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Boulder design board urges smaller, more articulated forms for 777 Broadway student housing proposal
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Boulder Design Advisory Board told the applicant for 777 Broadway that a requested height modification and current massing risk reading as a single, extruded block. Members recommended breaking the building into distinct masses, moving or rethinking stair towers and adding transparency and screening to improve the project's fit with the campus gateway.
The City of Boulder Design Advisory Board reviewed a proposed student-housing project at 777 Broadway on Jan. 14 and urged the design team to reduce the apparent bulk of the building if it proceeds with a height modification to 55 feet. The board's guidance focused on massing, stair-tower placement, increased transparency in amenity areas and extending decorative screening along the south facade.
Allison Blaine, the city case manager who introduced the referral, said the project was referred to DAB after concept review in November 2024 and clarified zoning context: "I believe the by right height in this zone is 38 and our charter does allow for up to 55 feet. Just it has to be through a site review." The applicant, Evan Borg of Tabernacle Architecture and Design, told the board the project program includes "218 beds across 61 units" on a site just over 1.25 acres, with parking beneath a podium-level floor…
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