TEDx In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxMileHigh, where x = independently organized TED event. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.  The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including Mile High TEDx, are self-organized.

Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Here is the Tedx Mile High Homepage where you can learn more and purchase tickets: http://www.tedxmilehigh.com/

Follow TEDx Mile High on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/TEDxMileHigh or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TEDxMileHigh

Follow TED on Twitter at twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at facebook.com/TED.

TEDx Mile High bring you some Denver’s best & brightest speakers along with some incredible national speakers.

Here are a few of the local heroes you can look forward to:

• Bernard Amadei (Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Founding President of Engineers Without Borders – USA and co-founder of Engineers Without Borders-International) http://ceae.colorado.edu/mc-edc/?ii=People%20:%20Bernard%20Amadei
• Alex Bogusky – Emcee (Co-Founder of Crispin Porter & Bogusky) Founder of the Fearless Revolution http://fearlessrevolution.com/
• Ashara Ekundayo (Founder of BluBlak Media Consulting and Café Nuba) http://cafenuba.com/
• James B. Hayes (Former Publisher, Fortune; Former CEO, Junior Achievement) http://www.ja.org/
• John Hickenlooper (Governor, State of Colorado) http://www.colorado.gov/GOVERNOR
• Allen Lim (Director of Sports Science, Team RadioShack) http://www.teamradioshack.us/
• L. Hunter Lovins (President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS) and Co-Founder of Rocky Mountain Institute) www.natcapsolutions.org

Here are a few of the national speakers:

• Robyn O’Brien (Author of The Unhealthy Truth) www.allergykidsfoundation.org & www.robynobrien.com
• Jeff Olson (1998 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics, co-founder of Well Nourished Worldwide) www.wellnourishedworldwide.com
• Sally A. Ranney (CEO of StillWater Preservation LLC (SWP)) www.areday.net amatterofdegreemedia.com www.imattermarch.org
• General Victor E. Renuart Jr. (Former Commander of NORAD and US Northern Command) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_E._Renuart,_Jr.
• Casey Sheahan (CEO & President of Patagonia, Inc.) http://www.patagonia.com/us/home
• Obura Tongoi (CEO, Africa Redefined & Co-Founder, Audeamus Capital Partners LLP) https://africaredefined.com/index.php

We have included a short video below to familiarize you a little more with the TED experience. This is a can’t miss event for everyone in the Mile High City! If you attend please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post, on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/SPIREDenver or on Facebook http://on.fb.me/e29aHt

Here is the official event information and schedule:

Friday, April 1
6 – 10 pm

Saturday, April 2
12 – 9 pm

Admission: $10 / day;  $15 both days
Kids under 12 Free.

NEW! Add reserved VIP seating for the Denver Top 10 Fashion Show with Mondo Finale: $15

Runway / Stage Event Schedule:

Friday
6pm – doors open
7pm – Be Your Own You
8pm – Charlie Price
9pm – Denver Style Awards with Babblin’ Brooks and Nina Flowers
10pm – doors close

Saturday
12n – doors open
1pm – Buxom and Anna Festa

2pm – Natalee Moldenhour and Marie Margot Couture Bridal
3pm – House of Arden
4pm – Gimme Gimme Pillow Toast Japanese Street Fashion
5pm – NUR
6pm – Audience Awards: Best-Dressed audience members compete for prizes on the Runway!
7pm – Denver Top 10 Fashion Show with Mondo Guerra finale
9pm – doors close

Get your tickets here: http://denverstyleexpotix.eventbrite.com/

The concert features 12 award-winning Colorado bands and DJs on 3 stages, and door prizes and giveaways. If you attend the event take some fun pictures and post them on our new Facebook Page .  Tickets are $10 at the door. Here is the schedule of bands playing the Whole Planet Party!

Milk Bar

7:30- 8:30 We Are Only Human

8:45 – 9:45 Small Boi

10:00 – 11:00 Mikey Fresh

11:15 – Close DJ Rockstar Aaron

Jazz Bar Stage

7:15- 8:15 Greg Harris

8:30 – 9:30 Archetype

9:30 – 10:30 Tage Plantell & The Dusty Radio

10:45 – 11:45 The Kissing Party

12:00 – Close The Love Royale

Bar Standard Stage

7:30- 8:15 C. Vincent Plummer

8:30 – 9:30 The Blasters

9:45- 11:30 Bop Skizzum

11:45 – Close Bobby C. Sound T.V.

