It’s time for the summer edition of DenverInfill’s Tower Crane Census! Following our residential and non-residential projects around Downtown Denver, and the latest 3D Future Skyline, it’s only fitting to officially count how many tower cranes are up in the air around Central Denver.

Before we begin, here is a quick disclaimer of what we classify as a tower crane, and our geographical boundaries:

This census is for tower cranes only. Self-erecting cranes (cranes without a ladder mast or cab) on smaller builds are not counted. We are covering the number of tower cranes in Central Denver only: between Sheridan and Colorado Boulevard to the east-west, Yale to I-70 to the north-south. Tower cranes out by Denver International Airport and the Denver Tech Center will not be counted in this census.

Let’s start the count with the area packed with the most tower cranes, the Welton Corridor. In this view we have a total of six tower cranes. From left to right there are cranes for SOVA, Alexan Arapahoe Square, Radiant (two cranes), Alexan 20th Street Station, and the 15th and Stout Hotel in the background.