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Adams Mark Hotel
Height: 299'
Stories: 22
Year: 1960		 When completed in 1960, this 299' hotel tower was opened as the Hilton Denver. One of the most prestigious and luxurious hotels upon its opening, the then-Hilton served Denver well for many years before being converted into an Adams Mark.

Although the name of the hotel has changed, the Adams Mark remains one of Denver's four star hotels and consistently earsn high marks and awards in the hopitality industry.
   



Mile High Center
Height: 294'
Stories: 23
Year: 1954		 Mile High Center is considered to be Denver's first modern high-rise, and as such, one of Denver's most important structures.

Designed in the early 1950's by world-renowned architect I.M Pei, Mile High Center was "the" building to usher in the age of internationalism in Denver. Today, the 294' tower is a part of a complex with Wells Fargo Center and, as part of a renovation in the mid 1980's, features the famous "cash register" profile in the form of a glass atrium at its base.
 



North Tower (Denver Place)
Height: 285'
Stories: 23
Year: 1981		 The North Tower of Denver Place joins its taller counterpart in forming an impressive twin-tower complex as part of Denver Place.

Completed in 1981, the 285' tower was once the Denver headquarters to Paris-based TOTAL Petroleum, and for many years sported a red TOTAL logo on its top. Denver has since lost its stronghold on the energy industry, and TOTAL vacated the tower alongside several other energy concerns who scaled back their Denver operations or left the city altogether.
 



Hudson's Bay Centre
Height: NA
Stories: 21
Year: 1984		 This high-rise, completed in 1984, looms over Denver's 16th Street Mall at the corner of Stout Street and 16th.

The building features a design similar to the Denver Financial Center, with a series of cutbacks forming its northwest wall to maximize the number of corner offices with views of the Rocky Mountains.
   



Denver Club Building
Height: 277'
Stories: 22
Year: 1954		 The Denver Club building, built in 1954, is considered Denver's first "high-rise", although the Telephone Company Building (1923) still contends for that title.

Standing 277' above 17th Street, the Denver Club Building was briefly the tallest in the city before being surpassed by Mile High Center later that same year. A major renovation in 1999 brought the building up to modern standards.
     



Comfort Inn
Height: 269'
Stories: 22
Year: 1959		 The Comfort Inn was originally built as an extension to Denver's famous Brown Palace Hotel in 1959, and its light red facade was meant to evoke the facade of its historic neighbor.

Although still joined to the Brown Palace Hotel by a skybridge, the 22-story Comfort Inn remains affiliated with its neighbor and is still considered to be a part of the Brown Palace complex.
     



Nuron Rogers Federal Building
Height: 262'
Stories: 19
Year: 1965		 Completed in 1965, the Nuron Rogers Federal Building has stood for many years as Denver's primary Federal Courts building. In 2002, an expansion of the Denver Federal Complex downtown saw the construction of the Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse.

The 19-story Nuron Rogers Federal Building was made famous for holding the triasl for convicted Oklahoma City bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, an internationally-publicized trial which put this 262' tower on news stations around the world.
   



Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse
Height: 260'
Stories: 10
Year: 2002		 When the federal government outgrew its space in the Nuron Rogers Federal Building, the decision was made to expand the Federal Complex across the street in the form of a 10-story tower.

The Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse contains 10 floors of federal courtrooms and serves as the newest addition to the Federal Complex downtown. The 260' tower features ample nighttime illumination as well as artwork on its spire.



Trinity Place
Height: 230'
Stories: 17
Year: 1978		 This 230' tower is so named due to its location across the street from the historic Trinity Methodist Church. Enjoying a location on Broadway and Tremont Street, Trinity Place is constructed of red terra-cotta brick and black glass set into vertical strips.

At 17 stories, the tower is highly visible from the elevated terrain to its east and for some residents marks the eastern gateway into downtown.
   



Westin Tabor Center
Height: NA
Stories: 19
Year: 1984		 Built as a component of the Tabor Center complex, this Westin Hotel has been a critical part of Denver's hospitality industry, as it is only one of very few hotels in Denver's northern downtown.

