SEPTEMBER 2016 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \
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aily commuters driving along the Inter-
state 25 corridor near the 210B exit will no-
tice something different if they look at the
surrounding landscape near the existing
Denver Steam Plant. The abandoned warehouse lo-
cated just north of the steam towers at 1401 Zuni St.
is evolving. The large lead-poisoning awareness ad-
vertisement that once covered the building’s exterior
in white paint and its windows with children’s faces
has been removed, revealing the original bricks of this
100-year-old building.
The paint removal process on the 1401 Zuni warehouse
initiated Phase 1 of STEAM on the Platte, a mixed-
use development sitting on 3.2 acres along the
Platte River. The development marks the revital-
ization of an area that has sat vacant since in early
1980s. In addition to the 1401 Zuni building, STEAM
on the Platte will include the redevelopment of an
existing building adjacent to the river that features
a bowstring roof. Plans for the bowstring building
include a restaurant use with vibrant outdoor space
that will overlook the Platte River. Redevelopment
of the bowstring building is slated to begin early 2017.
Future phases of development include new construc-
tion commercial office and residential space. STEAM on
the Platte is being co-developed by White Construction
Group and Urban Ventures LLC. Joining the team is tres
birds workshop as architect on the renovation of the site’s signature
warehouse building and Wenk Associates as the project’s landscape ar-
chitect.
“STEAM on the Platte provides WCG and our partners at Urban Ven-
tures with another great opportunity to participate and contribute to
the renaissance that is occurring in Denver,” said Tim White, president
of White Construction Group. “The 1401 building is rich with adaptive
reuse opportunities and we can't wait to share these reuses with the
public in the near future.”
WCG began Phase I with the paint removal process and a major
cleanup of the 1401 building, along with site demolition. Special atten-
tion took place during the restoration of the exterior masonry.
“Most of the masonry surfaces needed to be tuck pointed, but the
Cassie Wright
Project Man-
ager, Urban
Ventures
LLC
Jill Dustman-Coe
Marketing
Coordinator,
White Con-
struction
Group
