Modular construction technology — assembling entire buildings from sections that are prefabricated miles from a building site — is changing the skyline of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe this week, as a new five-story apartment project takes shape literally within days.
Blue Room Housing, a Denver developer doing affordable mixed-use communities, began stacking units like that Thursday for an affordable housing project at West Eighth Avenue and Inca Street, a block east of Santa Fe Drive near the heart of the art district.
Time savings
With the time savings created by modular construction, Blue Room House One could top off at its full five-story height early next week.
The project is designed to house residents earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income, according to investor group Blue Room Investing…