River North

While the Union Station area saw its build-out as a dense urban district largely completed in the 2010s, the River North’s transformation is still very much a work in progress. A significant number of new infill projects were completed in RiNo this past decade, but most of the larger planned developments in terms of land area, building heights, and/or square footage are still to come. Depending on who you ask, River North consists of several subareas: RiNo West (on the west side of the river) features mostly the TAXI campus, RiNo Central (between the river and the railroad tracks) features a rebuilt multi-modal Brighton Boulevard with new developments along its length, and RiNo East (on the east side of the tracks) features a revitalized mix of new construction and adaptive reuse projects along Blake, Walnut, and Larimer. What to call this “RiNo East” area in particular is the subject of great debate these days. Nevertheless, change has come to this popular downtown-edge district that has become more walkable with the addition of the 38th and Blake transit station and two pedestrian bridges spanning the tracks.

Changes to look for… There’s just too many to itemize, with about 30 projects visible in the after photo. Using the River North location tag to query DenverInfill for these projects is a good place to start and, stay tuned—we have about a dozen new RiNo projects that we haven’t covered yet that will be the subject of an upcoming post or two.