Format
Full
City
Denver
State/Province
CO
Country
USA
Metro Area
Denver
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Education
Office
Open space
Parking
Performance Space
Planned Community
Restaurant
Retail
Senior Housing
Single-Family For-Sale Housing
Single-Family Rental Housing
Keywords
Affordable housing
Community retail center
Healthy place features
Infill development
Live/work space
Main street design
Park
Pedestrian-oriented development
Public-private partnership
Redevelopment
Sustainable development
Traditional neighborhood development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner
Workforce housing
Site Size
27
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1998
Date Opened
1999
Located three miles (4.84 kilometers) northwest of downtown Denver, Highlands’ Garden Village is a mixed-use urban infill project built on the site of a former amusement park. The 27-acre (11-hectare) project features 51 single-family homes, 63 rental apartments for seniors, 54 townhouses, 33 cohousing units, and plans to build ten live/work studios for artists, 14,000 square feet (1,300 square meters) of office space, and 82,400 square feet (7,665 square meters) of neighborhood retail uses. The community boasts a number of outdoor amenities, most notably a series of neighborhood parks and gardens that occupy 3.2 acres (1.3 hectares). Highlands’ Garden Village has garnered national attention for its preservation efforts, as well as the site’s numerous “green features” including recycled wood furniture in the parks and the “Zipcar” share program, which provides compressed, natural gas-powered cars for the use of residents.
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Format
Full
City
Denver
State/Province
CO
Country
USA
Metro Area
Denver
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Education
Office
Open space
Parking
Performance Space
Planned Community
Restaurant
Retail
Senior Housing
Single-Family For-Sale Housing
Single-Family Rental Housing
Keywords
Affordable housing
Community retail center
Healthy place features
Infill development
Live/work space
Main street design
Park
Pedestrian-oriented development
Public-private partnership
Redevelopment
Sustainable development
Traditional neighborhood development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner
Workforce housing
Site Size
27
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1998
Date Opened
1999
Date Completed:
Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://http://www.highlandsgardenvillage.net/
World Region: North America
Owners/Developers
Perry Rose LLC
Denver, CO
Jonathan Rose Companies
New York, NY
Public Partners
Denver Urban Renewal Authority
Denver, CO
Denver Planning Department
Denver, CO
Denver Housing and Community Development
Denver, CO
Urban Planners
Calthorpe Associates
Berkeley, CA
Civitas Inc.
Denver, CO
Architects
OZ Architects
Denver, CO
Harry Teague Architects
Basalt, CO
Wolff Lyon Architects
Boulder, CO
McCamant & Durett Architects
Berkeley, CA
Klipp
Denver, CO
Landscape Architects
Lee Weintraub
Yonkers, NY
Wenk Associates
Denver, CO
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner