by Valley Gadfly | May 20, 2024 | Main Articles
by Glen Richardson
A political website called “RINO Watch Colorado” (www.rinowatchco.com) has turned the political media world upside down in Colorado. The website was mentioned in last month’s lead story (As Colorado Becomes A One-Party State The Main Parties Fracture). RINO Watch bills itself as “the voice of grassroots Republicans” where “it exposes RINOs (Republicans In Name Only)” and “supports grassroots Patriots” while “cutting through the Establishment and liberal spin.”
The grassroots believe they represent about 70% of the Republican Party in Colorado. But the Republican billionaires who donate in Colorado (Phil Anschutz. Paul Singer, and Charles Koch), as well as all the media, oppose and demonize the grassroots and now, of course, RINO Watch.
RINO Watch, an upstart website, was attacked relentlessly by virtually every media outlet in the state of Colorado. It was repeatedly attacked by moderate Republican columnist and political consultant Dick Wadhams. He published entire columns about RINO Watch in the Denver Gazette, Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Politics, and Complete Colorado — all owned or controlled by billionaire Phil Anschutz. Jimmy Sengenberger, another columnist in those publications wrote another whole set of columns denigrating RINO Watch.
Jon Caldara
Mandy Connell
Jimmy Sengenberger
Dick Wadhams
The Denver Post had Republican opinion writer Krista Kafer attack RINO Watch along with a full-sized cartoon by the writer. Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute, and Sherrie Peif, a reporter for Complete Colorado, separately penned articles letting RINO Watch have it in the Institute’s quarterly bulletin. Democrat Ann Marie Swan, the Opinion Editor for the Durango Herald and The Journal in Cortez, Colorado, wrote her lead editorial attacking RINO Watch for trying to shame Republicans she liked because they were always losing to her Democrats.
The radio world is equally and universally vicious. Jimmy Sengenberger, before quitting in a huff, had a Saturday morning show where he repeatedly went after RINO Watch on his and Peter Boyles shows. He was replaced on 710 KNUS on Saturday mornings with Jon Caldara who kept up the attacks slamming RINO Watch.
Perhaps the site’s greatest critic on radio has been Mandy Connell who has a radio show on 850 KOA weekday afternoons. Connell invited contributors of RINO Watch, including a marketing representative of the Chronicle, to come to the KOA studio to discuss the website. In what appeared to be an incredible display of ill temper, she began yelling and berating them only to embarrass herself as they, according to listeners, calmly out debated her.
Republican billionaire opponents of Colorado grassroot Republicans. Above, Phil Anschutz
Paul Singer
Charles Koch
RINO Watch discovered that Connell had lied during the show about her best friend, Republican Consultant Kelly Maher, who claimed she had nothing to do with Bob Beauprez’s Colorado Pioneer Action, an entity fined the greatest amount ever for campaign violations in the history of Colorado. Matt Arnold, of Campaign Integrity Watchdog, who brought the action against Colorado Pioneer Action, was listening and had in his files the checks from Colorado Pioneer Action for the benefit of Kelly Maher, appearing to prove that Mandy Connell was lying and knew it.
According to it’s website, RINO Watch minds the crescendo of criticism as the huge amount of press converted the once obscure website into a behemoth with more clicks and reads than any other political site in Colorado.
But what exactly does RINO Watch do? It appears to identify Republicans who it believes are moderates but claim to be strong conservatives. It then places them on a fictional Wall of Shame, sometimes with colorful language. In turn, it identifies people it believes are real conservatives and places them on a fictional Patriot Hall of Fame.
The outrage goes to the fact that moderate Republicans, who go along with the Democrat agenda, are never criticized in the Colorado media but lionized as “rock ribbed” conservatives. A previously unknown website that disagrees with this analysis becomes an enormous threat to the Establishment, not dissimilar to the little boy who states that the emperor has no clothes on.
