| The Uptown neighborhood
lies to the immediate east of Downtown Denver, and offers an eclectic mix of elements:
restaurants, retail, historic mansions, new construction loft and condominium projects,
hospital campuses, small office buildings, entertainment venues and neighborhood gathering
places. It is quickly becoming one of the most popular neighborhoods in the city, due in
large part to its ease of accessibility to Downtown's core. The architectural styles and housing options in Uptown cross the
spectrum from Denver Squares, Victorians, apartment complexes, bungalows, Queen Anne-style
houses with second-story porches and much more. A majority of the neighborhood is single
family detached houses, with tree-lined boulevards that separate sidewalks from the
street.
A longtime anchor in the Uptown
neighborhood has been a complex of hospitals in the neighborhood's core. St. Joseph's, The
Children's Hospital, Presbyterian/St. Luke's, and Kaiser Permanente are major presences
and employers in the neighborhood, and many hospital supply, doctor's offices and related
businesses are located in nearby buildings. The hospitals employ nearly 10,000 workers.
(The Children's Hospital announced plans to move to the Fitzsimons area in Aurora
in the next five years, along with the University of Colorado's Health Sciences Center.)
Uptown's southern boundary is Colfax
Avenue, Denver's traditional retail and services corridor that is undergoing a remarkable
recovery. New retail, housing and office development is changing Colfax's landscape, and
the refurbished Fillmore Auditorium and Ogden Theater draw music fans for live
performances. The numerous restaurants on 17th Street have resulted in a "Restaurant
Row" destination attraction.
FACTS:
General boundaries:
Broadway, Colfax Avenue, 23rd Avenue, York Street
Population: 7,780
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