Auraria Lofts
A four-minute walk through the property — told by a CU Denver junior who actually lives here.
PRESS PLAY · A DAY IN THE LIFE
What's it like? Living in Denver
Class. Shift. Study. Sleep…
Riley walks two blocks to class, five minutes to Coors Field, never drives. Press play and walk a day with her — the arrival, the block, the night.
▶ Tap to startArrival in LoDo
You step off the light rail at 14th and California, and Lower Downtown opens up in front of you. This is LoDo — Denver's oldest neighborhood, two blocks from Auraria Campus, three from Coors Field. If you came to Denver for school, this is the part of downtown you'll actually live in. Auraria Lofts sits right here at 1051 14th Street, and the next four minutes are a walk through what your day looks like when this becomes home.
A DIFFERENT VERSION OF DOWNTOWN
The Denver you actually live in
Light rail at the corner. Class two blocks away. Coors Field five minutes on foot. 1051 14th puts you inside the part of LoDo the rest of the city only visits.
Step off the train
Light rail at 14th & California. North to A-Line, south to the burbs.
Walk it →Denver’s oldest block
Designated historic district. The 1500 Curtis stretch hums day and night.
Walk it →Two blocks to class
CU Denver, MSU, CCD — two blocks west. Walk it. Park the car.
Walk it →Five min to Coors
Coors, Ball Arena, Rockies, Nuggets — all on foot. No parking lot.
Walk it →
INSIDE THE BUILDING
Where you actually sleep
Private, lockable bedrooms inside fully-furnished apartments. Granite kitchen. Skyline views. Wifi, water, electric, trash — all in one bill.
Inside the Lofts
Auraria Lofts is a four-bed, two-bath setup — fully furnished, private bedroom, your own door that locks. Rent runs eight-seventy to nine-twenty a month per bed, and that price already includes high-speed internet, water, electric, trash, and sewer. The fitness center stays open, the yoga and pilates studio sits one floor up, and the rooftop has a tanning pool that's open year-round. Gaming lounge, study lounges, twenty-four-hour laundry, and yes — pet-friendly. Built specifically for student housing in Denver LoDo.
A DIFFERENT VERSION OF DOWNTOWN
The Denver you actually live in
Light rail at the corner. Class two blocks away. Coors Field five minutes on foot. 1051 14th puts you inside the part of LoDo the rest of the city only visits.
FOUR WAYS TO LIVE HERE
Pick your layout
Per-bed pricing · Aug 16 2025 – Jul 26 2026 lease · Wifi + utilities included
22 AMENITIES IN ONE BILL
Built like a resort. Priced like a dorm.
FROM YOUR DOOR TO YOUR DESK
Two blocks. Eight minutes. No keys.
Auraria Campus is at the end of your block. CU Denver, MSU, CCD — 50,000 students share these eight square blocks. You’re already a part of it.
Walk to Auraria Campus
From the front door to your first class is a seven-minute walk. CU Denver, MSU Denver, and Community College of Denver all share Auraria Campus — one campus, three schools, and you're two blocks from the Tivoli Student Union. If you have an 8 a.m. lecture, you can leave at 7:50 and still grab coffee on the way.
INSIDE THE WALK
Eight minutes of city, then you’re there.
Out the front door, light rail at the corner, brick warehouses, footbridge, campus opens up.
YOUR ROUTE
Door to desk, in eight.
Front Door
0:00
14th & California
0:01
7th St Bridge
0:04
Tivoli Union
0:08
THE COST OF NOT DRIVING
What you keep by walking.
DRIVING TO CAMPUS
| Daily commute | ~25 min |
| Gas | $120/mo |
| Parking on campus | $160/mo |
| Insurance | $220/mo |
| Car payment | $320/mo |
| Total | $820/mo |
WALKING FROM 1051 14TH
| Daily commute | 8 min |
| Gas | |
| Parking | |
| Insurance | |
| Car payment | |
| Total saved | $820/mo |
THREE SCHOOLS · ONE CAMPUS
Auraria is the city’s campus.
