Metro moves: $107M luxury apartments development starts construction in downtown Parker

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Luxury apartments coming to downtown Parker

Downtown Parker is about to see a big project bring more housing and retail to the growing suburb.

Developers Rockefeller Group and MGL Partners announced that the firms began building a 264-unit luxury apartment complex in the heart of Parker’s Mainstreet.

The project, called Juniper on Mainstreet, sits on 8.1 acres of downtown near the Sulphur Gulch Trail.

The complex will add nearly 14,000 square feet of Class-A retail and restaurant space to downtown.

The $107 million apartment community is expected to finish construction in the second quarter of 2025.

Parker’s population grew 23% between 2010 and 2020 and is expected to keep growing, the developers said in a statement.

“MGL has long recognized Parker as an ideal location for Class-A apartments and retail, and we’re proud to be partnering once again with Rockefeller Group to bring much-needed housing to our region,” said Mike Gerber, MGL Partners co-founder, in a statement.

The community will be at the intersection of Mainstreet and South Pine Drive, featuring two four-story buildings with a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, spa, coworking space, conference rooms and a dog park.

Eggsciting addition to Union Station neighborhood?

Eggs Included, a breakfast restaurant based in Sweden, is coming to the U.S. and will debut in Denver, the chain announced.

The Swedish business will open across the street from Union Station at 1750 Wewatta Street inside The Coloradan, a mixed-use development project of retail, office and housing.

It would be Eggs Inc.’s second location, following the original restaurant in Stockholm. An opening day has yet to be announced.

As its name mentions, the restaurant’s menu features locally-sourced eggs for its egg-based meals.

It’s got egg buns, egg bites, eggs benedict and … egg pizza?

Yes, the crust is just eggs topped with various typical pizza toppings or a Swedish rendition with smoked salmon and red onions. Eggs Inc. is also a quick service restaurant.

“Our concept is focused on fast yet healthy options prepared with locally sourced eggs that deliver an incredible taste,” Eggs Inc. Founder Elisabet Eriksson said in a statement. "We believe our food will bring Denver a new and exciting way of enjoying eggs.”

Denver’s Solihten Institute has new CEO

Solihten Institute, the Denver-based nonprofit with a network of interfaith counseling centers across the country, has new leadership.

The nonprofit’s board announced June 18 it hired Dan Stephens as the organization’s new president and CEO after a national search.

Stephens worked in both counseling and held leadership roles in nonprofits including as executive director of the Rotary Club of Birmingham, the largest rotary club in the U.S.

His role will focus on growing the nonprofit by expanding its network, improving membership benefits and helping care centers meet the needs of their community, the announcement said.

"I am honored to join Solihten Institute and lead this remarkable organization in its mission to inspire, educate, connect, and equip professionals who integrate mind, body, spirit, and community in their approach to caring for the wellbeing of others," Stephens said in a statement.

BERNADETTE BERDYCHOWSKI, The Denver Gazette