The Canton ( formerly Residences at Classen Curve)

[PhiAlpha]

We could learn a lot from the way Denver creates Living Retail zones. Most people I know who live there either want to be in a zone or live close to a zone. An excellent example of this is Cherry Creek North. This place has hotels, apartments, wellness studios, restaurants, coffee shops, event venues, etc. If the company behind Classen Curve brings housing to this location, it would make for one of the most desirable places to live in the city.

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Tennyson Street in the Highlands/Berkley area has become really great too.

[OkieBerto]

Tennyson Street in the Highlands/Berkley area has become really great too.

Every time I am in Denver, I go to Tennyson Street. A great example of using new and old development to make for a better retail village. It has everything the surrounding neighborhoods need and is so walkable.

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[mugofbeer]

There's only so much talking you can do about one apt. complex that burned down and nothing is happening right now. Why not talk about successful renovated retail/living/business districts?

[BG918]

With retail likely going in along NW 63 north of the Canton site I don’t think this project needs to be mixed-use. Higher end apartments would do really well here. If you start to make it more mixed-use by adding retail podiums or increase density where you can’t build with wood-framing (over 5 stories) the project likely doesn’t pencil. Even with the current design and construction costs it likely is right on the edge. I bet Hines is watching very closely how the OAK apartments lease up which would be similar top-of-market rents.

[Pete]

Demo permit was filed to raze the old parking garage.

[OkieBerto]

I think they are starting Demo today!

[TheTravellers]

I think they are starting Demo today!

It was happening as of last Friday, we ate at SPARK and watched it, not sure when it started, though.

[Rover]

It was happening as of last Friday, we ate at SPARK and watched it, not sure when it started, though.

It is about 1/3 demolished now. Starrted coming down a couple of days ago.

[Pete]

[The]

Seems like such a waste.

[Anonymous.]

What a bizarre ride this project was. I wonder if this will go full circle now and become a surface lot once again.

[Urbanized]

I'd expect movement on it again when rates come down. Who knows, maybe it will have more mixed use and be a silver lining to a lousy event.

[OKCTalker]

Seems like such a waste.

Engineers apparently said it was fine, but no insurance underwriter would touch it, so down it goes. Perhaps a waste, but if anything ever happened the question would be, "How in the world did they let it remain in use?"

[foodiefan]

Engineers apparently said it was fine, but no insurance underwriter would touch it, so down it goes. Perhaps a waste, but if anything ever happened the question would be, "How in the world did they let it remain in use?"

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[SEMIweather]

And there's zero reason to leave it standing when there's probably not going to be any movement on this lot for several more years. The entire project has a negative perception at this point given that the only impact on the surrounding area was that the Ellison had to close down for several months, whomever eventually gives it another try will inevitably want to start from scratch.