Constructed in 1984, the tower shares a similar color brick and the same green glass as its taller office tower neighbor One Tabor Center.
 



Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building
Height: 192'
Stories: 12
Year: 2002		 The Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building was constructed in 2002 to consolidate the many offices of the City of Denver into one complex. Prior to its completion, the City of Denver had offices spread throughout several buildings downtown.

Named after celebrated mayor Wellington Webb, this 12-story municipal building has been successful in consolidating the city's offices into one building.



The Windsor
Height: 180'
Stories: 23
Year: 1983		 The Windsor is a residential mid-rise one block east of the Barclay Tower. The 23-story building enjoys close proximity to Coors Field and LoDo.
       



Sakura Square
Height: 175'
Stories: 20
Year: 1982		 Sakura Square is a square-block community in Denver catering to the Japanese culture. A concession from the City of Denver after they wiped out Denver's "Little Japan" during urban renewal, the Sakura Square complex features Japanese restaurants, shops and a residential tower.

The 20-story tower serves as the anchor for Sakura Square, providing a steady stream of Japanese customers for the shops at the base of the tower. A self-contained city, if you will...
       



Holiday Inn
Height: NA
Stories: 20
Year: 1981		 Located on the western fringes of downtown Denver, this 20-story Holiday Inn sits close to the Colorado Convention Center, Denver Pavillions and the Civic Center.

       



Qwest Wireless

Height: NA
Stories: 13
Year: 1965

 The Qwest Wireless building holds the administrative offices and call centers for Qwest's wireless mobile phone division.

Built in 1965, the building, before being taken over by Qwest, served as the Denver regional offices for Southern Pacific Railroad. A large Southern Pacific logo was mounted ontop of the building after its namesake tenant. After its merger with Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific operations center was closed and Denver lost yet another company in its local economy.
   



AT&T Tower
Height: NA
Stories: 15
Year: NA		 The AT&T Tower sits ambiguously on the north end of downtown, overshadowed by the taller towers of Denver's Central Business District.

The 18-story tower houses the local operations of AT&T and even sports a logo.
     



Columbine Place
Height: NA
Stories: 14
Year: NA		 Columbine Place is located at the southern end of the 16th Street Mall near Civic Center Plaza.
       



Park Central
Height: NA
Stories: 15
Year: 1980		 A sculptural complex of many forms, Park Central occupies one square city block and two towers rise from the main base. The tallest of these towers, at 15 stories, fronts 15th Street.

Before its merger into the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Rio Grande Railroad maintained its corporate headuarters in this complex.
     



Alamo Plaza
Height: NA
Stories: 15
Year: NA		 Alamo Plaza is an effective transition building between Denver's historic LoDo district and the Central Business District. The tower's 15-story height ties together these two critical centers of downtown Denver.

   



Guaranty Bank
Height: NA
Stories: 14
Year: NA		 Like its slightly taller neigbor to the north, Alamo Plaza, the Guaranty Bank building serves as an effective transition structure between Denver's CBD and the historic district of LoDo.
   



303 W. Colfax
Height: NA
Stories: 14
Year: NA		 Sitting somewhat removed from the central skyline on the western fringes of downtown, this building serves many functions for the City of Denver.
       



University of Colorado at Denver
Height: NA
Stories: 14
Year: NA		 Located along Speer Blvd on the western edge of downtown, this tower serves as classrooms for the University of Colorado at Denver.
         



475 17th Street
Height: NA
Stories: 14
Year: NA		 If you're not looking for 475 17th Street, you won't even notice it. Wedged between the 507' 555 17th Street and the Comfort Inn is this small 14-story mid-rise, sitting in the shadows.
   




Public Service Company
Height: NA
Stories: 12
Year: NA		 Located on the western edge of downtown, this building is the heating generator for all of downtown's high-rises. The building is connected to a system of pipework that reaches into every major structure downtown, providing them with heat for the winter months.
       



Writer Square Tower
Height: NA
Stories: 11
Year: NA		 Sitting somewhat removed from the central skyline on the western fringes of downtown, this building serves many functions for the City of Denver.
       



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