MEQ & AECOM Capital Release New Renderings of the Transformative RiNo Development
SANTA MONICA, CA (January 22, 2019) – Mass Equities, Inc. (MEQ), a private equity real estate investment firm based in Santa Monica, CA, and AECOM Capital, the investment arm of AECOM, announced today that “VARIO” is the new name of the partnership’s premier development project on a 7.8-acre site on Brighton Boulevard in Denver’s River North Art District (RiNo). The partnership also unveiled new renderings of VARIO, showcasing its dramatic transformation from an industrial property into an innovative, mixed-use environment. Once complete, VARIO will be the largest project of its kind in the region.
“VARIO evokes the eclectic cool spirit of the development’s distinct personality and conveys its attitude, while embracing the diversity of the neighborhood and standing out from the familiar pattern of typical mixed-use projects,” said Brian Bair, MEQ principal and senior VP, Acquisitions & Development for Colorado.
VARIO embodies RiNo’s dynamic past, which was first populated by pioneering artists who lived in the then-neglected lofts of the neighborhood. Together, they founded an Art District that is original, inspiring, artistic and gritty, and has become much more.
“Today, RiNo is Denver’s magnet for innovative entrepreneurs, businesses and young, creative residents. The new RiNo atmosphere, which seems at once both casual and refined, is the soul of VARIO,” said AECOM Capital Managing Director Ted Fentin, commenting on the authentic and urban nature of the vibrant RiNo community.
The initial plan for VARIO will set the standard for mixed-use development, as well as adaptive re-use, and envisions approximately 459 apartment units, an additional 92,000 square feet of creative office space, and 30,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to parking. In addition to the new build, the initial phase of the project is the re-imaging and expansion of the existing 62,000-square-foot building at 3060 Brighton Boulevard into a state-of-the-art creative office building, taking advantage of the soaring and dramatic ceiling heights.
About Mass Equities
Mass Equities (MEQ) is a fast-growing, private equity real estate investment firm that creates value across a broad spectrum of diverse real estate asset classes and markets in the Western U.S. MEQ’s projects include ground-up development, existing building repositions, and comprehensive operational and leasing. The MEQ philosophy, driven by true investment diversification, leverages multiple categories including mixed-use, creative office, retail, and multifamily. MEQ principals’ 100+ years of combined real estate investment experience in both private and public companies have led to success through many real estate cycles in key Western markets.
About AECOM Capital
AECOM Capital is an investor and developer of real estate and other large-scale projects across North America and select international markets. Targeting high-quality, risk-adjusted investments, AECOM Capital leverages AECOM’s vast resources across all engineering, design and construction services for deal flow, due diligence, execution and project delivery. AECOM Capital has a total development value of over $4.5 billion across approximately 11 million square feet. As part of AECOM, a fully integrated global infrastructure firm, we connect knowledge and experience across a global network of experts to help clients solve their most complex challenges. A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM had revenue of approximately $20.2 billion during fiscal year 2018. See how we deliver what others can only imagine at www.aecomcapital.com.
AECOM Media Contact:
Jason Marshall
Senior Director, Global Communications
646-432-8474
jason.marshall@aecom.com
Mass Equities Media Contact:
Nadene Gallagher
310-991-0230
ngallagher@lautergallagher.com
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17-Jan-2012 |
Respecting and preserving cultural resources is extremely important to Alan Garfinkel-Gold, Ph.D.
