Cherry Creek North Urban Form Study
The Urban Form Working Group was formed and charged with identifying urban design, building form, height and design strategies that would reflect the plan vision for a prosperous, attractive and walkable Cherry Creek while respecting the cherished attributes of Cherry Creek North and its adjacent residential neighborhoods. The intent was to determine how appropriate urban form can help achieve a balance between commercial and mixed-use development and adjacent residential neighborhood scale. The group participants included Cherry Creek residents, representatives from Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District, local architects and planners.
View the Urban Form White Paper
KHO Consulting was engaged by the City and County of Denver Community Planning and Development Department to perform a development feasibility analysis to answer the following questions as they relate to the Cherry Creek North (CCN) study area:
- To what extent does unused development capacity exist within existing C-CCN zoning and why has it not been utilized fully?
- Given the cost of land in Cherry Creek, does development capacity have to increase to make projects feasible from a real estate development perspective?
- What would be the effects (in terms of development feasibility, residential and employment density, and quality of the built environment) of adjusting maximum building heights and building form in CCN, as proposed in the preliminary area plan concepts? Is there a set of "optimal" building heights in Cherry Creek North on 2nd and 3rd Avenues for encouraging feasible investment while also maintaining transitions into the residential neighborhood to the north?
- What market exists for additional hotels, types of hotels, and what types of locations make sense for new hotels?
Read the Report (February 13, 2012)