Plenty of Denverites are up in arms about the current state of the 16th Street Mall, which they see as a setting for random violent crime and an aggressive, drug-using homeless population that’s keeping visitors away. In the view of Annie Levinsky, executive director of Historic Denver, such factors, which are…
The recently published post Denver Development and Controversial Impact of “Slot Houses” draws upon “Documenting Change in Denver,” part of an analysis being conducted by CU Denver’s Center for Advanced Research and Traditional Architecture. In tracking the building boom in Denver, CARTA director Christine Franck spotlights the West Colfax neighborhood (and a…
The topic of development in Denver raises passions among plenty of locals — particularly those who don’t like the looks of many new buildings being erected across the Mile High City. Take the comment of one reader, who likened the structures to 1950s prison complexes. Such reactions are of particular interest…
Since at least 2014, when the owners of the former Hotel VQ began leasing 330 square foot micro-apartments for $900, local renters have complained about the high prices they were paying for small spaces in Denver. Of course, one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to the cost of…
Is Tom Cruise selling his spectacular Telluride home because Edge of Tomorrow underperformed at the box office (despite being pretty good)? Or is he simply sick of extraordinary beauty? Neither. He reportedly is bidding adieu to the property, which he purchased in the 1990s, because he simply is too busy to spend much…
Denver is a city of great neighborhoods — some modest, like Westwood, others moneyed. And last Friday, it got a brand-spanking-new neighborhood: Union Station North. Not so long ago, there wasn’t much there there, even though the area is in one of the oldest parts of Denver, near where the…
The topic of violence on the 16th Street Mall isn’t going away. At least not yet. Shortly after we published a three-part series on the subject in this space last month, Denver officials announced a new $396,000 safety plan for the mall that called for a tripling of Denver police officers patrolling the area. But…
When most people think about the high rent prices in the Denver-Boulder area, they tend to focus on how much folks are required to pay each month. But this outlay is only the beginning. High rents impact a range of other issues, including employment, traffic, healthcare and the overall economic…
Sports Authority was supposed to be put out of its misery today, when all its stores were scheduled to close…as its Denver flagship, nicknamed the Sports Castle, already has. But an agreement with lenders reached this week will allow still-operating retail outlets to stay open beyond the July 19 bid deadline for…
“Ghost Town for Sale!! $350,000.” That’s the opening pitch of a Craigslist ad for Cabin Creek, Colorado, a collection of buildings off Highway 36 in Adams County, near Byers, about a 45 minute drive to Denver. And while the offer has gotten loads of attention thus far, owner James Johnson admits…
In May, as we reported, O.penVAPE, a Colorado-based manufacturer of vaporizer devices, cartridges and other marijuana-related products, announced that it had “submitted a proposal to partner with the Metropolitan Football Stadium District, home of the Denver Broncos, to sponsor Denver’s landmark stadium.” The company stressed that “the proposal from O.penVAPE states that…
Even as new buildings keep popping up all over town, Denver is making history this year, with a record number of applications for historic designation going before Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission — and four already winning full approval in 2016. Today, the commission will consider its fifth application, for the…
The topic of short-term rentals is a controversial one in Denver right now, given new rules just approved by the city council that restrict owners to operating an STR out of their primary residence only. But the field is infinitely more wide open when it comes to the sort of short-term…
Much as it was when we first created this list, rent is too damn high in Denver. Median rent is a whopping $2,200, up significantly even from last December, when prices were at $1,950. While more rentals have come online and experts predict a slight cooling in Denver’s magma-hot housing…
Earlier this month, we reported that Englewood had voted to prohibit marijuana clubs in the wake of controversy over iBake, a pot-consumption business with storefronts in the community and Adams County, where officials announced that they were looking at ways to shut down the one there after three years of operation and…
If Denver City Council passes a controversial short-term rental bill tonight, “STRs” would be legalized, but only if they operate out of a renters’ primary residence. Any operating out of secondary properties would get the ax. The legislation would also impose lodging taxes on STRs and would require hosts to…
As rent has gone up in Denver, so have tensions between landlords and tenants. But even we were shocked by the vitriol of a debate on the topic that recently sprouted in the Rants and Raves section of Denver Craigslist. The online conversation was kicked off by a post from a…
Late last month, we noted that Adams County had moved to shut down iBake Denver, a marijuana club that had been operating in the area for more than three years. The owner of iBake Denver, who goes by the name Thurlow Weed, subsequently told us that he would use his…
Last year, NerdWallet’s list of the ten best U.S. cities for tech jobs featured one community in Colorado — that being Boulder. This year, Homes.com conducted a similar study for its New Tech City Index 2016, and once again, Boulder made the grade. But another Colorado city did, too —…
We all know that housing costs in Denver have been high in recent years. And the same situation can be found in plenty of other Colorado communities. But there are still relative bargains available in these parts, particularly for folks who are willing to venture away from the largest cities…
Rent prices in Denver have been among the highest in the nation in recent years. And while costs have moderated to some degree over the past few months, they’re no one’s idea of a bargain. That’s the takeaway from a Rent Cafe post focusing on the twenty major U.S. markets in which rent…
At the Performing Arts Complex on Thursday, Mayor Michael Hancock announced a new city campaign called “Denveright” that aims to incorporate Denver citizens’ feedback in revising four master city plans – Blueprint Denver, a Parks and Recreation “Game Plan,” Denver Moves: Transit, and Denver Moves: Pedestrians and trails. Together, the…
