Block 3B Redevelopment

Block 3 Re-development is a unique collaboration between Denver Housing Authority (DHA) and New Town Builders, a for-profit developer. The site is designed to accommodate 91 affordable rental units with 37 market-rate townhome units. The units are composed of 1, 2, 3-bedroom units and one 4-bedroom unit.

A "parallel development" strategy was developed to create a rich, complex urban environment—one that creates a vital and active street presence on each of the streets that the development faces. It is in contrast to the simplistic, predictable, and closed atmosphere of instant, flip/flop buildings. The site is proximal to downtown Denver, the Five Points Area, “midtown” and its institutions, and the Welton Street light rail line.

The DHA portion of the project consists of four buildings:

• Building One has 66 rental “flats”, with commercial space on the first floor and basement-level parking.

• Building Two has four ground-level “visitable” units on the ground level and seven two-story units above.

• Building Three has five three-level townhomes, with two-car garages at ground level, and two unique, stacked corner townhomes, the top level containing a double-height mezzanine level.

• Building Four contains seven two-story units, each with one garage and one open parking space.

A great effort was made to create an interior landscaped courtyard to serve the entire site. As well, additional parking was made for the commercial portion of the site. This project has received, among others, the Colorado Construction Gold Hat Award and was the first project in the region to be certified as LEED ND Gold.

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