1325 Glenarm Pl
1325 Glenarm Pl is a 7-story building in Greater Downtown Denver with 81% of its floor area within daylight reach of a facade. This screen estimates 191 homes and scores it 70 out of 100 for office-to-residential conversion suitability.
CO-1 · Screened 2026-09-19 · Strong candidate
Where 1325 Glenarm Pl is
Its block in Greater Downtown Denver, drawn from Denver's own building outlines and street centerlines.
- Already housing
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- 1325 Glenarm Pl
This building does not pencil at default assumptions, even with a modeled RESIDE Act grant.
Across its 6 residential floors this building carries 41,580 sq ft of windowless core — area that must be gutted, re-plumbed and sprinklered but can never be rented as an apartment.
Modeled conversion metrics for 1325 Glenarm Pl, 2026-09-19.
| Suitability scoreStrong candidate | 70 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Storiesfrom 81 ft aerial-survey height ÷ 12 ft floor-to-floor | 7 |
| Height bandsfloor plate by floor range, from the city's roof outlines | Floor 1: 49,504 sq ft · Floors 2–3: 48,440 sq ft · Floor 4: 48,203 sq ft · Floor 5: 42,487 sq ft · Floor 6: 30,281 sq ft · Floor 7: 3,329 sq ft |
| Floor platetypical floor, from the city outlines | 48,440 sq ft |
| Daylight efficiencyshare within 35 ft of a facade | 81% |
| Deepest interior pointviability threshold is 80 ft | 63 ft |
| Windowless coretypical floor; the building-wide total is in the text above | 11,192 sq ft |
| Estimated homesat 750 sq ft average | 191 |
| Conversion cost$360/sq ft all-in on 221,180 sq ft | $79.6M |
| Gap before grantshortfall against completed value | $34.5M |
| Modeled RESIDE grantat the statutory per-award cap | $10.0M |
| BuiltDenver does not publish a construction year with this data | — |
| ZoningCBD | D-C |
| Opportunity Zonenot in a 2018 designated tract | No |
The plan: window line, shape and floor rhythm
34 ft of exterior wall for each home the screen estimates — enough for two- and three-bedroom homes across the plan.
The typical floor has 1,173 ft of exterior wall, and across 6 residential floors the building carries 6,439 ft of it in total, divided among the 191 homes this screen estimates.
Its plate is elongated at 0.44: a slab or an L, which is why so much of the floor lies within reach of a window: the outline buys daylight that a square plan of the same area would not. How window line and plate shape are measured.
At the model’s 750 sq ft average, the plan works out at about 31.8 homes per floor, repeated on every residential floor, since this building's outline does not change as it rises.
Why 1325 Glenarm Pl scores 70 out of 100
Daylight efficiency 82, Interior depth 44, Scale 100, Finance 49 — each out of 100, then weighted.
Score components for 1325 Glenarm Pl. Points are the subscore times its weight.
| Component | Subscore | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight efficiency81% of the floor area within 35 ft of a facade, scored from 40% up to 90% | 82 | 45% | 37.1 |
| Interior depthdeepest interior point 63 ft from a facade, scored from 80 ft down to 40 ft | 44 | 25% | 10.9 |
| Scale191 estimated homes, scored from 0 up to 150 | 100 | 15% | 15.0 |
| Financeremaining gap is 31% of conversion cost, scored from 60% down to 0% | 49 | 15% | 7.3 |
Most of what it earns comes from daylight efficiency, and what holds it back most is interior depth, at 44 out of 100: deepest interior point 63 ft from a facade, scored from 80 ft down to 40 ft.
What the conversion would cost
$360 per square foot all-in across 221,180 sq ft of converted floor, or $79.6M in total — about $417K for each of the 191 homes.
All-in cost per square foot for 1325 Glenarm Pl: base cost plus the code work a change of use triggers.
| Base conversion cost | $260/sq ft |
|---|---|
| Plumbing risers to every unit | $40/sq ft |
| Operable windows and glazing | $30/sq ft |
| Additional egress stair | $18/sq ft |
| Fire sprinklers (NFPA 13R) | $12/sq ft |
| All-in | $360/sq ft |
That cost is charged across every converted square foot, including the 41,580 sq ft of windowless core, which has to be gutted, re-plumbed and sprinklered like the rest of the building and then earns nothing. Against it the model sets a completed value of $236K a home, which for 191 homes is $45.1M.
