After 15 years that saw Lowry morph from an air base to a new
urban community, you can be there today when the golden spike is set in
Lowry’s vast park system: the opening of the Great Lawn, all by itself
set to become one of the largest parks in Denver. There’ll be Frisbees
handed out…$3 Big Pappa’s barbecue lunch…free concert by Opie Gone
Bad…and desserts at models that open into Lowry’s vast green expanse.
The Great Lawn and its adjoining parkland are very close to being the
biggest park in Denver (that honor rests with City Park, at 330 acres).
By 2010, the park you’ll see today will be linked to the an even larger
parcel forming the northern end of the Great Lawn, with trail links into
pretty neighborhoods along Sixth Avenue and Crescent Park. Meanwhile,
the south end of the Great Lawn, close to its centerpiece amphitheater,
is across from Lowry Sports Park, with Jackie Robinson Field…and
beyond that, 200-acre Common Grounds golf course. Soon, you’re going to
be able to walk or ride two miles from north to south, through 800
acres, without bumping into a building.
“This has been a dream of mine to get this completed,” Tom Markham,
Lowry Redevelopment Executive Director, told me as we stood atop the
amphitheater. Behind us, in the direction of the new golf course, are
new neighborhoods by David Weekley, McStain, Harvard Communities,
Standard Pacific and Colorado Community Land Trust, that will have the
Great Lawn as a link to the attractions on the west side of Lowry,
including Lowry Town Center with its restaurants and shops. Eight Lowry
builders have special open houses today…desserts, special incentives,
and at some, certificates for a bucket-of-balls on the driving range.
You can also visit open houses west of the park…Hangar Lofts near
Wings over the Rockies, Jaydyn Court, and Luce (Italian “Loochay”),
opening its model today at Lowry Town Center. “With its park system,
Lowry is the perfect example of a new urban lifestyle where you can
work, live, shop, dine and play, without getting into your car,” says
Cate Dobson with Luce, who with other builders will have booths today on
The Great Lawn, where you can get directions and hear about special
incentives.
To reach the opening, picnic and other events, take Lowry Boulevard east
from Quebec, 0.7 mile to the second roundabout, and watch for parking in
EastPark. Prices start from the low $100s in East Park, lofts and patio
homes from the $4s…and customs to $1 million.
WHERE:
Grand opening of The Great Lawn at Lowry, Denver’s newest park
and one of the largest; free Frisbees, $3 barbecue lunch, band Opie Gone
Bad, kids’ bounce-house, builder open houses with free desserts &
incentives. Take Lowry Blvd east from Quebec 0.7 mi. to 2nd traffic
circle (Yosemite Way), follow signs.
PRICE:
From low $100s to $1 million
WHEN:
Today, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., ceremony 11 a.m., band until 2
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