But failing to destroy the website, the Colorado media has made a must-read site for tens of thousands of Coloradans. Unfortunately for the Colorado media they can not put the genie back in the bottle and RINO Watch is anticipated to continue to grow.
by Valley Gadfly | May 20, 2024 | Main Articles
A Block By Block Comeback Is Planned By Denver; Will Costly Makeover Craft A 21st Century Street Or Stumble?
by Glen Richardson
Demolition Derby: PCL Construction crews work to complete the 16th Street Mall makeover. Street was initially slated for completion by year’s end.
Launched in April of 2022 with a $90-$130 million cost estimate, completion of downtown Denver’s 16th Street Mall was slated for wrap-up by the end of this year at a cost of $149 million. As the deadline draws near, City Council has approved (7 to 3) a $1,150,000 contract — between the city and the Downtown Denver Partnership — to continue redesigning and reactivating the strip. The cost is now estimated at $172.5 million.
Completion is now probable “for the fall of 2025.” Workers hope to have fences down on half of the blocks under construction and open to the public at the end of 2024. Those blocks, however, will still need small-scale finishing touches.
Once home to more than 300 stores and 50 restaurants, businesses along the 1.2-mile corridor between Wazee St. and Broadway are open and accessible, but struggling. Sales are down 25-30% or more. T.J. Maxx and McDonald’s are among those driven out. The 16th Street Mall Business Support program has awarded 177 grants to 103 businesses for more than $1 million. The first to use a grant, closed a few months later due to crime and their windows shot out. Even businesses that were receiving free rent have gone.
Unique To Simulated
When opened the 16th Street Mall was among the most iconic places in Denver, recognized for its high-quality design, enduring materials, and value as a civic space. It was selected for the National Register of Historic Places due to the exceptional caliber of its design and designers, including I.M. Pei, Henry Cobb, and Laurie Olin. The Urban Land Institute called it “public art of the highest international quality.”
Shady Spaces: Rendering of shade structures being designed to hopefully make the reactivated mall desirable and engaging.
The unique is now being replicated by today’s overseers. Some of the original elements will remain, including light fixtures, trees in linear rows, and use of granite. Nonetheless, much of the project is being heavily altered. Promises were made, for example, to recreate the original granite paver-pattern, inspired by Navajo rugs and a snake skin belt. Sadly, plans shifted late in the design-build process, with PCL Construction using smaller pavers than the original, and laying them differently in the transit and pedestrian lanes. As a result, it breaks-up the unity and cohesion of the intricate and elegant design.
The intent of today’s design team — the City of Denver, the Downtown Denver Partnership and RTD — was to honor and recreate elements of the original design. However, the mall is being transformed, resulting in such significant loss of integrity that it will no longer be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Current Construction
Tree Lined Treat: The 1.25-mile-long 16th Street runs from Union Station at Wewatta St. to Civic Center Station at Broadway.
The Road Ahead: Department of Transportation & Infrastructure rendering of what the 16th Street Mall will look like when finished in the fall of 2025.
Potholing — drilling holes to confirm underground utility locations — may still require lane and sidewalk closures on the 16th Street Mall and on cross-streets. Identifying existing water-sewer pipes, and electrical conduit lines, continues to reduce the chance of them being encountered during construction. Signage is being used to help pedestrians and motorists navigate any new closures.
Intersection renewal includes adding shallow utilities, such as electric, traffic signal, and lighting infrastructure. Plus pouring concrete pavement, painting traffic and pedestrian striping continues. Trees for the project were grown and acclimated at tree nurseries. Those trees have now been planted in blocks one and two along16th Street.
Craftsmen laid the pavers by hand along the center transitway during Phase One of the project. Texture of the new granite pavers — PCL Construction and city officials claim — will provide more traction, thus improving safety for the next generation of mall pedestrians.
Moments Of Joy
The new mall will feature elements designed to hopefully make 16th Street desirable, and engaging. Site furnishings, play features, and moments of joy are being distributed up and down the street. They include tables, chairs, benches, shade structures, and planters. The play features are designed to engage kids along the street. Lastly, there will be “Moments of Joy” to bring a bit of delight to the street; make you smile, pause for a moment, or snap a photo to share.
Magic Memories: Horse drawn carriage rides along the 16th Street Mall were for years a memorable experience for couples, kids, and families.
