New Project: The Flats at the Oval

The Flats at the Oval is a higher end student housing project located directly across from Colorado State University at the south east corner of Howes and Laurel Streets. The project consist of a four story building with 4,600 sq ft of retail space and 108 beds in 48 residential units. The modern student housing project takes the place an infamous frat house that lost its charter after numerous underage drinking violations. The cost of the project is $7 million and is expected to open in time for the 2010 school year.

The Former Frat House:


The Renderings:




The Construction:

Flashback - Park Lane Towers

Urban living is nothing new to Fort Collins and The Park Lane Towers are proof of that. Way before the Penny Flats, decades before the Urban Living Lofts, and long before the Cortina was conceived the Park Lane Towers pierced our skyline with all the glitz and the style of the 70’s. The two tower complex taking up the majority of the block bound by Mulberry, Howes, Magnolia, and Meldrum streets began construction in the spring of 1965. The 11 story south tower came first and was followed by the 12 story north tower in 1970. While not the most architecturally interesting or pleasing structures in the city, the southern Park Lane Tower holds a special place in our city’s history. When completed the southern tower was Fort Collins first highrise building. So you might be asking yourself why am I making a post about these ugly behemoths. Well I’m making this post simply because I came across this sexed up original rendering of the project. Enjoy.

The Rendering:


The Building Today:


The Building on Fort Collins Skyline: