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Highlands' Garden Village
Denver, Colorado Highlands’ Garden Village (HGV) is a walkable, transit-linked, mixed-use, mixed-income village that provides a socially, environmentally and financially viable model for revitalizing underused sites in near-downtown neighborhoods across America. It also demonstrates that an extraordinary range of uses, housing types and incomes can not only be accommodated on smaller sites, but may actually enhance their economic and social viability. A network of gardens, plazas and public spaces enriches community, encourages walking, creates value and leads to a vibrant, friendly neighborhood. At the center of the project, a not-for-profit organization is renovating the historic theatre, creating a local and regional performing art center. The edges of the plan reflect the adjacent neighborhood: new single-family homes face older ones on three sides. On the side facing a major commercial street, retail spaces – anchored by Sunflower Market and a 24-hour fitness center, with offices above – create the opportunity for residents to live, work and shop all within a minute’s walk from their home. All of the homes exceed Colorado’s Built Green and Energy Star programs and all of the buildings use recycled and recyclable construction materials. Thirty tons of recycled concrete from the demolition or the amusement park were reused for the neighborhood roadbeds. The new development was designed around the existing mature trees. Water-conserving native plants were used to create a sustainable landscape. The project uses alternative energy sources such as wind-generated electricity for parks, civic buildings and apartment buildings. HGV proves that a project of this small scale can also be very diverse, environmentally responsible, and a great place to live. HGV has received numerous awards, including: EPA’s Overall Excellence in Smart Growth, EPA’s Clean Air Excellence, the American Public Health Assoc.’s award for Healthy Community Design and is recognized as a National Example of Transit Oriented Development by Clean Communities on the Move. Click for more information about Highlands' Garden Village. - - - - Home \| Who We Are \| Projects \| News \| Resources © 2001 - 2007 Jonathan Rose Companies LLC Email us \| Contact Information		Firm Role Developer/Owner/ Planner/Project Manager Project Type Mixed Use, Diverse Housing Types, Transit Oriented, Walkable Construction Type New Construction, Historic Renovation Development Profile Total Housing Units: 306 Single Family: 52 Carriage Homes: 20 Town Homes: 38 Senior: 63 Multifamily: 74 Co-Housing: 33 Live/work Lofts: 26 Non Residential Uses: Retail Office: 75,000 sq. ft. School: 43,000 sq. ft. Theater and Carousel: 38,000 sq. ft. Open Space: 140,000 sq. ft. Infrastructure: 388,000 sq. ft. Development Budget Total: $105 million - Acquisition, Infrastructure, Demolition, Planning and Open Space: $15 million - Single Family & Town Homes: $25 million - Co-Housing: $8 million - Live/Work Lofts: $9 million - Senior: $7 million - Multifamily: $10 million - Commercial: $18 million - School: $7 million - Plaza and Park Entrance: $1 million - Theater: $5 million Development Plan PUD/TOD/ TND/ Smart Growth Urban Redevelopment Development Team Urban and Site Planner: Calthorpe Associates, Civitas Architects: Residential: Wolff Lyon, OZ Architecture, Harry Teague Architects, Co-Housing Company Commercial: klipp Architecture Landscape Architect: Lee Weintraub & The Denver Botanic Gardens Property Manager Rose Companies Management Year Completed Residential: 2002 Commercial: 2007