Distribution of the elements are being arranged along the corridor accordingly: Local Link from Market to Curtis; Press Play, Curtis to California St.; Experience 16, California to Tremont; and Jump Start from Tremont to Broadway. Arrangement of the features are designed to create attractions. But they will also provide moments of relaxation and fun for families, residents, visitors, and workers visiting downtown’s core.
Site furnishings are being organized into three basic room types: feast, lounge, and arrow. Feast rooms were created with food in mind. They will be spaces to share lunch with a friend or eat solo and catch up on emails The lounge rooms are spaces to allow you to slow down and stay for a bit. Visitors can take a moment to plan their next step. The space will allow downtown employees a place to pause in the shade between meetings, plus providing a site where residents can enjoy people watching. Arrow rooms will give visitors an accurate, vivid look at downtown.
Final Impact
Prior to the 16th Street overhaul launch, city officials said the investment would, “be well worth the price.” They reasoned it would improve or solve safety and infrastructure deficiencies. Replacement of a water line dating from the 1880s is expected to help drainage. The project also adds more surface friction on the walkways to improve pedestrian safety.
Denver Destination: Opening to the public in 1982, the 16th Street Mall was Denver’s most visited tourist destination for more than 30 years.
Moreover, removing the existing median and shifting the paths of the two bus lanes will add 10 ft. of dedicated, unobstructed sidewalk space on each side of the mall. In addition to more space for pedestrians, the project provides an opportunity to add amenities, while also being able to present additional community events.
More importantly, the city believes the project will play a key role in downtown Denver’s post-pandemic economic turnaround. Admittedly skittish about using the figure today, city leaders said prior to the launch it would increase downtown’s gross regional product — a version of the national gross domestic product, or GDP. How much? By a whopping $3.7 billion!
by Valley Gadfly | May 20, 2024 | Valley Gadfly
Ah, June. It’s a special month for many reasons! It’s the start of summer, which falls on June 20! Plus, it’s not too hot yet, but warm enough to enjoy outdoor barbecues and pool parties.
Plus, there are actually more daylight hours in June, so every day feels a light brighter. But in all, June has a fresh vibe to it. Like the feeling you had as a kid when school was closing.
As June begins “Bustin’ Out All Over,” here are our choices for shopping, dining, and entertainment, to keep the birds chirping, sun shining, flowers blooming, and a breeze blowing:
Take the family to view the Chalk Art Festival, as 150 artists paint on the streets of the Golden Triangle — Colfax on the north, Speer Blvd. West & South; and Broadway on the East — June 1-2, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Information: 720-244-3393.
Don’t miss the free Five Points Jazz Festival, as it returns to the historic district with food, shopping, and music all day on June 8. Click Here for Information
The Renwick Brothers — Koki (trumpet) and Shota (Sax) — bring new energy to Dazzle, as they return to entertain June 13, 9:30 p.m. Information: 303-839-5100.
You’ll laugh, roar at the “Dukes of Funnytown” — Steve Martin and Martin Short— when they play at Red Rocks on June 14, 8 p.m. Information: 720-865-2494.
Sign up for Wednesday Night Adult Coed Soccer League starting June 5 at the Glendale Sports Center. Played 11 on 11 in two 25-minute halves, June through August at Infinity Park’s Sports Field. Information: 303-639-4711.
Shop Glendale Farmers Market, the newest and finest on Saturdays May 25 to Aug. 31, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pick fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. Plus, enjoy food cooked by local talent at the chef’s table. Information: 303-351-1598.
See singer, actress, and dancer Janet Jackson when she entertains at the Ball Arena with rapper guest Nelly, June 16, 8 p.m. Information: 303-405-1100.
With six studio albums, plus EPs. and singles, Samuel Beam — aka Iron & Wine — entertains at the Mission Ballroom June 17, 7 p.m. Information: 720-577-6884.
Don’t miss world-class musician Hauser — a magician on the cello — when he brings his band to the Paramount June 20, 8 p.m. Information: 303-623-0106.
Enjoy food, sake, and artwork as the Cherry Blossom Festival returns to Sakura Square June 22-23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., 4 p.m. Information: 303-951-4486.
