Format
Brief
City
Denver
State/Province
CO
Country
USA
Metro Area
Denver
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Hotel
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Restaurant
Retail
Transportation Use
Keywords
Innovative financing
Pedestrian-friendly design
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2015 Winner
Urban redevelopment
Site Size
19.5
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2010
Date Opened
2014
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Denver Union Station is a large-scale mixed-use development—including office, residential, retail, hotel, and transit uses—in downtown Denver. The project has been a transformative effort for downtown Denver and for the larger region. The redevelopment of Denver Union Station turned a vacant parcel of land and an underused old train station into a progressive urban redevelopment that is an exemplary model for cities and transit systems worldwide. The project has also established a new district and center of gravity within downtown Denver. The project involved a public/private partnership among private developers and various public agencies including city, county, state, and federal entities.
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Format
Brief
City
Denver
State/Province
CO
Country
USA
Metro Area
Denver
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Hotel
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Restaurant
Retail
Transportation Use
Keywords
Innovative financing
Pedestrian-friendly design
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2015 Winner
Urban redevelopment
Site Size
19.5
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2010
Date Opened
2014
Website
http://unionstationindenver.com/
Project address
1701 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202
Master developer
Union Station Neighborhood Company (USNC), a joint venture of:
- East West Partners
- Continuum Partners
Public sector development entities
Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD)
City and County of Denver (CCD)
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA)
Owner’s representative (for all of the above public entities)
Trammell Crow Company
Historic Union Station Terminal developer
Union Station Alliance
Master plan and transit architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Transportation infrastructure engineer
AECOM
Landscape architect and lead public realm designer
Hargreaves Associates
Architects—Historic Terminal building
Tryba Architects
JG Johnson Architects
AvroKO
Transportation/public infrastructure contractor
Kiewit Corp.
ULI Staff
Patrick L. Phillips
Global Chief Executive Officer
Kathleen B. Carey
President and CEO, ULI Foundation
Dean Schwanke
Senior Vice President
Case Studies and Publications
Principal Author
Payton Chung
Director
Case Studies and Publications
James A. Mulligan
Senior Editor
David James Rose
Manuscript Editor
ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2015 Winner
Note: This case study draws extensively on information and text—developed by VOCA Public Relations on behalf of the Union Station Neighborhood Company—that was part of the Denver Union Station 2015 submission to the ULI Global Awards for Excellence program.