Area Destined to Become Denver’s Most Iconic New Business District
(Denver, Colo.) – May 9, 2019 – Koelbel and Company, in conjunction with L&M Capital, is proud to unveil Watershed – the next iteration of visionary commercial design in Denver’s River North Art District (RiNo). Slated to break ground next year, this nine-story, 180,000 square foot building along the River North Promenade district is destined to become the commercial nexus of the neighborhood.
The complex will include 167,000 square feet of office, 13,000 square feet of ground floor retail, three levels of parking and five floors of office. Watershed is scheduled to break ground in early 2020 with anticipated completion mid-2021.
Always striving to incorporate forward-thinking concepts, Koelbel’s plans for Watershed include the most sought-after amenities in the marketplace. Watershed will include more than 9,000 square feet of dedicated/private outdoor space- a rare commodity in the Denver commercial landscape. The building’s design integrates a series of eight stepping patio outdoor spaces cascading toward the Platte River. Experiential retail located along the “paseo” – from Brighton Boulevard into the activated alley – will be a draw for the building’s tenants and visitors alike. Watershed’s western façade is accessible and open to respond to the river and mountains. A daylit vertical stair pulled to the building’s exterior serves as a connector between building and neighborhood, linking workspace to the abundance of amenities that define the playground of RiNo.
According to Dean Koelbel, Director of Leasing Operations for Koelbel, who oversees Watershed, one of the most powerful attributes of the innovative complex is its access to top talent and public and commuter transit.
“The building itself will be a draw to potential employees and the proximity to where they live is significant to companies looking to attract the top talent – especially the ones relocating from out of state,” says Dean Koelbel. “We believe we’re at the peak of the bell curve. Larger tech companies understand that RiNo is the place to be in Denver.”
Located along the A-Line Light rail corridor that runs into downtown Denver from Denver International Airport, Watershed offers prime proximity to commuter rail, the new highly anticipated River North Promenade district, open spaces and trails, as well a vibrant mix of hotels, restaurants, local breweries, and art galleries – all bringing an eclectic energy to the area.
Watershed’s striking, masonry façade will create a timeless presence on Brighton Boulevard, punctuated by the artful nature of window apertures, balconies, and pockets of open space breaking up large floor plates. Options for inter-floor connectivity and customization will allow the building to synthesize its creative occupants. Watershed’s architecture embodies the fluid undercurrents that define RiNo; creativity, ingenuity, risk, and transformation.
Watershed will rise next to Catalyst, the pace-setting real estate development in RiNo, that broke ground just three years ago, co-founded by Koelbel, Mike Biselli and L&M Capital. Catalyst’s Health-Tech Innovation campus set the tone for imaginative commercial endeavors in RiNo by bringing together stakeholders in the health, wellness and health care industries in a collaborative setting to fundamentally transform traditional healthcare. Watershed is poised to become the next inflection point between old and new RiNo, creating a more sophisticated character for commercial projects.
When Catalyst was introduced to the market, the mix of amenities offered to tenants set the tone for new commercial projects in our market,” said Jon Gambrill, Principal at Gensler, the architect for the project. “Watershed represents this continuation of that dynamic vision to push the boundary in our market of how a building and the amenities within can create a thriving community that supports any and all companies housed within. We are also excited that this development will be recognized by tenants for supporting how they work at a different level and will become the turning point for RiNo’s commercial viability.”
Drawing on its long history of attracting top-tier companies to the region, Koelbel views Watershed and Catalyst as forces tapping into a groundswell of energy by companies choosing to relocate to this iconic new business district.
“Koelbel’s involvement in RiNo started with Industry, a collaborative office complex, followed by Catalyst and now Watershed,” said Buz Koelbel, President of Koelbel and Company. “Collectively, they represent the flagship buildings of our commercial portfolio. The River Promenade district and all it will offer to the area can’t be found anywhere else in Denver; and will surely make RiNo the location of choice for Denver employers.”
Catalyst recently earned significant recognition for its innovation in the market, as evidenced by ColoradoBiz naming Koelbel’s partner Mike Biselli, 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year; Watershed will be the partnership’s next commercial creation where companies will also thrive.
L&M Capital Investments, is another of Koelbel’s key partners on the Watershed project. The general contractor is JE Dunn.
About Koelbel and Company
Founded as a residential brokerage company in 1952 and now a full-service real estate company with developed properties spanning from Vail and Winter Park to Louisville and Denver, Koelbel and Company has helped change the face of the Centennial State. Now in its third generation, the family owned Koelbel and Company continues to place its indelible mark on the Colorado landscape with developments that blend ageless values with pacesetting design. For more information visit www.koelbelco.com.
About L&M Capital Investments
L&M Capital Investment is a family owned business that has owned building/land in the RiNo District since 1968 when they first purchased 3150 Brighton Boulevard. Since that time they have purchased numerous other buildings and land in the area. We are presently partners in the new Catalyst RiNo building that is being built on the 3500 block of Brighton Boulevard. Our office in located at 3434 Brighton Boulevard.
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