DESCRIPTION
Rising from the site of Denver’s former international airport, the Stanley 98 project is an infill development project located squarely between a well-established residential neighborhood and relatively new mixed-use community. The four-story all-electric residential building includes 75 units with in-unit laundry, balconies and patios, and ground-level community room that connects to the internal courtyard on-site. A fourth-floor amenity deck oversees the community gardens on the western half of the property.
As part of integrating into the existing community fabric, Stanley 98 proposes a pedestrian bridge over the 25th Avenue drainageway, which is a natural open space amenity abutting the project site. Pedestrian connectivity is also celebrated through specialty paving and lighting, to create a festival street experience at the bi-secting Jamaica Street. An outdoor grill, rain gardens, and playground area–including an airplane shaped play structure–nods to the site’s past while creating a future home for residents and families alike.
VMWP Design Features
- Festival Street with Specialty Paving
- Fourth-Floor Amenity Deck
- Pedestrian Bridge
- Community Gardens
- Outdoor Playground Areas
- Raised Planter Beds
Sustainable Design
- Seeking National Green Building Standard (NGBS) – Silver
- Onsite Rain Gardens
- All-Electric
- Low-Water Plantings
- EnergyStar certification
Project Information
- Client: Aurora Housing Authority
- Site Area: 117,714 sq.ft. / 2.7 acre
- Density: 75 units – 27.8 DUA
- Completion: 2027
VMWP’s Infill Development
Responsive infill development gives a place new life, making it more functional, beautiful and sustainable, while at the same time preserving its character and history. Our aim is to create straightforward, comfortable spaces, using good design, and intimate scale to transform underused urban areas into inviting public realms.
VMWP’s Affordable Housing Experience
As a multidisciplinary firm, we plan and design a wide variety of affordable housing from high-density urban communities to small-lot single-family housing providing over 4,000 built units in our 35 years. With cost and quality of life as primary concerns in our housing, we use simple elements of construction, building materials and scale to create beautiful spaces. Our work has earned numerous design awards at both national and local levels. Recent accolades include the PCBC Grand Award for Best Health/Wellness Design for Vitalia, the NAHRO Best Project award for AVi at Olde Town, and the Architizer A+ Special Mention for Affordable Housing for Victory Village.