200 16th St
200 16th St is a 20-story building in Greater Downtown Denver with 78% of its floor area within daylight reach of a facade. This screen estimates 1,283 homes and scores it 64 out of 100 for office-to-residential conversion suitability.
CO-1 · Screened 2026-09-19 · Worth a feasibility study
Also addressed as 202 16th St, 216 16th St, 300 16th St, 350 16th St, 1515 Cleveland Pl, 1550 Court Pl, 1555 Court Pl and 1590 Tremont Pl: Denver’s address records place all 9 on this one footprint.
Where 200 16th St is
Its block in Greater Downtown Denver, drawn from Denver's own building outlines and street centerlines.
- Already housing
- Not screened
- 200 16th St
This building does not pencil at default assumptions, even with a modeled RESIDE Act grant.
Across its 19 residential floors this building carries 343,656 sq ft of windowless core — area that must be gutted, re-plumbed and sprinklered but can never be rented as an apartment.
Read with caution. This footprint carries 9 street addresses across 93,406 sq ft, which usually means the city’s GIS has merged a block or complex into a single polygon rather than describing one convertible building.
Modeled conversion metrics for 200 16th St, 2026-09-19.
| Suitability scoreWorth a feasibility study | 64 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Storiesfrom 246 ft aerial-survey height ÷ 12 ft floor-to-floor | 20 |
| Height bandsfloor plate by floor range, from the city's roof outlines | Floors 1–2: 205,099 sq ft · Floor 3: 175,917 sq ft · Floor 4: 155,127 sq ft · Floor 5: 149,681 sq ft · Floor 6: 128,830 sq ft · Floor 7: 94,219 sq ft · Floors 8–10: 93,406 sq ft · Floors 11–12: 42,576 sq ft · Floors 13–16: 40,088 sq ft · Floors 17–18: 33,631 sq ft · Floor 19: 31,062 sq ft · Floor 20: 13,577 sq ft |
| Floor platetypical floor, from the city outlines | 93,406 sq ft |
| Daylight efficiencyshare within 35 ft of a facade | 78% |
| Deepest interior pointviability threshold is 80 ft | 62 ft |
| Windowless coretypical floor; the building-wide total is in the text above | 5,026 sq ft |
| Estimated homesat 750 sq ft average | 1,283 |
| Conversion cost$360/sq ft all-in on 1,546,499 sq ft | $556.7M |
| Gap before grantshortfall against completed value | $254.0M |
| 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 3,107 ft of exterior wall, and across 19 residential floors the building carries 44,005 ft of it in total, divided among the 1,283 homes this screen estimates.
Its plate is highly articulated at 0.12: a long, notched or wing-shaped outline with far more facade than its area needs — wasteful as an office envelope, and close to ideal for apartments. How window line and plate shape are measured.
At the model’s 750 sq ft average, the plan works out at about 67.5 homes per floor. Its floors are not alike, though: the typical floor's deepest interior point is 62 ft from a facade, while its worst floor reaches 134 ft. The score follows the typical floor, so a podium that could not hold a bedroom does not by itself sink a slim tower above it — but it is there, and it is part of what would have to be drawn around.
Why 200 16th St scores 64 out of 100
Daylight efficiency 76, Interior depth 45, Scale 100, Finance 27 — each out of 100, then weighted.
Score components for 200 16th St. Points are the subscore times its weight.
| Component | Subscore | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight efficiency78% of the floor area within 35 ft of a facade, scored from 40% up to 90% | 76 | 45% | 34.0 |
| Interior depthdeepest interior point 62 ft from a facade, scored from 80 ft down to 40 ft | 45 | 25% | 11.1 |
| Scale1283 estimated homes, scored from 0 up to 150 | 100 | 15% | 15.0 |
| Financeremaining gap is 44% of conversion cost, scored from 60% down to 0% | 27 | 15% | 4.0 |
Most of what it earns comes from daylight efficiency, and what holds it back most is finance, at 27 out of 100: remaining gap is 44% of conversion cost, scored from 60% down to 0%.
What the conversion would cost
$360 per square foot all-in across 1,546,499 sq ft of converted floor, or $556.7M in total — about $434K for each of the 1,283 homes.
All-in cost per square foot for 200 16th 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 343,656 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 1,283 homes is $302.8M.
What would have to be true
A $254.0M gap before any grant, $244.0M after the modeled one. The smallest single change that would close it: average unit size 45% down.
The shortfall before any grant is $254.0M. Closing it from the value side means each of the 1,283 homes finishing at $434K rather than the $236K the model assumes — 84% more. Closing it from the cost side means getting all-in cost down from $360 to $196 per square foot.
A modeled RESIDE grant of $10.0M moves that threshold to $426K a home. That is still above the $236K assumed, leaving $244.0M uncovered, which is why the grant does not unlock this one.
Nor do all four levers have to move. For 200 16th St, one alone would close the gap at:
Single-assumption flip points for 200 16th St, each holding the other three at their defaults.
| Average unit sizethe binding constraint — the least this building would need | 45% downto 415 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Conversion cost per square foot | 61% downto $102/sq ft |
| Completed value per home | 81% upto $426K |
All four are sliders in the survey, where 200 16th St re-scores against your own numbers.
How it compares in Greater Downtown Denver
200 16th St ranks 147th of the 214 buildings screened here, against a median score of 72.
Its floor plate is better lit than 35% of them, and shallower than 27% of them at its deepest interior point. On size it is the 6th 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
54th of 75 in CBD, 52nd of 72 zoned D-C — the comparison that shares its rules, rents and streets.
Denver places 75 of the screened buildings in CBD. 200 16th St ranks 54th 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 62 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. 200 16th St ranks 52nd 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 62 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: 931 14th St
The screened building closest to 200 16th St in converted floor area is 931 14th St: 1,281,159 sq ft over 22 stories, against 1,546,499 sq ft over 20 here.
200 16th St scores 64 to its 47, and with the size held roughly equal most of that lead comes from interior depth: 45 out of 100 here, 1 there (deepest interior point 80 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 200 16th St $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 200 16th St
The 4 closest the screen also covers, from 360 ft away. They are the colored outlines on the plan at the top of this page.
- 303 16th St5 stories · 90% daylit · 57 estimated homes · scores 80/100 (Strong candidate)about 360 ft away
- 1625 N Broadway32 stories · 80% daylit · 358 estimated homes · scores 69/100 (Worth a feasibility study)about 430 ft away
- 110 16th St15 stories · 85% daylit · 157 estimated homes · scores 82/100 (Strong candidate)about 480 ft away
- 201 W Colfax Ave16 stories · 58% daylit · 487 estimated homes · scores 38/100 (Marginal)about 480 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.