t need cars. The firm is aiming for net- zero energy units, which would mean smaller utility bills for tenants. ![]() To accomplish that, the design has to be sustainable. “We want to build something that helps define the neighborhood that’s not like any other development,” she said. Karina Christensen, co-founder of Ubuntu, told Denver Business Journal that many of the new apartment developments going up nearby didn’t feel connected to the neighborhood, where she also happens to live. The 280,000-square-foot building would feature two towers, each 18 stories high. The plans submitted on Monday show that the development would feature ground level retail with four stories of above-grade parking garage on levels two through five with about 278 parking spaces. ![]()
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