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EPA Chief uses Denver as growth model, Highlands' Garden Village is just what Obama wants
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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Apr. 2, 2010
Jonathan F.P. Rose, President
Keynote Speaker, MIT Real Estate Speakers Series
Cambridge, MA
http://www.mit.edu
Apr. 16, 2010
Jonathan F.P. Rose, President
Workshop Speaker, 20th Annual Regional Assembly
Regional Plan Association
Waldorf=Astoria, New York, NY
http://www.rpa.org
Apr. 22, 2010
Homer Robinson, Senior Project Manager, Romero Rose, LLC
Robert Straka, Senior Project Manager, Romero Rose, LLC
Presenters, "Gardens in the Desert: A LEED Multifamily Pilot Case History"
Rocky Mountain Green Conference
USGBC, Colorado Chapter
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
http://www.usgbccolorado.com/RockyMountainGreen2010.html |
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Highlands' Garden Village Mixed-Use and Mixed-Income Community |
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| GOAL |
To create a new model for a green, mixed-use transit oriented village.
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| CHALLENGE |
To integrate the new Highland’s Garden Village community into the surrounding neighborhood.
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| OUTCOME |
A green model for a socially and economically diverse and vibrant community.
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Highlands’ Garden Village (HGV) is a mixed-use, transit oriented development on the site of a former amusement park, in one of Denver’s most desirable areas. The community’s extraordinary range of housing types and price points demonstrate that smaller, infill sites can accommodate diversity, and also enhance economic and social viability. HGV’s network of gardens, pocket parks and pathways, coupled with community programming in the public spaces, connect the diverse community physically and socially.
The village’s edge conditions and street grid are designed to integrate with the surrounding neighborhood, thus further expanding the community. The fourth edge combines office and retail on a commercial street, allowing residents to live, work and shop within a few minutes walk of each other. This mixture of uses has brought the first national retail tenants to the immediate commercial corridor.
HGV is an early example of the extensive use of green building techniques. The single family homes exceed the Colorado’s Built Green and EnergyStar programs requirements. All of the buildings incorporate recycled materials, LOW- VOC products, energy efficient windows and more. The neighborhood’s roadbeds are constructed from concrete recycled directly on site from the demolition of the amusement park. The landscaping consists of water-conserving native plants and special efforts were made to keep many of the site’s existing trees. The historic carousel building was converted to an outdoor pavilion that features a contemplative labyrinth. The historic Elitch theatre, located at the center of the community, is being renovated by a non-profit organization as a community resource and a center for performing arts. All of the community buildings are powered with alternative energy sources.
The Sunflower Market retail building at HGV Green Commons was recently designated as the first LEED core and shell Gold Supermarket in the United States. |
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Firm Role
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Developer / Planner
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Project Profile |
Mixed use, transit oriented development (TOD) village that demonstrates effective use of green building techniques
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Project Team
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Urban Planner: Calthorpe Associates, Civitas
Contractor: Palace Construction
Civil Engineer: Martin / Martin
Architects:
Residential: Wolff Lyon, OZ
Architecture, Harry Teague
Architects, Co-Housing Company
Commercial: klipp Architecture
Landscape: Lee Weintraub & The Denver Botanic Gardens
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Total Project Size / Budget
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306 Housing Units / $105 million
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Completion |
Residential: 2002
Commercial: 2007
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Selected Awards |
Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence: The Americas, 2007
US Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth Achievement Award, 2005
Clean Air Excellence Award, 2003
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