Denver Reimagined · what-if

A Signature Mega-Tower in downtown Denver

A new tallest tower — mixed housing, offices, and a public sky-deck — to re-anchor the skyline.

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What it’d take to make it happen

Estimated cost
≈ $600M–1B for an ~245 m mixed-use tower.
Footprint
~3,000 m² footprint on a full CBD block; ~700 ft with a public observation level.
Who would lead it
Private developer + institutional capital; CPD for entitlement.
How it gets financed
Private + TIF for the affordable-housing and public-realm components.
Timeline
~5–7 years.
Precedent
Republic Plaza (current tallest, ~218 m); Salesforce Tower (SF).
Why here
A marquee tower with public space signals confidence and adds density where transit already exists.
The hard parts
Wind, FAA height near DEN flight paths, and financing a supertall in a soft office market — hence the housing-heavy program.
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A scenario, not a forecast. Costs and timelines are illustrative.