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Architect and developer of the project Cheryl Spector talks about their plans to turn industrial warehouses into lofts, work studios, and gallery space for local artists on CPR's Colorado Matters.

Not too long ago Santa Fe Drive was a rough neighborhood near the railroad tracks. Now it boasts the largest concentration of galleries in the United States, 40 in a few blocks, plus numerous architects' offices, photo galleries and shops, arts supplies stores and more.

Located at 910 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Nine10Arts is a community of professional artists that encompass 17 artist work studios, 8 live-work lofts, theGallery, and Studio 6 Coffee. I recently visited this space and was amazed by their goals to make this a sustainable project through green building principles, affordability, community oriented approaches and innovation.

Last Friday, Cheryl Spector, an architect and developer of high performance (aka, green or sustainable) building, played docent on a tour of her latest project, Nine10Arts on Santa Fe Drive in Denver. "It's the first example of truly green building I've yet seen and it's stylin'".