On May 15, 2007, Denver developer and MIT/CRE graduate Randy Nichols '89 broke ground on The Spire, a $175 million, 41-story project designed to be the tallest residential tower between Chicago and Las Vegas. Opening in 2009 across from the Colorado Convention Center, the Spire will stand 483-feet tall, and will include 503 condos with 10-foot ceilings, and 602 covered parking spaces. It will be a "green" or environmentally friendly building, with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designation. Read more: download article (pdf, 33K) or view online.