Construction to start for 4-story Wencel Building in downtown Boulder

Construction plans are moving forward for a new four-story office building in downtown Boulder.

The Wencel Building, a nearly 63,000-square-foot commercial building at 1301 Walnut St., recently received unanimous approval from the Boulder Planning Board..

Demolition of the existing three-story brick building on the northeast corner of 13th and Walnut streets should begin in the coming weeks with construction activity scheduled to start Aug. 1, said Jeff Dawson, president and founder of Studio Architecture, the Wencel Building's architect.

The building is expected to be completed in mid-to-late 2015.

The Wencel Building includes Class A office space in the upper levels of the building and flexible space at the courtyard level. The flexible space is designed to attract smaller, entrepreneurial businesses that are experiencing rapid growth, officials said.

Boulder-based W.W. Reynolds is the developer of the project and Wyatt Construction was selected as the builder.

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Construction to start for 4-story Wencel Building in downtown Boulder