The developers who helped revitalize downtown Denver in the ‘90s by bringing affordable housing, retail and offices to the Denver Dry Goods department store building are doing it again – at the same old building, built in 1888.
On Wednesday, Mayor Mike Johnston, developers, financiers and state officials gathered for a “groundbreaking” to celebrate the construction of the project, although no ground was actually broken.
The new Denver Dry Apartments, slated to open in 2027, will add 106 apartments with rent restrictions to the historic building. That’s twice the housing the building has now. The developers also hope to bring new retail to the ground floor.
The project coincides with a downtown-wide effort, led by Mayor Mike Johnston, to bring more housing and retail back to the city center — as offices sit vacant throughout the city center…