Urban Design/Mixed-Use
Cherry Creek North
Denver, Colorado
Cherry Creek North, a 16-block retail and arts district, was struggling to make profits due to high maintenance costs, deteriorating infrastructure, tired aesthetics and fierce competition from newer outdoor retail environments. Working with a Business Improvement District, a design for revitalizing the streetscapes, pocket parks and Fillmore Plaza, the project’s centerpiece, has improved the look of the outdoors, increasing the time that people spend shopping, eating and strolling. The physical changes, equitable to all businesses and owners, has led to a 16 percent increase in retail sales tax for the District within a few years of all improvements being installed. Today, Cherry Creek North has seen a wave of private investment in new housing, retail, office and hospitality space, making the District a major attraction and regional juggernaut.
Services Provided: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Signage & Wayfinding, Construction Observation
Awards
- Mayor’s Design Award, City of Denver Community Planning & Development
- Merit Award for Design, ASLA Colorado
- Downtown Merit Award, International Downtown Association
- Top 10 Shopping Streets, USA Today
- CSI Case Study, Landscape Performance Series, Landscape Architecture Foundation
Client
Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District
Collaborators
Stantec/CommArts, JVA, Martin/Martin, Monroe & Newell, Patrick B. Quigley Associates, Scanlon Szynskie Group, Inc., HydroSystems-KDI, NV5