Downtown Design Advisory Board

Overview

The Downtown Design Advisory Board was established in 2019. The nine-member board has design review oversight of proposed projects in the Golden Triangle, Central Platte Valley-Auraria and Arapahoe Square areas of downtown Denver and serves as the next step towards a more consistent and comprehensive design review system for all of downtown. 

General Meeting Information

• Time and date: 10:30 a.m., the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, as needed. 
• Location: Meetings are currently being held virtually via Teams.
• Accessibility: If you need a sign language interpreter or CART Services, contact SignLanguageServices@denvergov.org at least three business days ahead of the meeting you'd like to attend. For other public accommodation requests/concerns related to a disability, please contact DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org.

May 24th meeting minutes(PDF, 186KB)

September 27th meeting minutes(PDF, 185KB)

October 25th meeting minutes

 December 6 , 2022

December 13, 2022(PDF, 208KB)

Members

Board members are Denver residents appointed by the mayor for three-year terms on a volunteer basis. The board consists of:

• four design professionals, one of whom must be a landscape architect
• one development industry representative
• three downtown-area residents 
• one downtown-area property owner

Areas of Oversight

The Downtown Design Advisory Board reviews proposed projects in the Golden Triangle, Arapahoe Square and CPV-Auraria. Board review may extend to other areas of downtown in the future.

 (PDF, 2MB)

Download coverage area map(PDF, 2MB)

Governing Documents

• Bylaws (to be posted soon)

Design Standards and Guidelines

• Downtown Urban Design Standards and Guidelines(PDF, 20MB)

Downtown Design Advisory Board Submittal Checklists

• Step 1: Site Design and Massing(PDF, 499KB) (PDF)
• Step 2: Design Development Review(PDF, 677KB) (PDF)
• Step 3: Signs(PDF, 252KB) (PDF)