COMMERCE CITY – Nesbitt Development, Brinshore Development and Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) celebrated on June 9 the grand opening of South Platte Crossing Apartments, a new 60-apartment affordable housing community in Commerce City built to serve families earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income. Located just two blocks from RTD’s N Line Commuter Rail Station at 72nd Avenue, the $28 million project delivers new transit-oriented housing to one of Colorado’s fastest-growing areas.

On June 9, Nesbitt Development, Brinshore Development and Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) celebrated the grand opening of South Platte Crossing Apartments, a new 60-apartment affordable housing community in Commerce City built to serve families earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income. Located just two blocks from RTD’s N Line Commuter Rail Station at 72nd Avenue, the $28 million project delivers new transit-oriented housing to one of Colorado’s fastest-growing areas.

A new affordable housing complex opened in the Denver metro area on Monday. The South Platte Crossing Apartments are located in Commerce City and have 60 units.

Projects like South Platte Crossing don’t happen in isolation. Grateful to have collaborated with Urban Land Conservancy, Nesbitt Development, Brinshore Development, LLC and many others committed to inclusive, place-based development.

This is a $28M investment in housing, mobility, and community health — but more importantly, it’s an investment in people and place. Our team at Carvell Architects is honored to be part of it.

Affordable real estate.
For good.

In 2024, Urban Land Conservancy advanced its goal to steward affordable real estate for community benefit.

In partnership with nonprofit developer Archway Communities, ULC celebrated the opening of 154 affordable apartments. It’s the first housing on the Mosaic Community Campus, and it’s held in ULC’s community land trust for permanent affordability. NOTE: ULC’s 2023 strategic plan called for supporting the development of 1,500 new, affordable homes by the end of 2025 — a goal we’re on track to exceed.

PCBC’s Gold Nugget Awards were presented to top innovators in design, planning and development. 

Selected by a panel of top industry experts who reviewed 650 entries, these winners showcase the most exciting trends in design, planning and building.

Check out all the winning projects for the best in custom, mixed-use, indoor-outdoor lifestyle, educational, senior housing, International, and 50 more building categories.

This nine story, 120,000 sf mixed use development will be located just north of Denver’s Downtown Core in the vibrant Arapahoe Square neighborhood. The Colorado Coalition’s new Stout Street Recuperative Care Center and Renaissance Legacy Lofts Apartments explores how architecture can create new possibilities for its highly vulnerable dramatically underserved residents, as well as the city at large. The new development will help meet the health care needs for 400 homeless people annually, while providing 98 permanent apartment homes.

The project aims to heal the whole person, emerging from diff erent areas of trauma. The construct of this building’s massing is an uplifting and dynamic expression of its unique programs. It sets a new model for health and well-being through increased density, adding new respite care facilities and residential levels above.

In this video, join President & CEO John Parvensky, Chief Real Estate Officer Jennifer Cloud, and Chief Communications & Public Policy Officer Cathy Alderman on this tour of the Renaissance Legacy Lofts, which occupy floors four through nine of the new building. The Lofts feature 81 one-bedroom apartments and 17 studio apartments with full bathrooms and kitchens, a business center, onsite case management and counseling services, bike storage, laundry facilities, a community room with kitchen, and a fourth-floor terrace.

In this video, join President & CEO John Parvensky, Chief Operating Officer Lisa Thompson, and Chief Communications & Public Policy Officer Cathy Alderman on a tour through the John Parvensky Stout Street Recuperative Care Center (JPSSRCC), which operates on floors 2 & 3 of the building. The JPSSRCC provides safe, dignified, and quality spaces for people experiencing homelessness to heal and stabilize from medical issues. The center features 75 medical respite beds targeted to people experiencing homelessness with acute medical conditions.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless celebrated the launch of the Renaissance Legacy Lofts and Stout Street Recuperative Care Center.

DENVER — A new mixed-use development in Denver will help serve the housing and healthcare needs of people experiencing homelessness.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosted a grand opening event Thursday to celebrate the launch of the Renaissance Legacy Lofts and Stout Street Recuperative Care Center at California and 22nd streets.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will host a livestreamed grand opening event on Thursday, October 6, 2022, for the first-of-its kind Stout Street Recuperative Care Facility for people experiencing homelessness and the 98-unit Renaissance Legacy Lofts. This mixed-use property will meet the immediate health care needs for 500 individuals per year through medical respite and recuperative care while creating 98 permanent supportive housing apartments for people experiencing homelessness.

City leaders joined with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless today to celebrate the launch of a first-of-its kind mixed-use development to serve the housing and healthcare needs of people experiencing homelessness. The Renaissance Legacy Lofts and Stout Street Recuperative Care Center, located at 2175 California St., will meet the immediate health care needs for 500 people experiencing homelessness annually through medical respite and recuperative care, while also providing 98 units of affordable and supportive housing.

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Opens “First-Of-Its Kind” Stout Street Recuperative Care Facility – Transforming Lives and Community

Milender White (MW), in partnership with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), Renaissance Housing Development Corporation, and Christopher Carvell Architects celebrated the grand opening of the Stout Street Recuperative Care & Legacy Lofts facility in person and with a live virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 6^th, 2022 at 11 am (MST).    Attendees of the event included Mayor Michael Hancock, Councilwoman Diana DeGette, Councilwoman Robin Kniech, Colorado State Representative Dominique Jackson, and Executive Director of the Department of Housing Stability and Chief Housing Officer at City and County of Denver Britta Fisher, CCH board members, as well as many CCH staff, architect Chris Carvell, and many other highly invested community members.  This project is the first of its kind and will no doubt have an incredibly transformative, positive impact on the homeless community in Denver, CO.

by Cydney E. Millstein and designed by Jeffrey M. Isom

This new book takes readers on a fascinating journey of the transformation of the Kansas City Art Institute and cements its importance in the architectural history of Kansas City. It follows the college’s nomadic beginning in 1885 as the amateur Sketch Club to the current architecturally diverse, award-winning sixteen-acre campus. Archival photos and plans demonstrate how architects and landscape architects created a meaningful and diverse place of distinction, unlike anywhere else in Kansas City.

AIA Central States Recognizes KCAI Residence Hall & Dining Center for Design Excellence.

Accolades continue for the Barbara Marshall Residence Hall and Wylie Dining Center at the Kansas City Art Institute. On Thursday, the project received a Merit Award at the AIA Central States Region Design Excellence Awards.