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March 2020 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \ 69 OPENING ART: Milo Luxury Residences is the latest addition to the $500 million, 26-acre urban infill redevelopment of the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at 9th and Colorado. / Milo / grates the project with the surrounding areas. Hale Park was creat- ed with plans for more open space to come. There is an affordable housing community, a 55-plus age-restricted residential community, an AMCmovie theater, a wide range of retail and restaurant options, and Theo, Milo’s nine-story luxury apartment brother that was built first along Colorado Boulevard. The Historical Significance of Theo and Milo “Both Theo and the Milo have historical connections and ties to this property,” says Cannon. He went on to explain that Milo was named after Milo Smith a prominent railroad and property develop- er in 1800s Denver “who was the first developer of the entire area” around, and including, what is now 9+CO. “And Theowas named after Dr. Theodore Puck, a research scientist at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,” says Cannon. “He was a significant researcher in the creation of the human ge- nome project. So, we felt it was very important to bring the history (of Smith and Puck) back to the project and not just forget about what came before us.” Milo’s Design Phase WithContinuumand SA+Rworking together fromthemaster plan onward, and Saunders heading construction, the design phase for Milo that began in early 2016 was at least partially dictated by Theo. While Theo and Milo may share the parking garage, leftover from the CU Health Sciences Center, they definitely don’t share design aesthetics. “When we envisioned Milo after Theo was completed, we wanted to create a building that was different in the sense that the Theo is kind of youthful and a little bit more eclectic,” says Ali Joiner, asso- ciate architect with SA+R. “So I think of Milo as more sophisticated. The building materials at the base are very rich in texture and have an authenticity. The base and lobby includes concretemasonry unit, FACING PAGE TOP: The main building anchors the north end of the community along 11th Avenue and faces the newly created Hale Park to the south BOTTOM: Milo's 17 walkup townhomes and flats screen the parking garage and overlook a pedestrian park that connects 1oth and 11th avenues. ABOVE LEFT: Milo clearly knows the market and delivers everything one would expect in a luxury apartment experience. RIGHT: Units are light filled and bright. PHOTOS: David Lauer Photography