Two teams remain in the competition to redevelop Denver’s historic Union Station.
The Union Station project, expected to cost $1 billion, will serve as a gateway to downtown and link the Lower Downtown and Central Platte neighborhoods.
Two teams have withdrawn from the selection process, leaving:
Cherokee Investment Partners LLC; Dakota Ridge Development LLC; New Boston Fund; Sage Hospitality Resources; and Williams Jackson Ewing. Also on the team are Buchanan Yonuschewski Group and Kohn Pederson Fox.
Continuum Partners and East West Partners. Also on the team are AECOM, DMJM Harris, Kiewit Construction and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
“I’m not totally surprised,” said Liz Orr, master developer executive director for the project. “It’s a pretty complicated project, and everybody who was in the process was a really talented team and really busy doing other things.”
The next step is for the two remaining teams to submit proposals for their development visions and expectations. Each proposal must include an estimated financial plan and an offer to acquire development rights.
Proposals are due July 3. The project’s Executive Oversight Committee expects to select a master developer in September.
Staff writer Margaret Jackson can be reached at 303-820-1473 or mjackson@denverpost.com.