8 months of closings

From last April 19 – the day its lenders allowed it to start closing contracts – until the end of last year, 201 units have closed at the Spire, representing more than $60 million in sales. The sale price per square foot ranged from the high $200s to about $500. In addition, all 10,000 square feet of the ground-floor retail space has been leased in the LEED-certified building at 14th and Champa streets.

That is 328 percent more than all of the new home closings that took place during the time period at four of other condo buildings in Denver – One Lincoln, Pinnacle, Wynkoop Residences and Four Seasons – according to a study by Mark Co. Research. Closings at the Spire also have dwarfed the resale condo closings in One Lincoln, Glass House and Pinnacle during that period, according to the analysis.

“There’s a lot of ways to slice-and-dice real estate sales, but whether you look at the last six months or all of 2010, we were getting north of 75 percent of the local market, depending on how you measure it,” said Crosby, of Nichols Partnership, the developer of the 493-unit building.

SPIRE will be making a number of announcements on our Facebook page.. so if you aren’t a friend make sure to become one today.

We love supporting our friends and neighborhood businesses downtown and through our Facebook page SPIRE will be announcing tons of great local events and promotions.  The first one to be on the lookout for is something we all could use to kick of the new year… a little relaxation.

Our Friends at Elixir Massage are letting us give away one of their signature massages (yes, that is a GREAT way to start off 2011).

Since free massages don’t happen every day, we wanted to give it to someone who really, really needs it.  So sometime in January we will be posting on our Facebook page asking you to tell Elixir why you feel you are need or deserve a free 60 minute signature massage.  The best answer gets the massage… and while you can be creative in your words but please make sure your reason rings true.

So keep watching the SPIRE Facebook page for this and other upcoming events.

Elixir is a unique urban massage retreat located in historic LoDo. From the moment you step through the door, you’ll be made to feel pampered and relaxed. Elixir‘s culture supports your healthy lifestyle with massage services that provide a powerful link between feeling good and being well.  Our experienced team of licensed and trained massage therapists will customize your massage to your needs. An exciting selection of natural retail products and gifts are enough to stop in for alone. Open 7 days a week 10 – 8. Like Elixir Mind Body Massage on Facebook and get $20 toward a massage.

1518A Wazee St. Downtown Denver
303-571-4455.
www.elixirinlodo.com

To learn more about SPIRE or to tour our 42 story residential tower in the heart of downtown Denver please contact our sales team at 720-457-7550.

We always like to spread the word to help out a great cause and this weekend is a very special race.  This Sunday, October 3rd is the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® starting at the Pepsi Center.  Here are some details about the event.

The Race enables the Komen Denver Metropolitan Affiliate to fund grants for local breast cancer programs that provide education, screening and treatment. Last year, the Affiliate was able to fund 7,383 screening services, 192 treatment services (surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy), educate 27,944 people on breast cancer and/or breast health and  provide 410 rides to patients for treatment- related services. With your help, we are saving lives.

website:  visit here

So please share the word with anyone else you know who might be interested in participating in this event.  To all our SPIRE residents and neighbors downtown, please keep in mind the road closures that will be going on that Sunday morning.  It might be far easier if you are attending the event to just walk, shuttle, or hop on the Cherry Creek Trail.

And SPIRE residents… don’t forget to soothe your muscles after the race in our spas or the pools.   We keep them toasty warm year round for you.  If you are interested in learning more about SPIRE or taking a private tour please visit the SPIRE Sales Center at 891 14th street or contact 720-457-7550 to schedule your own private tour.

Thank you and good luck to all of the race participants this weekend.

Whew, last weekend was busy.  With more than 300+ visitors to our SPIRE Summer Open House event it was an exciting weekend of building tours, free yoga classes, and free Jamba Juice.  Word of mouth about the many benefits of SPIRE must be spreading and we want to thank everyone who stopped by.  We also want to apologize.  It was such an incredible turnout that at about 3:00 pm we ran out of Jamba Juice.  We know some of you missed out on those delicious smoothies and we’d like to make it up to you. The first 100 people to stop by our Sales Center this weekend will receive a certificate for a free Classic Jamba Juice with a free boost.

Our team will also be available to take you on a tour of SPIRE and its many amenities that are part of focus on Healthy High Rise Living.  With two pools, two spas, fitness center, yoga floor and zen garden, SPIRE provides great facilities for our residents to enjoy.   With our great walkability (Walkscore of 100 out of 100) SPIRE is a “Walkers Paradise”.  The score is based upon SPIRE’s easy access to public transportation, shuttles, bike and walking paths, and the many entertainment and dining options within a few blocks.  In the heart of Downtown Denver and the Theater District our location offers residents the best of that our wonderful city of Denver has to offer.  So if you are out on a bike ride this weekend, checking out an exhibit or performance downtown, taking in an afternoon yoga class, or just window shopping downtown, please feel free to stop by our sales center at 891 14th street in the base of the building.  

