So Cannon and his team established a roadway and pedestrian network that seamlessly integrates the project with the surrounding areas. “We took it from there to develop the plans to move forward with the mixed-use neighborhood that we are creating now.”Ĭannon explained that the feedback from the neighbors was a desire for parks, restaurants and reconnecting the land to their neighborhoods. “We started by going on a community outreach tour and talking with each of the surrounding neighborhoods to really listen to what it was that they wanted to see happen with the property,” says Cannon. Their vision was to reintegrate the 26-acre parcel back into the surrounding communities and restore the long forgotten pre-World War II patchwork of streets and sidewalks. Nor was Cannon’s choice to team up with Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects (SA+R), longtime Continuum partners. Given his successful direction of the Union Station redevelopment, among other notable projects, Cannon’s selection was not unexpected. The transformation from medical campus to a vibrant commercial district began in 2014 when the university and city of Denver tabbed Continuum Partners to direct the project.Ĭontinuum, having proved its mettle for years with high-profile redevelopments like Union Station and Belmar, and co-developer CIM closed on the land in January 2015.įrank Cannon, Continuum’s director of development, was tabbed to helm the 9+CO project. Milo amenities include a tricked out out coworking office space. Milo Luxury Residences is the latest addition to the $500 million, 26-acre urban infill redevelopment of the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Ninth and Colorado (9+CO). And, so far, the market is grabbing.įrom Aging Hospital to Connected Community What Milo offers is luxury living with top-shelf finishes, amenities and a connected community. “I really like that and just wanted to check it out and see what they’re offering.”

“I was interested in the Milo because of the walkability of the neighborhood and how they’re tying everything together,” says Brame. But, something about Milo has caught his eye. He grew up in nearby Park Hill and currently lives a few blocks away at Broadstone On 9th. It’s a sunny, midwinter Saturday morning and Javon Brame is in the lobby of Milo Luxury Residences chatting it up with a leasing agent before he tours the residential community.īrame, dean of students for Arapahoe Community College, knows this neighborhood well. “We are realizing that if you have people walk and bicycle more, you have a more lively, more liveable, more attractive, more safe, more sustainable and more healthy city.” Jan Gehl Hon.

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