The Cherry Creek corner long home to Italian mainstay Cucina Colore, may be headed for a dramatic rewrite, with concept plans advancing for a new four-story office building that would take over the site. The proposal calls for replacing the one-story retail structure and adjacent surface parking lot at 3035 E. 3rd Ave with a mixed-use building that layers ground-floor retail under office space. It is the latest infill play in Cherry Creek, where developers are chasing sleek, amenity-heavy workplaces steps from shopping and restaurants.
What’s Planned
Concept documents describe an approximately 18,355-square-foot parcel and a new four-story building of about 88,079 gross square feet. The plan includes two levels of subgrade parking, ground-floor tenant space, and roughly 46,849 square feet of office space on floors two through four, according to Mile High CRE. The filing pitches a design centered on experience-driven workplaces and a lively, pedestrian-focused street presence. Open Studio Architecture and Roth Lang Engineering Group are listed on the plans as the architecture and engineering team.
Who’s Behind The Project
Public records show the land is owned by Phenomena LLC following a 2025 sale that closed for $9.85 million, with local reporting identifying Kevin Beck and his wife as the buyers. BusinessDen reports that Beck has said existing tenants, including long-running Cucina Colore, still have leases in place and that no immediate changes are on the table. Beck also told the outlet he expects to team up with an experienced development partner to actually build the project, although no partnership has been announced yet.
Why Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek’s blend of high-end retail, buzzy dining and dense nearby housing has helped keep demand for Class A offices stronger here than in much of the rest of Denver. The Cherry Creek Alliance notes that a hefty inventory of top-tier office space, paired with an active pipeline of new projects, has supported low vacancy and relatively firm rents. In that context, it is not exactly shocking that a prominent corner currently occupied by a single-story restaurant is being eyed for a taller, office-focused replacement.
Timeline And Next Steps
Concept plans were submitted in December 2025, and the application has now moved into Denver’s site development plan phase. A construction schedule has not been set, and the proposal still has to clear the city’s review process, where it can be revised. Developing Denver reports that the submission has entered early urban-design and concept review, and that public design meetings will help shape the building’s massing, loading access and street-level details before any permits are issued.
