1707 & 1777 Chestnut Place - Shears Adkins Rockmore

Jasper Towers, completed in 2018, is a luxury residential community in Denver’s Central Platte Valley. Its urban site is transitional, sitting between Lower Downtown, the city’s Platte River and Commons Park, and adjacent to Union Station – Denver’s thriving transit center. It is within blocks of some of the largest downtown office buildings as well as the City’s central 16th Street Mall corridor.

The site plan established two high-rise towers, each different in aesthetic, offering 508 residential apartments. This separation allows for more diverse branding possibilities, creates the opportunity for at-grade open space, and provides a competitive advantage to the neighboring multifamily projects that offer a singular aesthetic. In response to the project’s unique location, the team intentionally positioned these two high-rise towers on the perimeter to allow for a private landscaped court and shared bike corral and workshop at the center of the development. This space is accessed through a “woonerf”, a street where pedestrians and bicyclists have priority over vehicles.

The towers express different identities; composed of modern masonry with large two-story openings, the South Tower is elegant and sophisticated, while the 250’ North Tower is more contemporary, articulated with 40% aluminum composite framework and infilled with glass.

Location Denver, Colorado
Area 888,700 SF
Client Shorenstein Residential
Photography David Lauer
Sustainability LEED 2009 Silver
Markets Mixed-Use Residential
Type Architecture Interiors

The Grand Woonerf — The courtyard space is accessed through a "woonerf", a street where pedestrians and cyclists have priority over vehicles, and serves as a place for residents of both buildings to meet friends, grab a coffee, and head to the fitness center directly above.

The Grand Retail on Chestnut Place. — Retail on Chestnut Place.

The Grand Concept Sketch — An early concept sketch.

The Grand Rail — The Grand is surrounded by a new light rail train system, bus depot and pedestrian bridges.

The Grand Pool — Umbrellas and chaise lounges line the pool deck, with an adjacent outdoor dining and fire pit lounge.

23rd floor courtayrd. — The double height club room sits at the top of the North tower boasting unparalleled views.

The Grand Corner Shot — Providing a common access point for both towers at mid-block consolidated the private activities and allowed the prominent corners of the development to be highly-visible public retail space.

The Grand Sidewalk — Retail on Chestnut Place.

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