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12 / BUILDING DIALOGUE / March 2018 ADVERTISING: Lori Golightly lgolightly@crej.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: Jolene Wollett jwollett@crej.com ART DIRECTOR: Heather Lewis hlewis@crej.com 1600 Stout St., Suite 1330 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1148 www.crej.com www.crej.com/buildingdialogue/ Publisher’s Note Community. Minded. H eadlines in recent days took note of a first for Denver: a zoning code amendment ad- dressing affordable housing. Last month, City Council approved a proposal to cre- ate “more affordable housing and more walkable, pedestrian-friendly design” near the 38th and Blake light-rail station, according to the city and county of Denver. To build taller in River North, developers must also build affordable units, include uses that serve the com- munity or pay a larger affordable housing fee to the city. Alye Sharp of the RiNo Art District writes more on the guidelines in this issue of Building Dialogue. Affordability is not the only community-minded con- cept being considered. Other feature stories in this issue address how we can better connect community to nature (Michael Moore of tres birds workshop highlights his firm’s S*Park project between RiNo and the Curtis Park Neigh- borhood) and to art (Nine dot Arts curates art displays for hotels, restaurants, offices and public spaces while Sarah Semple Brown of Semple Brown showcases its work for Continuum Partners’ Union Station headquarters, where art, light and views converge). Beth Mosenthal of Ander- son Mason Dale Architects fleshes out how designing for mixed generations is good for the whole community. And Susan Powers offers her re-visioin of Steam on the Platte, a project that’s reinvigorating the low-income Sun Valley community. This issue’s cover story looks at The Quincy, Shea Proper- ties’ 28-story residential tower in downtown Denver, a proj- ect that was started in 2007 – that is, until the recession hit in 2008. Eventually breaking ground in 2015, GE Johnson is delivering the project this quarter. DTJ is celebrating 50 years in the business – architecture, planning and landscape architecture – integrating open spaces into our region’s development, including projects like the Gateway Canyons Resort near Grand Junction and the Xilinx campus in Longmont. Finally, Catalyst Health Tech Innovation, a health care co-working space in RiNo, is Koelbel and Cos.’ latest foray into the rapidly changing health care landscape. Partner- ing with Denver health tech entrepreneur Mike Biselli and investor Larry Burgess, the project will be delivered in the second quarter. This issue is packed with new projects, construction techniques and design trends, thoughtful commentary and beautiful photography. As usual, please keep me posted on all of your great work – it’s a pleasure to share your creativity with our readers. Kris Oppermann Stern Publisher & Editor kostern@crej.com