Summit House

Auraria, CO

Role: Fee Developer

Summit House is a 12-story mass timber student housing building located on the Auraria Campus, designed as a mixed-use project consisting of 155 student housing units (584 beds), MSU office space, and retail components

1405 11th Street
Denver, CO, 80204
 
Project type
Urban infill, mixed use, ground up, student housing, career center
TDC
$ 0 Million
Deal Level Returns
155 units, 584 beds, 42K total commercial SF
Placed in Service
Q2 2027
Financing Method
Municipal Funds
Financial Partners
Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan State University of Denver

Tallest Mass Timber Building in Colorado

Summit House is a 12-story mass timber mixed-use student housing building located at 11th St and Auraria Pkwy in Denver. The structure consists of a two-story concrete podium and 10 floors of mass timber, serving as the first on-campus housing for MSU Denver. The building’s program includes approximately 155 residential units for students, a C2 Hub community space, and retail/food service space on the ground floor. The project’s guiding principles emphasize a “Community-Driven Environment” and “Student-Centric Design” to facilitate social interactions and radical collaboration. Financially, the project’s Total Development Cost is estimated at around $118.3 million. Site mobilization commenced in July 2025, and the project is currently in its active construction phase. The construction period for the main building is approximately 18 months, with substantial completion anticipated around March 2027.


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