
4240 Architecture Advances Key Individuals
Denver, CO – 4240 Architecture, a Denver-based firm, blends creativity with pragmatics in its designs for clients’ projects—projects within varying and expanding typologies including higher education, hospitality, mixed-use urban infill, multifamily residential, active senior living, resort, or commercial office. Regardless of project type or location, the firm is focused on building deep clients relationships and …

Pinkard Breaks Ground at Sunny Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado — Construction Manager/General Contractor Pinkard Construction Company celebrated the start of the Sunny Vista’s new assisted living and memory care project, The Retreat at Sunny Vista, in a celebration on April 29, 2016. Representatives from Sunny Vista, Cappella Living Solutions, Lantz-Boggio Architects, the City of Colorado Springs …

Comcast Customer Support Center Coming to Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO – As part of its ongoing commitment to customer experience, Comcast recently announced plans to open a major, new customer support center in Fort Collins, Colorado. [Editor’s Note: The Architect is Acquilano Leslie and the construction company is Saunders Construction.] Comcast will hire 600 new employees who will provide …

Unico Properties Launches Development Segment in Denver with Mixed-Use on Platte
View here Unico Properties, LLC unveils its development arm in Denver with the recent announcement of a mixed-use property located at 1615 Platte Street. Unico, which has developed several mixed-use properties in Washington and Oregon, has had a presence here in Denver since 2006 purchasing real estate. open studio | …

Union Tower West Confirms First Tenant
View here Husch Blackwell is the first tenant to sign a lease at Union Tower West, the mixed-use development across from Union Station. This 210,000 SF, $92 million project includes 100,000 SF of Class A office space, 10,000 SF of retail, and a 180-room Hotel Indigo. The project broke ground in April …

Davis Partnership Architects Adds Three New Staff Members
Denver, CO — Anthony Knoppe, Alex Engle & Gregory Dent have joined Davis Partnership Architects as senior architect, architect intern and architect, respectively. They will assist in the development of design and construction documents for commercial, healthcare and multifamily housing projects. Anthony Knoppe joined Davis Partnership Architects as a senior …

SCL Health, Emerus and Duke Realty Expanding Healthcare Options in the Denver Area
Denver, CO – SCL Health System, a faith-based nonprofit, and Emerus, a national provider of medical care, formed a joint venture to build and manage four new freestanding inpatient community hospitals in the Denver area. All are being developed by Duke Realty, an Indianapolis-based commercial real estate developer. The 37,080-square-foot SCL-Emerus Health Community …

White Paper: Biophilic Design in Senior Living
Perkins Eastman recently released their latest white paper that highlights the social aspects of design in relation to sustainability in the senior living market. “Biophilic Design: An Alternative Perspective for Sustainable Design in Senior Living,” examines biophilic design, its impacts on the health and well-being of senior residents and includes several …

Event Round-Up: Deja Vu Rendezvous Charity Event
By: Julie Wanzer, LEED AP Denver, CO – The 9th Annual Deja Vu Rendezvous, in support of the Assistive Technology Partners program at the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus took place Friday, May 13th at the iconic Mile High Station and mirrored a “who’s who” in the architecture, engineering and …

Turner Construction Begins Extensive Renovations to Boulder High School
Denver, CO – Turner Construction’s Special Projects Division has begun extensive renovations to Boulder High School. Originally constructed in 1937, the 245,971 SF facility will undergo a series of interior, exterior, and site improvements. Hord Coplan Macht is serving as the architect. Exterior building improvements include repair/replacement of windows, doors, …