Back in January we took a look at the 1801 California renovations and learned that the entire ground floor was being remodeled. Brookfield Properties put down 50 million dollars with a vision; to make the second tallest building in Denver more inviting at the street level by opening up the lobby and including street facing retail.
What’s different since the last time we checked in? Glass. This will open the lobby up to much more natural light. You can also see the new ground floor retail space to the right of the lobby entrance. The plaza area is being cleared off so we should see the plaza itself getting rebuilt soon.
This renovation adds a whole new face to 1801 California. You may not see anything different on the skyline but, a real city is not measured by its skyline. It’s measured by how a pedestrian interacts with the built environment at the street-level.
There are a lot of reinvestment and adaptive reuse projects going on around central downtown and I’m going to keep covering them as they come along. On my next post we will take a look at the completed adaptive reuse project at 550 15th Street.
Not bad. But OMG those are the saddest looking trees in the second photo. This city really needs to step up its tree planting and maintenance program.
Whats wrong with the little guys. They are just waking up for summer!
I’ve gotta say, that green tinted glass really clashes with the rest of the glass on that building. Don’t they plan these things out? It seems so obvious to me.
Boss: “Who ordered this green tinted glass?! The building’s brown dummy!”
Guy who ordered glass: “Oops! Sorry boss. I’ll send it back and get the right color this time.”
If you notice the building is still under construction, so the green tint is likely some protective coating that can peel off.
Are you saying Boss spoke to soon when he yelled at Guy Who Ordered Glass? But what about Guy Who Ordered Faux Marble Looking Stuff? Didn’t they have any slightly darker faux marble looking stuff left over from the 80’s?
But seriously, I hope you’re right. Green tinted glass that looks just like that seems to be all the rage with new office buildings these days…so I was just assuming.
Boss: “Don’t question me Joe! I’m the boss; I can yell at Guy Who Ordered Glass all I want! Now shut the hell up and get busy peeling that green stuff off!”
Joe: “I don’t even work here.”
I doubt that the green can be peeled off. I’ve seen a fair amount of this glass go in and don’t recall ever seeing a coating to protect it during construction.