I have mentioned several times in previous Blogs that the Urban Land Institute and the University of Denver have put together a 10 year plan that includes moving the Light Rail Station to the corner of University and Buchtel Boulevards, combining it with a hotel, shops, and luxury residences. This location happens to be where my 11 story condo building sits (seen in the photograph above). DU and the Urban Land Institute have not specifically said they want to tear my building down, but it is not a very big corner, and so it would be pretty cozy here if my condo building was included in the plan. Just in case they are thinking of tearing the place down, I have come up with a great idea. When the building was sold to developers and turned into condos back in 1999, the newspapers described the building as being an example of Soviet style architecture. And just how many buildings can there possibly be in Denver that feature Soviet style architecture? I say we nominate the place for Denver Landmark status. If this was approved, it would be very difficult to tear it down, or fundamentally change it in any way. There is absolutely no reason this shouldn't work. Right? Right?
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