Thank you and we wish everyone a wonderful weekend.  Here are some other weekend events you may want to check out while you are in the Neighborhood of SPIRE.

• Join the Denver Art Museum the final Friday of August for Untutled #32. With the King Tut exhibition in town, Untitled takes on ancient gold bling and all things Egyptian.
• Root Down Cooking Demos:  A journey into local cuisine at the Denver Public Library.
• Come join hundreds of your yogi friends every Sunday, 4 p.m. May 30 – Sep. 19 at Denver’s City Park for yoga, live music, socializing and FUN!)
• Comedy at the Bovine Metropolis at 8:00 pm Saturday with Left Right TIM.  Coming all the way from Boulder, Left Right TIM (LRT to those in the know) is made up entirely of University of Colorado students and alumni.

Photo Credit to Elegant Images and Photographs

SPIRE is bustling with activity.  New SPIRE homeowners have moved in and are enjoying their new downtown Denver lifestyle and the many SPIRE amenities.  What’s their favorite amenity… is it the fitness center, pools, hot tubs, theater room, or perhaps simply the location and views?  We decided to ask our new homeowners.

Welcome to the first of our homeowner interviews.  We are proud to introduce you to SPIRE resident Jim Deak.  Not only is Jim one of our first homeowners but he shared with us that he is getting married this coming weekend and may be “the first couple officially starting their lives together at SPIRE”.  Congratulations Jim and Kristen!

Here is our interview with Jim.

What first attracted you to SPIRE?

Maintenance free living in the downtown Denver environment.  I was also taken by the views, premier location and amenities the building has to offer.

When you were evaluating your different options for condos in Denver, what factors helped you determine that SPIRE was your #1 pick?

The location- centrally located near the theatre district, the 16th St Mall Shuttle, and an RTD Light Rail Stop.  The proximity to 100′s of restaurants, sports facilities and unique shopping opportunities.  There are other upscale living opportunities in downtown Denver, but they couldn’t compete with this building’s location, amenities and value.  As a licensed Real Estate agent, my sense for value and location led me back to SPIRE after comparing it to other downtown options.

Which residence/floor plan did you select for your home and why?

We chose the Arapahoe- it’s a 2br floorplan that offers a fantastic west facing view of Invesco field, surrounded by the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop.  That’s the west view- looking to the east we see the “Christmas Tree” building, the Colorful Clock Tower, and the lights of downtown living.

Do you have a favorite amenity within the building?

The 2 outdoor hot tubs have been doing wonders on my senses- I mean sore back.  More seriously, the Box Office is the best home theater I have ever experienced short of IMAX movies.

When did you move in to SPIRE?

As soon as possible!  April 28th was the date.  The porter staff was a nice added benefit holding doors open and just helping insure a smooth move.

As a SPIRE homeowner, can you share some of the best things about living at SPIRE and in the heart of Denver?

5 minute walk to the Buell Theater and the 16th St Shuttle.   RTD light rail and B-Cycle is at your doorstep.  Walk or B-Cycle to any downtown work site.  The outdoor pool, hot tubs, box office and the rest of 2 floors of amenities that can’t be found anywhere else.  Did I mention the stunning city and mountain views?

Do you have any recommendations for new homeowners to SPIRE (restaurants, events, things to do)?

Buy now, before prices rise further!  Little India is a weekly stop for take out or the lunch buffet.  Ride the B-Cycle to REI for coffee and some weekend trip supplies.  Take a run or bike ride along the South Platte River paths.

Any thoughts on the growth and development that is happening in Downtown Denver?

The 14th St Redevelopment project is going to be exiting to watch as it continues to build on SPIRE’s location and its proximity to great restaurants, sporting events and theater.

Thanks Jim !
To learn more about residences at SPIRE or to schedule a tour of our building please contact our sales center at 720.457.7550.

Thank you to the Downtown Denver Partnership and both welcome and thank you to the many, many new homeowners moving into SPIRE almost every day. Welcome to SPIRE and welcome to your Downtown Denver Neighborhood.

Video sponsored by Comcast, and produced by BurstMarketing and Direct Edit.