1905 N Sherman St
1905 N Sherman St is a 10-story building in Greater Downtown Denver with 100% of its floor area within daylight reach of a facade. This screen estimates 54 homes and scores it 87 out of 100 for office-to-residential conversion suitability.
CO-1 · Screened 2026-09-19 · Strong candidate
Where 1905 N Sherman St is
Its block in Greater Downtown Denver, drawn from Denver's own building outlines and street centerlines.
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- 1905 N Sherman St
This building does not pencil at default assumptions, even with a modeled RESIDE Act grant.
This footprint has no windowless core at all: every point on the floor plate is within 35 ft of a facade, which is unusual and is the main reason it scores as well as it does.
Modeled conversion metrics for 1905 N Sherman St, 2026-09-19.
| Suitability scoreStrong candidate | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Storiesfrom 115 ft aerial-survey height ÷ 12 ft floor-to-floor | 10 |
| Height bandsfloor plate by floor range, from the city's roof outlines | Floors 1–8: 6,692 sq ft · Floors 9–10: 2,220 sq ft |
| Floor platetypical floor, from the city outlines | 6,692 sq ft |
| Daylight efficiencyshare within 35 ft of a facade | 100% |
| Deepest interior pointviability threshold is 80 ft | 31 ft |
| Windowless coretypical floor; the building-wide total is in the text above | 0 sq ft |
| Estimated homesat 750 sq ft average | 54 |
| Conversion cost$360/sq ft all-in on 51,285 sq ft | $18.5M |
| Gap before grantshortfall against completed value | $5.7M |
| Modeled RESIDE grantbelow the statutory cap | $3.2M |
| BuiltDenver does not publish a construction year with this data | — |
| ZoningNorth Capitol Hill | C-MX-16 |
| Opportunity Zonenot in a 2018 designated tract | No |
The plan: window line, shape and floor rhythm
56 ft of exterior wall for each home the screen estimates — enough for two- and three-bedroom homes across the plan.
The typical floor has 357 ft of exterior wall, and across 9 residential floors the building carries 3,027 ft of it in total, divided among the 54 homes this screen estimates.
Its plate is moderately compact at 0.66: a squarish plan, with enough perimeter for a conventional double-loaded corridor. How window line and plate shape are measured.
At the model’s 750 sq ft average, the plan works out at about 6.0 homes per floor, repeated on every residential floor, since this building's outline does not change as it rises.
Why 1905 N Sherman St scores 87 out of 100
Daylight efficiency 100, Interior depth 100, Scale 36, Finance 78 — each out of 100, then weighted.
Score components for 1905 N Sherman St. Points are the subscore times its weight.
| Component | Subscore | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight efficiency100% of the floor area within 35 ft of a facade, scored from 40% up to 90% | 100 | 45% | 45.0 |
| Interior depthdeepest interior point 31 ft from a facade, scored from 80 ft down to 40 ft | 100 | 25% | 25.0 |
| Scale54 estimated homes, scored from 0 up to 150 | 36 | 15% | 5.4 |
| Financeremaining gap is 13% of conversion cost, scored from 60% down to 0% | 78 | 15% | 11.6 |
Most of what it earns comes from daylight efficiency, and what holds it back most is scale, at 36 out of 100: 54 estimated homes, scored from 0 up to 150.
What the conversion would cost
$360 per square foot all-in across 51,285 sq ft of converted floor, or $18.5M in total — about $342K for each of the 54 homes.
All-in cost per square foot for 1905 N Sherman St: 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 circulation and service area that earns nothing directly. Against it the model sets a completed value of $236K a home, which for 54 homes is $12.7M.
What would have to be true
A $5.7M gap before any grant, $2.5M after the modeled one. The smallest single change that would close it: average unit size 13% down.
The shortfall before any grant is $5.7M. Closing it from the value side means each of the 54 homes finishing at $342K rather than the $236K the model assumes — 45% more. Closing it from the cost side means getting all-in cost down from $360 to $248 per square foot.
A modeled RESIDE grant of $3.2M moves that threshold to $282K a home. That is still above the $236K assumed, leaving $2.5M uncovered, which is why the grant does not unlock this one.
Nor do all four levers have to move. For 1905 N Sherman St, one alone would close the gap at:
Single-assumption flip points for 1905 N Sherman St, each holding the other three at their defaults.
| Average unit sizethe binding constraint — the least this building would need | 13% downto 651 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Circulation efficiency | 15% upto 92% |
| Conversion cost per square foot | 19% downto $212/sq ft |
| Completed value per home | 19% upto $282K |
All four are sliders in the survey, where 1905 N Sherman St re-scores against your own numbers.
How it compares in Greater Downtown Denver
1905 N Sherman St ranks 40th of the 214 buildings screened here, against a median score of 72.
Its floor plate is better lit than 100% of them, and shallower than 94% of them at its deepest interior point. On size it is the 198th 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 North Capitol Hill and the C-MX-16 zone
13th of 41 in North Capitol Hill, 1st of 7 zoned C-MX-16 — the comparison that shares its rules, rents and streets.
Denver places 41 of the screened buildings in North Capitol Hill. 1905 N Sherman St ranks 13th of them against a median score of 85. 32 score 70 or more, their median deepest interior point is 47 ft from a facade against this building’s 31 ft, and together they would hold an estimated 8,820 homes. The group’s top scorer is 1776 N Grant St, at 97.
7 of the screened buildings are zoned C-MX-16. 1905 N Sherman St ranks 1st of them against a median score of 79, the top score in the group. 6 score 70 or more, their median deepest interior point is 51 ft from a facade against this building’s 31 ft, and together they would hold an estimated 556 homes.
Its nearest match in size: 1595 N Pearl St
The screened building closest to 1905 N Sherman St in converted floor area is 1595 N Pearl St: 50,740 sq ft over 5 stories, against 51,285 sq ft over 10 here.
1905 N Sherman St scores 87 to its 77, and with the size held roughly equal most of that lead comes from interior depth: 100 out of 100 here, 77 there (deepest interior point 49 ft from a facade, scored from 80 ft down to 40 ft). On the money they sit in the same place: each falls short even with the modeled grant. The two stand about 2,300 ft apart.
Would it qualify for a RESIDE Act grant?
The model awards 1905 N Sherman St $3.2M, 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 1905 N Sherman St
The 4 closest the screen also covers, from 150 ft away. They are the colored outlines on the plan at the top of this page.
- 140 E 19th Ave8 stories · 100% daylit · 45 estimated homes · scores 86/100 (Strong candidate)about 150 ft away
- 1860 N Lincoln St17 stories · 72% daylit · 287 estimated homes · scores 60/100 (Worth a feasibility study)about 260 ft away
- 1888 N Sherman St9 stories · 90% daylit · 69 estimated homes · scores 79/100 (Strong candidate)about 270 ft away
- 1845 N Sherman St8 stories · 79% daylit · 90 estimated homes · scores 63/100 (Worth a feasibility study)about 300 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.