Chart of the week: Denver’s tallest buildings, and the new one on the way

A look at the top 10-tallest buildings in Denver now and a project currently under construction that will change that lineup.

Adrian D. Garcia

Aug. 17, 2016, 8:03 a.m.

The construction of 1144 15th Street, downtown Denver. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

development; construction; downtown; denver; kevinjbeaty; skyscraper; denverite; colorado — The construction of 1144 15th Street, downtown Denver. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

We’ve got Republic Plaza. 1801 California. The “Cash Register.” The Four Seasons. And now a new 40-story building is rising in the heart of downtown to join their ranks. Here’s this week’s chart of the week.

At 603 feet, the new skyscraper, 1144 Fifteenth, will be taller than all but four buildings in Denver.

On a national scale, it’s not that tall. Even Denver’s tallest building, the 56-story, 714-foot Republic Plaza, isn’t quite half as tall as America’s tallest building, One World Trade Center in New York City.

Despite Denver’s building boom, the country’s tallest skyscrapers list is still dominated by New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston.

And our tallest building was built 32 years ago. No other structure has come close since.

The 40-story 1144 Fifteenth building is on track to meet its January 2018 completion date, James Roupp, vice president at the Chicago-based real estate company JLL, said Tuesday.

Welcome, No. 5.

Jovan Mays and Judy Ollman unveil a new sign in memory of Preston Porter Jr., an initiative of the Colorado Lynching Memorial Project. Oct. 30, 2020.

A new sign downtown recognizes Denver’s role in the lynching of a 15-year-old boy

In 1900, Preston Porter Jr. was held and tortured in Denver's jail. Days later, he was taken to the eastern plains, where a mob seized him, chained him to railroad ties and burned him.

Screengrab of a Denver Elections video feed of people getting ready to verify and count ballots.

Soothe your addled election brain with this live video of democracy in action

Tag your ballot if you see it and remember to smash that like and subscribe button.

The pool at the Theo, the first residential building to open as part of the 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard projects, is finally open to renters, May 14, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Apartment List has seen Denver rents declining since the start of the pandemic

In October, the median rent for a 2-bedroom in Denver was calculated at $1,564.

Tyler Sondag leads his Denver Pub Crawl group through LoDo on Oct. 23, 2020.

A LoDo pub crawl maneuvers through pandemic pitfalls, even as cases climb

Bar owners and patrons are itching to see each other, and they're relying heavily on official rules for guidance.

Homemade ghouls in front of Johnny Lee Sandoval's Mar Lee home, Oct. 27, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Things to do in Denver this weekend, Oct. 30-Nov. 1

Happy Halloween weekend!

A mock-up of a sanctioned urban campsite in the parking lot of Belong Church in North Capitol Hill. Oct. 2, 2020.

Want city money to run a sanctioned camp? You’ll need to explain where you’ll put it and how you’ll bring the neighbors on board.

A formal request has been issued offering city funding for sanctioned camping and other alternatives to shelter

LaSheita Sayer stands outside of the old Crossroads Theater building where she plans to open Melody Market. Oct. 20, 2020.

Melody Market wants to bring convenience and more cultural competence to Five Points

“I want to start with what it’s not. It’s not a Black convenience store. It is a convenience store that celebrates Black history.”

Ariel Lipscomb, Black Lives Matter 5280's executive liaison. Oct. 28, 2020.

Denver’s Black Lives Matter organization has helped 13 families stay housed

Black Lives Matter 5280 used a Colorado Trust grant for its rent relief program.

"Pick-up orders" at Kahlo's Mexican Restaurant. Westwood, March 20, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver will reimburse (some) restaurants that expanded their dining rooms outdoors

The news comes a day after restaurateurs learned that they will be doing less business inside due to new restrictions.

The Aurora Day Resource Center. Oct. 27, 2020.

Cold weather puts a spotlight on shelter for people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic in metro Denver

Aurora is considering a large shelter, while Adams County expanded a hotel voucher program. Denver says a 24-hour emergency shelter opened over the weekend for women and transgender individuals will remain open throughout the pandemic.

Angelo’s CD’s & More rolled out strict customer rules back in May. Oct. 27, 2020.

Denver’s businesses respond with a sigh to new COVID-19 rules

Some will lose revenue. Some have been ready for this since the summer.

Denver artist Raverro Stinnett and Allied Universal reach a tentative settlement over Union Station beating

The brutal April 2018 beating has jeopardized Allied’s relationship with local governments.

Adolisa Schaefer gets a COVID-19 test at Paco Sanchez Park in West Colfax. Oct. 2, 2020.

Denver is tightening its COVID-19 restrictions. Here’s what that means for you.

Coronavirus case rates, positivity rates and hospitalization rates are all up. Yes, it's that bad.

Security officers on duty ay Union Station. Aug. 8, 2020.

Denver City Council spikes $25 million contract with private security company Allied Universal

"Allied Security, y'all have a credibility problem."

Ute women in 1899. From left, in front, are Tachiar, A-Pat-We-Ma, and Ta-Nah. From left, in the back, are Ce-Gie-Che-Ok and To-Wee.

A pledge to remember that Denver sits on stolen land will now follow the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ at city council meetings

Councilwoman Jamie Torres sponsored the official government gesture.

Denver Public Schools buses on a snowy day, Feb. 4, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Instead of a snow day, Denver moved everything remote. That created chaos.

After Denver Public School opted for remote learning, parents and teachers scrambled to put together what a new day would look like.

900 E. 1st Street in Denver's Speer neighborhood. Aug. 18, 2020.

The landmark application for Carmen Courts has been withdrawn

An agreement has been reached, but it doesn't guarantee the building will be preserved.

Instructor Anubis Heru works with Ikaika Hill inside 17 Seventy Armory and Gun Club's new "virtual" range in Five Points. Oct. 17, 2020.

More Denverites got hidden gun permits in recent months than any time in the last five years

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This city-owned facility at 1370 Elati Street, pictured Oct. 23, 2020, will be a 24-hour cold weather emergency shelter for women and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness until midday Oct. 27, 2020. (Donna Bryson/Denverite)

Denver opens an emergency cold weather shelter for women and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness

Men can go to the Lawrence Street Community Center to be taken to a shelter, and families experiencing homeless can go to Samaritan House to pick up hotel vouchers.

Denver apartments under the "bomb cyclone" blizzard, March 13, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

The median rent for a Denver apartment was $1,464 in the third quarter

According to landlords cited in the recent study for the Apartment Association of Metro Denver, most tenants are keeping up with the rent.

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The construction of 1144 15th Street, downtown Denver. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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