DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's City and County Building is getting an estimated $400,000 makeover during the next year.
The building is constantly changing -- whether it's displaying colored lights for certain events or its historical tradition of lighting up for the holidays -- but the newest addition to the outside of the building will take a little bit longer to complete.
According to the City and County Building Landscape Transformation Project, the city plans on converting the bluegrass turf currently around the building to a prairie with mostly native grasses and wildflowers. The project also plans to replace the irrigation system to help support the native landscape while conserving water.
Here's a rendering of the final product, budgeted to be $400,000:
City and County Building Landscape Transformation Project (Courtesy of the City of Denver)
The design process took place over the summer and the project said it will continue into the winter. Then, construction will begin with irrigation improvements starting first.
By the spring and summer of 2025, the landscape transformation should be complete.
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