Lowry

Format
Full

City
Denver

State/Province
CO

Country
USA

Metro Area
Denver

Project Type
Mixed Use

Location Type
Suburban Business District

Land Uses
Education
Mixed Residential
Office
Retail
Senior Housing
Town Square

Keywords
Adaptive use
Affordable housing
Brownfield
Greyfield
Historic preservation
Infill development
Loft housing
Pedestrian-friendly design
Public-private partnership
Redevelopment
Renovation
Traditional neighborhood development

Site Size
1866 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1996

Date Opened
1997

Lowry is a 1,866-acre (755-hectare) master-planned community being developed on the site of the former Lowry Air Force Base in the center of metropolitan Denver. When completed in 2009, Lowry will feature approximately 4,500 new homes and 86 acres (35 hectares) of commercial uses–including 1.8 million square feet (167,220 square meters) of new office space and 130,000 square feet (12,077 square meters) of retail space–as well as an educational campus and 800 acres (324 hectares) of open space and recreational uses. Eighty percent complete as of early 2006, Lowry already has accomplished its goal of becoming an economic generator for the region. The community, which has moved faster from closing to reuse than any other U.S. military facility, is a national model for base reuse.

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Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
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World Region: North America
Developer(s): Lowry Redevelopment Authority
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Designer(s): Sasaki Associates, Design Workshop, Wenk Associates
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