Learn about aging at Kavod On The Road, offering workshops, breakout sessions, breakfast-lunch June 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: 303-659-1146.
For an unforgettable evening of entertainment, auctions, cocktails, and dinner attend the St. Jude Gala coming to the Denver Botanic Gardens June 15, 5 p.m. Founder Danny Thomas built St. Jude as a place of healing for kids fighting cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is in Memphis, but treats children from Denver, and statewide. Families never pay for treatment, travel, housing, or food. Information: 720-215-2004.
It’s June, and not a minute too soon! Watch June’s Strawberry Moon rise large and golden-hued over Denver on Friday, June 21, reaching peak illumination at 9:08 p.m. local time.
For most of us, June marks one of the finer tuning points of the year. The days are longer and the nights warmer. Summer has arrived to feed the soul, so everything’s coming up roses.
This is the month to enjoy the outdoors, cookouts, family reunions, and love Dads on Father’s Day. Does June ever feel blue? Only if Julyed to her about summer vacation.
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.
by Valley Gadfly | Apr 19, 2024 | Main Articles
by Glen Richardson
Mom Romp: Annual City Park Mother’s Day 5K run-walk starts at 9 a.m. Flippin’ Flapjacks serves a pancake-sausage breakfast with OJ.
This is the month when we celebrate your first best friend and the person you turn to when you need advice. In 1914 Congress and a Presidential Proclamation established the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
A day to honor mothers has existed for as long as, well, there have been mothers. They are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.
Here’s the Chronicle’s guide for showing your mother, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends how special they are:
Beach Break
Beach Beckons: For pier to plate dining, take mom to Denver’s only lakeside venue for a special Mother’s Day brunch at The Lake House at Pelican Bay, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Take Mom to Denver’s only lakeside venue for a special brunch at The Lake House at Pelican Bay. In Cherry Creek State Park, this one-of-a-kind location offers breathtaking views, an expansive sandy carpet, and classic brunch choices with champagne, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: 303-220-5253.
Home Tour
Home Outing: This modern farm house built in 2015 is among homes being shown at the Wash Park Home Tour & Market Street Fair May 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Get mom in a merry mood for Mother’s Day by taking her to the Wash Park Home Tour & Market Street Fair May 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mom and the family can tour homes at their leisure while also enjoying local artisans, vendors, and entertainment at the Market Street Fair located on the 100 block of S. Humboldt St. (between Cedar & Bayaud).
The home tour is in the 100 and 200 blocks of East Wash Park, north of Alameda and east of Downing. Tour home locations are: 138 S. Downing; 140 S. Lafayette; 216 S. Humboldt; 190 S. Humboldt; and 193 S. Franklin.
Hosted by Steele Elementary’s PTA, funds raised directly support programs and services that make Wash Park’s neighborhood DPS elementary school special. Additionally, a percentage of funds raised this year will also benefit families in need through the LOVVE Project, by providing fresh food, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies to Virginia Village neighbors in partnership with Ellis Elementary.
Jazz Jam
Jazz Brunch: Pianist Adam Bodine tickles the ivories at swinging, groovy Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch at Dazzle Denver, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Enjoy a kid-friendly Mother’s Day brunch at Dazzle Denver, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event features a special daytime performance by Freddy Rodriguez Jr. and The Jazz Connection, which blends Latin, funk, and jazz. Freddy continues the legacy
of Denver’s legendary jazz club El Chapultepec. Information: 303-839-5100.
Railroad Mom
Treat mom to the Royal Gorge Route Railroad Mother’s Day Brunch train trip May 11 or 12, departing at 12:30 p.m. Two-hour excursion is in elegant dining car as you enjoy special brunch, spectacular views. Trip runs from the Santa Fe Depot in Canon City, chugs through the Royal Gorge. Information: 719-276-4000.
Runaway With Mom
Race to City Park for a run-walk with mom during the Mother’s Day 5k May 12, 9 a.m. You’ll be cheered by enthusiastic volunteers and spectators, creating a festive and supportive atmosphere that is sure to make the day unforgettable. A pan
Tea Time: Cherry Creek’s Halcyon Hotel hosts this Mother’s Day Tea in the Arbor Room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
cake-sausage breakfast with OJ is provided by Flippin’ Flapjacks. Information: denvermothers day5k.com.
