Braxton Apartments

Braxton Apartments is a seven-story multi-family residential community located in Lakewood, Colorado, at the base of Green Mountain. Set on a 4-acre site with sweeping views toward downtown Denver, the project places 363 homes near employment and activity hubs including Union Square, the Denver Federal Center, and St. Anthony’s Medical Campus.

Residential amenities are layered vertically, with a courtyard pool set above the parking structure and a top-floor sky view lounge that takes full advantage of the site’s elevation. Entrances occur at different elevations along the sloped streets, creating multiple ways to arrive and move through the building. The site’s perimeter and street-facing edges were shaped to work with the steep terrain and contribute to the surrounding streetscape.

The building occupies nearly the entire site. With little available area for conventional stormwater infrastructure, the project called for creative strategies for both drainage and water quality. Redland provided Civil Engineering and Landscape Architecture services and led entitlement coordination for the project, working closely with the City of Lakewood, Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District, and Denver Water. Stormwater is managed through an underground detention vault beneath the parking structure, constructed using a large-diameter concrete pipe to meet storage requirements while reducing cost for the client. To address water quality, runoff is routed outside the building through a series of cascading sand filters integrated along Bayard Street, where it is treated before entering the underground system. Civil Engineering and Landscape worked together to create an efficient system that performs technically while remaining visually integrated with the site. The coordinated approach shaped how the building fits on the sloped site, balancing density and infrastructure within a tight footprint.