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zocalo may 26, 2010

Chris Achenbach.

Zocalo is a young development company in Denver. One of the managing partners is Chris Achenbach,  architect, who migrated into the development world. Chris started this transformation from design-building services that he provided to his clients and later on moved into partnership with a developer. He had to learn about financing of the projects and other specifics of running Zocalo.

As of today, Zocalo has built a few apartment buildings in Colorado. Their latest project is called Solera. Solera is located at 1956 Lawrence Street in Denver.  This is truly a mixed-use project. The site has commercial space, parking, and apartments on the site. The project is LEED certified and uses a lot of green technology throughout the building. This technology addresses water and usage, and materials.

Chris recommends for architects who are planning to go into the development world to create a partnership with other developers as a first step, and to start small.

Solera. Provided by Zocalo.	Solera. Provided by Zocalo.

Solera. Provided by Zocalo.	Solera. Provided by Zocalo.

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