Chris Meehan
A rendering of Mi Casa Resource Center's new HQ in Westwood.
Otten Johnson and Confluence Denver hosted a conversation at The Commons on Champa that covered some of Denver's most interesting projects under development: inclusive projects being built with all stakeholders in mind — and with their input.
The projects discussed at the Nov. 17 event in the conversation ranged from a new home for the nonprofit Mi Casa Resource Center (opens in a new tab) to Catalyst Health-Tech Innovation (opens in a new tab) (HTI), a campus focused on advanced healthcare technologies. While each project represented different needs and end users, they all shared common themes: inclusion, being purpose-built and seeking input from their communities. Beyond Mi Casa and Catalyst, David Zucker, principal of Zocalo Community Development (opens in a new tab), and Doug Price, CEO of Rocky Mountain PBS (opens in a new tab), were both on hand to discuss RMPBS' new home in downtown Denver, and Mark Shaker of Flightline Ventures was on hand to discuss The Stanley Marketplace (opens in a new tab). Christine Marquez-Hudson, executive director of Mi Casa (and soon-to-be president and CEO of The Denver Foundation (opens in a new tab)), moderated the panel and discussed the Mi Casa project, which will blend low-income housing and social services. Also on hand was Carl Koelbel of Koelbel and Company (opens in a new tab), which is developing Catalyst HTI.
Please click here (opens in a new tab) to read the full article and to view photos and project renderings from the event.