Union Station: Revisiting Denver’s Downtown Hub
Tue May 13
4:00 PM — 5:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time
Category
Placemaking
This panel is intended to tell the story of the successful redevelopment of downtown Denver's Union Station. Union Station is a great example of the public and private sectors organizing around transit-oriented urban infill and compelling historic preservations. The panelists will be a collection of developers, city officials, transit officials, and design professionals who were instrumental in getting Union Station done.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
CRL Associates, Inc.
Kim is the CEO and Owner of CRL Associates, with extensive expertise in real estate and land use, public finance, and emerging technology. She has played an instrumental role in numerous high-profile projects across the Front Range, including assisting in approvals for the National Women's Soccer League Denver stadium, shaping community outreach strategies for Colorado Mountain Rail, and driving the redevelopment of the Fox Park…
Panelist
Panelist
Special Advisor to the Governor for Joint Rail Service City and County of Denver
Diane Barrett was the Chief Projects Officer for the City and County of Denver under three Mayors, from 2005 through 2019. In that role she guided the City's participation in projects as diverse as Denver Union Station and the National Western Stock Show. She retired just as COVID appeared, rode out the pandemic and then decided she missed working on projects. She went to work…
Panelist
Panelist
Continuum Partners, LLC
Mark Falcone founded Continuum Partners, LLC in Denver in 1997. Since its inception Continuum has successfully completed over $2 billion of development and established itself as a national leader of complex, mixed use urban infill projects. Prior to forming Continuum, Mark worked with The Rouse Company’s division of Office and Community Development in Baltimore, MD and served in several key roles in his family’s real…
Panelist
Panelist
CEO Sage Hospitality Resources
Walter Isenberg is an award-winning hotelier, restauranter, and placemaker with a deep understanding of how to create places people go to, not through. Since starting the company in 1984 with Zack Neumeyer, Walter has led Sage with heart and has truly become the embodiment of loving what you do and loving who you do it with Walter directs the efforts of Sage's four companies –…
Panelist
Panelist
Owner and Sole Member MAM Denver LLC
William E. Mosher Owner and Sole Member MAM Denver, LLC Currently CEO of the Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, owner of the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center. The 1,100 room hotel is currently undergoing a $70m major room renovation project while maintaining over 70% of available rooms. Bill also serves as a Mayoral consultant to the Chief Projects Office for the City and…
Panelist
Panelist
CEO Denver International Airport
Phillip A. Washington was initially nominated by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock in July 2021 and most recently by current Mayor Mike Johnston in July 2023. He was unanimously confirmed by the Denver City Council as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Denver International Airport (DEN) both times. DEN ranks as the third-busiest airport in the U.S. and the fifth-busiest airport in the world. DEN is…