TAXI 2

Mickey Zeppelin is no stranger to praise regarding his progressive and innovative Denver developments, but the expansion of his TAXI project in River North is leaving Colorado’s creative types battling through fresh pools of drool, desperate to get their hands on Zeppelin’s latest work/living space. TAXI has been developed around the concept of an affordable “new economy,” workplace center, which, in theory, allows non-conventional businesses and artistic residents to fuse in an energetically and mentally stimulating manner, thereby positively influencing the creative output of the community. Phase 1 of TAXI has been fully occupied since it’s introduction a few years ago, and was chosen as the Best Creative Workspace in Colorado by the Colorado Business Coalition for the Arts last year. Phase 2 is just under four times the size of Phase 1, and plans for further expansion include a full five buildings of commercial and retail development, all based around the same concept of luring creative entrepreneurs into a high-passion environment. The all-around mindfulness of the green and wired approaches to TAXI are to be admired, but my real inspiration comes from the unique focus on the creativity expected to come out of TAXI in response to the creativity put into it– what a beautiful approach to development.