As a senior cultural resources expert for AECOM, he recently received the California Governor’s Historic Preservation Award for 2011 for the Kawaiisu Project. |
17-Jan-2012 |
Tom Anderson, AIA, P.E., has joined AECOM, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, as manager of the firm’s planning, design + development business in its U.S. Northeast region. |
19-Jan-2012 |
AECOM’s U.K. transportation practice has been appointed by Glasgow City Council to provide specialist technical expertise to advise and assist in progressing the planning and operational phases of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games transport strategy. |
25-Jan-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it was awarded a US$14-million contract for the design and supervision of the Qatar Petroleum Headquarter development, formerly known as Barwa Financial District, in Doha, Qatar. |
26-Jan-2012 |
AECOM announced that it has been awarded aUS$38.8-million contract to design the airport segment of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project in Hawaii. |
26-Jan-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has been awarded a US$38.8-million contract to design the airport segment of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project in Hawaii. |
02-Feb-2012 |
AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private sector clients in more than 130 countries around the world, announced today its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended Dec. 31, 2011. |
09-Feb-2012 |
AECOM announced today that its President Michael S. Burke and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Stephen M. Kadenacy will present at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference. |
21-Feb-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has established a Global Advisory Board chaired by former U.K. Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Sir John Major KG CH, and composed of other independent leaders in business and geopolitical affairs. |
01-Mar-2012 |
AECOM announced today that David W. Joos has joined its Board of Directors. |
05-Mar-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has appointed John M. Renfro as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. In this role, Renfro leads the company’s worldwide human resources (HR) organization and is responsible for driving its global human capital strategy across the 45,000-employee enterprise. |
07-Mar-2012 |
AECOM Senior Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel Nancy Laben will participate in a moderated keynote session at the 2012 Global Ethics Summit, March 15-16, in New York City. |
07-Mar-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has been awarded an emergency recovery and technical support services contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). |
12-Mar-2012 |
AECOM announced that it has been awarded an emergency recovery and technical support services contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). |
12-Mar-2012 |
AECOM participated in the fundraiser to increase awareness of lung issues and support the mission of the American Lung Association. |
13-Mar-2012 |
Le magazine ReNew Canada a récemment classé 31 projets d’AECOM dans son palmarès 2012 des 100 principaux projets d’infrastructure au Canada. |
13-Mar-2012 |
ReNew Canada magazine recently named 31 AECOM projects in its 2012 rankings of the Top 100 infrastructure projects in Canada. |
14-Mar-2012 |
AECOM announced today that a joint venture in which it participates has been awarded a US$62.3-million design-build contract for Rhode Island’s Lawton Valley Water Treatment Plant and upgrade of the state’s Station No. 1 plant in Newport. |
16-Mar-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2012 by the Ethisphere Institute. |
02-Apr-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has been awarded two design-build contracts with a combined value of approximately US$78 million to upgrade the Blackburn Meadows Wastewater Treatment Plant for Yorkshire Water in Sheffield, United Kingdom. |
04-Apr-2012 |
AECOM announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the company a US$14.7-million contract to support the Mozambique Health Infrastructure Development Program. |
09-Apr-2012 |
The Winchester Flood Control Project, where AECOM led the design, was recently selected as a top project for stormwater and erosion control by Stormwater Solutions magazine. |
11-Apr-2012 |
AECOM will release results for its fiscal year 2012 second quarter, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, May 3, 2012. |
23-Apr-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has published its first corporate Sustainability Report covering the period October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2011. The 2011 Sustainability Report underscores AECOM’s commitment and strategic approach towards sustainability. |
26-Apr-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has formed a partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent, not-for-profit organization that works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive sustainable water use by business and cities, on its global cities program. |
03-May-2012 |
AECOM announced today its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. |
04-May-2012 |
ENR names AECOM as Southeast’s number one design firm |
21-May-2012 |
AECOM was selected as the Engineering Company of the Year by GLAAACC |
22-May-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately US$42 million by Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority for an engineering study of the Malaysia-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. |
31-May-2012 |
For work on Métis Nation of Ontario Aboriginal Traditional Ecological Study. |
05-Jun-2012 |
AECOM announced today that Lynn Antipas Tyson has joined the company as senior vice president, investor relations. |
05-Jun-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it has been selected as the designer for a design-build contract to upgrade North Road in Qatar as part of the wider Qatar Expressway program. |
19-Jun-2012 |
AECOM announced today that a joint venture in which it participates has been awarded a US$70-million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services organization. |
21-Jun-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it is part of a consortium that has been awarded a US$555-million contract for a package of work on Australia’s Regional Rail Link in the state of Victoria. |
27-Jun-2012 |
AECOM announced today that it is one of four contractors awarded a US$100-million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District. |