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Developer Moves Ahead on Condo Project

DENVER-The 220-unit Greenhouse project has been talked about since the early 1980s. Now, developer Mickey Zeppelin plans to start work on the building with units priced from $160,000 to $600,000.

By John Rebchook | Updated on June 29, 2001

DENVER-Local urban pioneer developer Mickey Zeppelin plans to start construction on his 220-unit condominium project in the tony Cherry Creek area. He first planned the project, called the Greenhouse, because of a greenhouse once on the site, in the early 1980s.

But he put it on the back burner because of the poor economy caused by overbuilding and the drop in energy prices.

When he tried to resurrect the project, some neighbors said it was too dense, too big and out of character for the neighborhood and would bring too much traffic to the neighborhood. After Zeppelin conducted a traffic study that showed the project wouldn’t adversely impact traffic congestion, the city let him move forward.

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