INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement – recognizing a seasoned professional with 20+ years of extraordinary achievements

Walter Isenberg, Co-Founder & CEO, Sage Hospitality Group
Isenberg has been a prominent member of the Denver business community for nearly 40 years, and his impact has been deep and far-reaching. He has not only been a key player in shaping the city of Denver into the thriving, sought-after destination that it is today, but has also played a crucial role in serving key community organizations such as Visit Denver, Downtown Denver Partnership, and MSU Denver. His fingerprint is visible at just about every turn in Downtown Denver, particularly with some of the most impactful mixed-use and adaptive reuse developments. Isenberg, along with other key land use leaders and past ULI Colorado Legacy Award winner Dana Crawford, joined together to revitalize Denver Union Station, giving it new life as the epicenter of Denver’s central business district. Since Union Station relaunched, Isenberg has continued breathing life into Denver’s city center through mixed-use projects like the award-winning Dairy Block in partnership with McWHINNEY and Grand American, and McGregor Square in partnership with Discomfort and the Colorado Rockies.

Rising Star Award – recognizing a ULI member under age 35 who has contributed “beyond their years”

Mariel Beaudoin, Project Manager, East West Partners
Throughout her 12-year career, Mariel has been involved in all aspects of real estate development, from due diligence, market research and analysis, entitlements, design, marketing, grant writing, event planning, construction, operations, leasing, and sales, touching on the entire life cycle of each project. She thrives at wearing different hats and eagerly jumps in to fill voids. Dedicated to responsible development, she has led successful unique projects with a wide array of product types, infrastructure, and programming. Within ULI Colorado alone, she served as co-chair of Partnership Forum, Development 360, and the Young Leaders Group (YLG) and also participates nationally. Finally, she’s a graduate of the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Leadership Program and Project Propel.

PROJECT AWARDS

Infill Award – recognizing urbanization, brownfield, redevelopment, or adaptive reuse projects that help to rejuvenate communities and their urban core

Meow Wolf Convergence Station
Meow Wolf Convergence Station is an immersive art experience for those adventurous enough to embrace the wacky and psychedelic. At first glance across Denver’s skyline, the building’s unique location and neon-lit white façade immediately inspire curiosity about the worlds inside. The site was an under-utilized brownfield at the convergence of Colfax Avenue, Auraria Parkway, I-25, and the South Platte River that mirrors the project’s theme of four worlds converging.

Developer/Owner: Revesco Properties. Architect: Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects. GC: Turner Construction Company. Engineer: KL&A.

Inspire Award – Recognizing a horizontal project that catalyzes ULI best practices in land use development

Arkins Park, Arkins Promenade, RINO Art Park
With a historic lack of investment, opportunities arose: the river provided a place-making focal point; the neighborhood’s booming population propelled nearby development; and the district burst with an artistic culture and vibrant residency. The city was resourceful and squeezed blood from the stone. From repurposing the underused road, rehabilitating the existing buildings, to forming groundbreaking partnerships, this project was possible.

Developer/Owner: City and County of Denver (Denver Parks & Recreation (DPR) and Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI). Architects: Wenk Associates; Tres Birds; Elevated Walkway Architecture. GC: Iron Woman Inc.; ECI Inc; Mark Young Construction. Engineers: Entitlement and Engineering Solutions, Inc.; BCER Engineering; L.T. Engineering; RockSol Consulting Group; Triax Engineering; Yeti Works Art & Engineering; Martin/Martin; KL&A; Clanton & Associates; MEC Inc. MV Consulting; Group 14; CMTA. Debt/Equity: ELEVATE DENVER BOND Others: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC); The Greenway Foundation; Trust for Public Land; RiNo Art District; Denver Arts & Venues; Hurley Metro District; Denver Public Library; Denver Zine; RedLine Contemporary Art Center; Alto Gallery; Comal; River North Park Cultural Audit/Public Outreach (aka Arkins Park); Pedro Barrio; Jaime Molina; Pard Morrison.

Inclusive Award – recognizing a public or private project that is inclusive of all people and works to provide equal opportunity to the diverse incomes, races, ethnicities, genders, and cultural heritage

Viña Apartments
Viña Apartments in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea includes 150 permanently affordable homes for those making between 30%-80% AMI, a federally qualified healthcare clinic, and neighborhood-serving retail space, providing critical resources and permanently affordable housing in a neighborhood facing severe displacement challenges.

Developer: Columbia Ventures. Architect: Shopworks Architecture. GC: I-Kota. Engineers: Harris Kocher Smith; Monroe & Newell Engineers; ABLE Consulting; MEC, Inv.; MV Consulting; Group14 Engineering; PBC. Debt/Equity: Colorado Housing and Finance Authority; Colorado Division of Housing; City of Denver; Citibank; Enterprise Community Partners; Northern Trust; Cabretta Capital; The Reinvestment Fund; CIP; Colorado Health Foundation. Others: Norris Design; Rondinelli Life Safety.

Innovation Award – recognizing a project that exemplifies innovation in land planning, finance, green tech, or other significant area

Alta Verde
Alta Verde is an 80-unit, perpetually affordable, Net Zero apartment community in Breckenridge and is a creative public-private partnership with the Town of Breckenridge. Breckenridge identified their desire to set a precedent for sustainable housing with the ambitious goal of providing an all-electric, Net Zero Energy development in Climate Zone 7, while being affordable for the community.

Developer/Owner: Gorman & Company. Architects: Gorman Architectural. GC: Gorman General Contractors. Engineers: Group 14 Engineering; Given & Associates; Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers; Active Energies Solar. Debt/Equity: Town of Breckenridge, Column Financial. Others: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren; Fidelity National Title.

Influence Award – recognizing a project that has inspired imitation by demonstrating positive community impact

La Tela
La Tela is a first-of-its-kind success and prime example of aligning non-profit partners with a mission-oriented developer to create equitable opportunity for a community. The Project’s innovation showcases the development of beautiful, high-quality, affordable, and sustainable homeownership opportunities in a highly desirable Denver neighborhood. All residential condos are permanently affordable to households at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI), with many of the units initially priced as affordable to households at 55% (AMI).

Developer: Shanahan Development Company. Owner: 92 residents and 1 non-profit. Architect: Studio Completiva. GC: Brinkmann Constructors. Engineers: RJA Engineering; Fortis; Martin/Martin; Group 14. Debt/Equity: FirstWestern Trust; Elevation Community Land Trust; Urban Land Conservancy; City and County of Denver Department of Housing Stability; State of Colorado Division of Housing; Shanahan Development. Others: Invalesco Real Estate; Davis, Graham, and Stubbs

Chairs’ Award – recognized for its impact and success outside of the award categories, chosen by the Impact Awards committee chairs

Working Fusion at Mill Street
Working Fusion is a first-of-its-kind Tiny Home Village community that targets at risk, low-income youth. Working Fusion fosters independent living but is still wrapped in a community setting and in addition to housing, the Project provides residents with support resources throughout the community, including physical and mental health, social connections, and career readiness.

Developer/Owner: We Fortify 501(c)3 Designers: Tiny Building Experts. GC’s: CMG Corporation; Tiny Building Experts;Trailer Made Custom Trailers; Colarelli Construction; Lando Excavation; Iron Mountain Demolition. Engineers: Reliance Electric; Landmark Plumbing; Drexel / Barrell; Altitude Land Consultants. Debt/Equity: Stockman’s Bank. Others: HB&A; Urban Landscapes; Sparks Willson P.C.; Hanes & Bartels