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The River North Arts District, or RiNo as

locals refer to it, is situated immediately

north of Downtown Denver at the junction

of Interstates 70 and 25. Coors Field and

the LoDo (Lower Downtown) neighborhood

mark RiNo’s southwestern boundary, while

Interstate 25 acts as its western border.

Interstate 70 serves as the neighborhood’s

northern edge, while the Curtis Park and

Five Points neighborhoods lie immediately

to the east. The RiNo neighborhood is

traversed by the South Platte River, with the

lion’s share of the District’s retail situated

on the east side of the river. Brighton

Boulevard, Larimer and Downing Streets are

the primary retail arteries, though a number

of other commercial corridors have seen

increased activity as this region has

undergone its transformation.

Denver’s arts community was already

established in RiNo prior to 2010,

converting many of the district’s vacant

warehouses to loft and gallery space. But

residential growth throughout Denver’s

urban core began to explode around 2010.

This first wave played out primarily in the

adjacent Downtown and LoHi (Lower

Highlands) neighborhoods, but as these

areas redeveloped with higher-end

multifamily housing, residential growth

increasingly moved northeast to the

RiNo District. According to the

Brookings Institute, Denver has become

the number one destination for

millennials, with its Downtown

neighborhoods expected to grow by 18%

over the next five years.

A number of notable projects in RiNo

have helped to speed the area’s retail

evolution over the past few years,

including The Source, a 26,000 SF

artisanal food hall, which opened in a

former steel foundry building on

Brighton Boulevard in late 2013. Other

food additions have included everything

from high-end local favorite The Populist

to authentic Mexican restaurant Los

Chingones. RiNo has also increasingly

become a focal point of Denver’s music

and nightlife scene through a mix of live

venues. Yet even with this recent

prosperity, RiNo stands as one of the few

areas remaining in Denver’s urban core

with available land and vacant buildings.

Because of this, development is

skyrocketing, with ongoing projects

ranging from office (Zeppelin Station) to

housing (Taxi), hospitality (The Source

Hotel), and mixed-use (DriveTrain—a

multifamily, retail/restaurant and

boutique hotel).

39.6%

Millennial Population

$69,790

Average

Household Income

RiNo (River North) Arts District:

Ground Zero for Mile High Millennials