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The City of Denver is hoping to provide a better level of service and transparency with their residential construction review times. Homeowners and contractors alike have struggled to get defined times and set expectations on when they can be approved to start their projects.

As reported by Eric Heinz of BusinessDen, the long-debated entertainment district redevelopment for Glendale has a new firm involved. The latest firm plans to solidify its bid for the development with promises of an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

The commercial office space project has finally revealed its name along with some very impressive renderings of the proposed vision. “Steel House” is the name of the 3100 Brighton Blvd. commercial office space construction project. The project is headed by Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners and Denver-based Elevation Development Group.

If a broken sidewalk is reported, it can take an estimated 50 years to get it fixed. According to the city auditor, city sidewalks are your responsibility to fix even though they are in the public right-of-way. Due to a law made back in the 1950s, Denver made home and business owners responsible for fixing them and building them. This was the fallout to a push for updating the city’s main mode of transportation which was decided by the government that cars would be the way. However, not everybody drives – even today.

Colorado passed the ability for homeowners to collect rainwater on their property some time back in 2016. Since then the interest seems to have been snuffed out, but the change in law was a huge step for Colorado and residents who believe in sustainability.