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Construction Activities Calendar
Click here to view work activities and anticipated impacts for July 2019 through October 2019
Project Update - July 24
The new city offices excavation permit has been issued. Crews have begun excavation work, soil stabilization and foundation construction.
Rio Grande Place
Traffic control will be on Rio Grande Place and Founders Place with single lane closures (alternating one-way) during work hours until August. Both the upper and lower entrances to the Rio Grande parking garage are open.
Galena Plaza Public Space Connections | Public Process Update:
Galena Plaza will play an important role in the long-term vision of enhancing the City of Aspen’s downtown connection with John Denver Sanctuary and the Roaring Fork River. The public will be invited to review enhancements to the Plaza throughout the summer. This effort will be led by the City of Aspen Parks and Open Space Department.
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June 2019 Project Report
May 2019 Project Report
Construction Update - April 25, 2019
(May-June) Phase IIB Road Closure and Parking Garage Access Map
(April) Phase IIA Road Closure and Parking Garage Access Map
Construction Update - April 1, 2019
Project Fact Sheet
The Project
The work beginning on the Rio Grande site in February 2019 marks the start of the two-year construction process.
In addition to Shaw Construction, our partners include Charles Cunniffe Architects, PR Studio, and Concept One Group.
Construction activities will take place between the hours of 7:30am and 5:30pm Monday through Friday and on Saturday as needed from 9am – 5pm.
The project timeline is expected to be as follows, with work continuous on the site from February 2019 through early 2021:
Phase 1 – Site Preparation and Demolition – February 2019-April 2019
Phase 2 – Utilities and Foundation – April 2019 – mid-June 2019 with minor follow-up work being done during the off season in the fall
Phase 3 -Vertical Construction – June 2019 – early 2021
The expected completion is early 2021.
The Building
The City of Aspen is constructing new administrative offices to improve the efficiency and availability of local government to the Aspen community. The site for the new City office building is located between Rio Grande Place and Galena Plaza. The new building will add to a civic common that consists of Pitkin County government buildings, Pitkin County Library, and the Aspen Police Department. The city office complex will enhance the corridor connecting the downtown core to Rio Grande Park and the John Denver Sanctuary.
The three-story, approximately 39,000 sq. ft. building designed by local architect Charles Cunniffe integrates bold structural elements and a featured glass rotunda welcoming community use. City offices can be accessed from two entries with enhanced green spaces around the physical building. Other features include, elevator and grand staircase, integrated use of natural materials for exterior finishes and community meeting space for public use. Current design standards call for a “LEED gold project”, with a Council decision still pending for the pursuit of a net zero carbon emissions facility.
Building of the new offices signifies the culmination of over six-years of planning for new City facilities that will meet the service needs of Aspen’s residents, customers, and visitors as well as provide appropriate work space for City employees. Currently, the City has multiple leases for offices scattered within the City core and beyond. The construction of this new facility will allow the City to reduce its externally leased spaces, reduce taxpayers’ expenses by building on land it owns, consolidate services in downtown Aspen, and improve existing facilities. The result will allow for better public service, business processes, and will address accessibility issues.
In November 2018 City of Aspen voters elected to locate new city offices at 425 Rio Grande Place.
Shaw Construction is the general contractor and the building is anticipated to be complete by summer of 2021.
The History
The City of Aspen completed a Facilities Master Plan in 2015 that developed an accurate inventory of City of Aspen spaces and set out to define future space needs and long term planning.