What would have to be true
A $34.5M gap before any grant, $24.5M after the modeled one. The smallest single change that would close it: average unit size 35% down.
The shortfall before any grant is $34.5M. Closing it from the value side means each of the 191 homes finishing at $417K rather than the $236K the model assumes — 77% more. Closing it from the cost side means getting all-in cost down from $360 to $204 per square foot.
A modeled RESIDE grant of $10.0M moves that threshold to $365K a home. That is still above the $236K assumed, leaving $24.5M uncovered, which is why the grant does not unlock this one.
Nor do all four levers have to move. For 1325 Glenarm Pl, one alone would close the gap at:
Single-assumption flip points for 1325 Glenarm Pl, each holding the other three at their defaults.
| Average unit sizethe binding constraint — the least this building would need | 35% downto 485 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Conversion cost per square foot | 43% downto $149/sq ft |
| Completed value per home | 54% upto $365K |
All four are sliders in the survey, where 1325 Glenarm Pl re-scores against your own numbers.
How it compares in Greater Downtown Denver
1325 Glenarm Pl ranks 114th of the 214 buildings screened here, against a median score of 72.
Its floor plate is better lit than 45% of them, and shallower than 23% of them at its deepest interior point. On size it is the 110th largest by estimated homes. The full survey of all 214 buildings ranks and maps every one of them, and the list by address links each to its own page.
Within CBD and the D-C zone
40th of 75 in CBD, 39th of 72 zoned D-C — the comparison that shares its rules, rents and streets.
Denver places 75 of the screened buildings in CBD. 1325 Glenarm Pl ranks 40th of them against a median score of 71. 40 score 70 or more, their median deepest interior point is 56 ft from a facade against this building’s 63 ft, and together they would hold an estimated 33,698 homes. The group’s top scorer is 918 17th St, at 97.
72 of the screened buildings are zoned D-C. 1325 Glenarm Pl ranks 39th of them against a median score of 73. 39 score 70 or more, their median deepest interior point is 57 ft from a facade against this building’s 63 ft, and together they would hold an estimated 32,881 homes. The group’s top scorer is 721 19th St, at 95.
Its nearest match in size: 1600 15th St
The screened building closest to 1325 Glenarm Pl in converted floor area is 1600 15th St: 213,498 sq ft over 7 stories, against 221,180 sq ft over 7 here.
The two land within a few points of each other — 70 here, 68 there — so at this size the screen reads them as much the same prospect. On the money they sit in the same place: each falls short even with the modeled grant. The two stand about 3,900 ft apart.
Would it qualify for a RESIDE Act grant?
The model awards 1325 Glenarm Pl $10.0M, on the assumption it qualifies. Whether it does, no published dataset can say.
That figure assumes the building meets the Act’s vacant-and-abandoned test, which turns on code-enforcement and receivership records no city publishes.
It does not sit in a 2018 designated Opportunity Zone, so it would not draw that Section 201 priority.
Other buildings screened near 1325 Glenarm Pl
The 4 closest the screen also covers, from 230 ft away. They are the colored outlines on the plan at the top of this page.
- 440 14th St19 stories · 92% daylit · 254 estimated homes · scores 94/100 (Strong candidate)about 230 ft away
- 1400 Welton St11 stories · 84% daylit · 145 estimated homes · scores 75/100 (Strong candidate)about 390 ft away
- 439 14th St17 stories · 85% daylit · 239 estimated homes · scores 88/100 (Strong candidate)about 520 ft away
- 1250 Welton St5 stories · 99% daylit · 133 estimated homes · scores 94/100 (Strong candidate)about 520 ft away
A screen, not a feasibility study, from outlines and heights rather than plans: the method and how to correct a figure. If you know this building’s interior, you know what this model cannot see.