Take Tea Time
Delight mom at Mother’s Day Tea in the Arbor Room at Cherry Creek’s Halcyon Hotel, May 12. Menu includes baked ham and cheddar sandwiches, deviled eggs, and smoked salmon toast points. The more than half-dozen tea choices come with chocolate Hazelnut macarons, lemon blueberry cake, plus selection of scones. Information: 720-772-5000.
Or, give her a tour of the Molly Brown House plus a high tea with fruit, scones, tea sandwiches, desserts on Mother’s Day, 10:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Information: 303-832-4092, ext. 13.
Mom’s Day Dining Ideas
Here are restaurants serving on May 12 to pamper and delight mom and family with fine cuisine on Mother’s Day:
Bon Ami: Quaint little Wash Park French gem on the corner of Alameda & S. Pennsylvania St. serves classic French dishes plus savory and sweet crepes. Information: 303-862-4959.
Edge Restaurant & Bar: Located in downtown’s Four Seasons Hotel, eatery will host a brunch buffet from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: 303-389-3050.
Fire Restaurant & Lounge: Serving seafood selections, including a whole salmon carving station, plus omelet station. Danish, scones, more choices served. Information: 720-709-4431.
Guard and Grace: California St. steakhouse has appetizers, raw bar, & brunch items. Menu includes Filet Flight, Black Cod, and a burger, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Information: 303-293-8500.
Le Bilboquet: Cherry Creek French eatery is serving a three-course prix fixe brunch. Brunch is from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m. Information: 303-835-9999.
Local Jones: Signature eatery in Cherry Creek’s Halcyon Hotel is hosting a brunch from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner service is from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Information: 720-772-5000.
Monaco Inn Restaurant: Lamb Shank, Lamb Chops & Grilled Shrimp, New York Steak & Fried Shrimp, or Grilled Salmon are specials, noon to 8 p.m. Moms get their choice of a glass of Prosecco or dessert of the day. Information: 303-320-1104.
Panzano: Eatery’s Buffet in the Hotel Monaco has cold-hot bar, plus prime rib-ham carving station, and a “Kid-O” menu. Serving 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: 303-296-3525.
Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge: In addition to standard brunch menu, restaurant in Cherry Creek’s Clio Hotel plans specials, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: 303-253-3000.
by Valley Gadfly | Apr 19, 2024 | Main Articles
Location Is Latest Newberry Brothers Growth Spot, As The Florist’s Cherry Creek Greenhouse Plot Flourishes
by Glen Richardson
Greenhouse Growth: These phase-two North Pointe Ten stylish townhomes in Cherry Creek North are where Newberry’s six large greenhouses did business for decades.
Latest On Leetsdale: Rendering of the three-story apartment home with a basement being built on the five-acre Newberry Brothers Florist site at 5231 Leetsdale Drive.
It may have not occurred to you, but gardens and florists are strikingly similar to townhomes and multifamily developments. They attract pollinators or patrons because they are eye-catching, have room to grow, are not too tall, too crowded, or located in the wrong place.
That’s the development strategy being implemented for a luxury three-story apartment complex with a basement, about to bud in the Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood adjacent to both Glendale and Cherry Creek North. The five-acre site is located along Leetsdale Drive east of Forest St. Weldon Newberry started what became Newberry Brothers Florist at the site. His daughter Paula Newberry Arnold, and her son Kien Arnold, sold the parcel to Texas-based multifamily developer Embrey Partners LLC for $9 million. The Newberry business has moved across Leetsdale Dr. to 560 S. Holly St.
Newberry relocated the florist to the Leetsdale site subsequent to selling the Cherry Creek North location where Newberry’s six large greenhouses did business for decades. That corner spot at 2nd Ave. and Garfield Street is where North Pointe Ten is now located. Garfield Development LLC, paid $7.65 million for the North Pointe property. The development’s Phase-One has since sold out. The project’s recently finished Phase-Two — defined as stylish, sophisticated urban residences — is now complete and available for purchase. The 10 four-bedroom, six-bath, attached townhomes are being offered for $3.4 million each.
Development Dig: Construction workers dig, blast, and grade former Newberry Brothers Florist site on Leetsdale Drive, where the three-story apartment complex will be built. Photo: Kevin J. Beaty
Supreme Site
At the time the Leetsdale property was sold, Newberry Brothers Florist described the five-acre site as, “the kind of compact, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood that city officials often propose as the Denver ideal.”
Initially the neighborhood organization — the Preservation of Residential South Hilltop Neighborhood Assn. — was concerned about possible traffic impact and noise. Following negotiations with Newberry Arnold, height restrictions, traffic entry and departure, plus hotels being prohibited, were mutually agreed upon. As a result, neighbors sent messages of support, announcing they, “looked forward to more retail and residential diversity.”
Traffic rumbles and roars along the stretch of Leetsdale Drive where construction workers and excavation equipment are digging, blasting, and grading the property in preparation to build the apartment complex. Behind the property — up the hill to the north — are neighborhood streets with rows of single-family homes. George Washington High School is to the east, and a King Soopers on the west. Another apart-
ment complex sits on the southwest corner of Leetsdale and Forest, plus a multifamily development is just up the street on Forest, behind Inga’s Alpine Tavern.
Striking Setting
New Newberry Digs: The Newberry Brothers business has moved across Leetsdale to 560 S. Holly St. Floral arrangements, event design, and custom work remain the shop’s focus.
The 283 apartment homes will be nestled into the hillside to the north and east, reducing the scale of the building as it relates to the adjacent residential neighborhoods. It is also expected to conceal parking from the public view along Leetsdale Drive.
The property’s unique topographic advantage due to being located on the side of a hill, will create striking views of the Front Range and the south metro skyline for future residents of the apartment complex.
Two internal courtyards are planned as additional amenities. The east edge will be utilized as part of the development’s water quality requirement. The parking structure will be wrapped by apartment units on the west and south sides, providing approximately 395 spaces for residents and guests.
Special Street
Special Spot: Newberry Brothers moved from Cherry Creek North and acquired this center on Leetsdale Drive. The five-acre site is now the florist’s latest development spot.
An enhanced pedestrian corridor or woonerf — a Dutch “living street” urban planning concept — will create a break along Leetsdale Drive. The idea is to promote community with the adjacent neighborhoods, parks, and amenities. The Cherry Creek Trail, Four Mile Historic Park, Creekside Park, Glendale Park (formerly Mir Park), Burns Park, and Crestmoor Park are all accessible within an estimated 10-minute walk. Planned pedestrian-scale improvements adjacent to the complex site along Leetsdale are expected to set the standard for future street improvements to promote walkability on Leetsdale and across the city.
Moreover, the woonerf will create a north-south corridor within the site. In addition, it will offer publicly accessible and highly visible outdoor space. Plaza areas, site furnishings, and pockets of vegetated landscape will soften and screen the outdoor area. The pedestrian area will be further enhanced with a sizable tree lawn. Rows of trees and a landscape buffer between sidewalks and buildings will enhance safety, while adding to streetscape attractiveness. Outdoor spaces will also allow for outdoor gatherings, recreation, and seasonal activity.
Additionally, the community’s future residents will enjoy private amenities. An indoor fitness center and exterior amenity courtyards are among those being planned.
Site Access
Primary access to the apartment complex from Leetsdale Drive will be at the eastern edge of the property, leading visitors and residents to the leasing center. A drop off area with an associated small surface parking lot will be adjacent. The primary entry to a structured parking garage will be accessible nearby.
A second access point is planned on the west edge of the site, extending along the north. The second point will allow for additional parking access while also providing fire access. The rear of the lot will have setbacks, including a 25-ft. building setback between the Protected District and any new building that might be built on the property. A retaining wall is permitted within the 25-ft. setback. The proposed site plan, however, does not include any retaining walls.
Changes to site design, height, massing, and infrastructure are likely before the apartment complex opens. Completion and opening of the apartment complex is projected for mid-2025.