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I’ve had a car here for two years. I think I drove it eight times.
RILEY M. · CU DENVER JUNIOR · AURARIA LOFTS RESIDENT
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BLOCKS TO CLASS
3
SCHOOLS, ONE CAMPUS
50K
STUDENTS NEAR YOU
THE BLOCK
1500 Curtis. Where the city meets you.
Coffee at sunrise. Bookstore at noon. Patio dinner, twinkle lights at sunset. The block doesn’t close because you have an 8 a.m. lecture.
The 1500 Curtis Block
Real talk — the block you actually hang out on is 1500 Curtis. Sam's No. 3 is the diner. Green chile, breakfast burritos, open late, family-owned since the thirties. Across the street is Vibe Coffee. Stay on 14th and you hit Bombshells on the corner of Arapahoe — wings, sports, big patio. One block north on 17th is Olive and Finch. Larimer Square's right there too.
Coffee at sunrise. Patio dinner at sunset.
Steps from your front door. Open till the city closes.
Five places that already know your name
Hayter’s Cafe
6a–3pCurtis Books
10a–9pThe Patio
11a–2aTattered Cover
8a–9pMercury Café
5p–2aI haven’t paid for parking in 18 months.
The city turns on.
Coors lights up at 7. Mission Ballroom marquee at 8. Larimer Square after 10. You’re three blocks home from any of it.
Night Life
When the school day ends, LoDo is the part of Denver everyone tries to live in. Larimer Square is two blocks east — gaslights, patios, the oldest bar in the city. Coors Field is a five-minute walk for Rockies games, and Mission Ballroom is a quick rideshare. The 16th Street Mall runs through the middle of all of it. You don't need a car here.
Three blocks from every show.
What’s three blocks from your door tonight.
Rockies vs Padres
Comedy Night feat. Josh Wolf
Live Music — Indie Folk
Trivia + Pints
Three blocks home. Same 14th Street light.
And tomorrow, you do it again — different version. This is the rhythm.
Daily Rhythm + Workforce Fit
Here's the honest version. Auraria Lofts is built for the way students and early-career workers actually live in Denver — class, shift, study, sleep, repeat. Eight-seventy a month with utilities included puts this firmly inside workforce affordable housing in Denver, not luxury overpriced LoDo. Tap below to schedule a visit, ask a question, or get the floor plan sent to your phone.
Five days. Five nights. One block.
Two years here. I never had to choose between school and being twenty-one. Both happened on the same block.
Claim your version of 1051 14th.
Per-bed leasing. Wifi + utilities included. Walk to class tomorrow.
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ACT 2 · ANOTHER STORY
Different home. Same block.
A 30-second introduction from Amir — a Saudi student at Spring International. First in English, then in Arabic.
Scene 1 · In English
Amir — Riyadh
Hi, I'm Amir. I came to Denver from Riyadh to study English at Spring International. No car. I take the train to campus, the train to the airport, even the train to Boulder. This apartment puts everything within reach.
Scene 2 · In Arabic / بالعربية
أمير — الرياض
مرحباً، أنا أمير. جئتُ إلى دنفر من الرياض لدراسة اللغة الإنجليزية في سبرينغ إنترناشيونال. ليس لدي سيارة. آخذ القطار إلى الجامعة، والقطار إلى المطار، وحتى القطار إلى بولدر. هذه الشقة تجعل كل شيء في متناول اليد.
WITHOUT A CAR · GO ANYWHERE
30 minutes to the airport. 45 to Boulder.
DEN's A-Line train runs from Union Station — a 5-minute walk from your front door. RTD takes you through the Front Range without a car payment, gas, or parking.
All these without a car — and that's just one weekend.
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Seven English schools. One block away.
Auraria Campus alone hosts three accredited ESL programs across CU Denver, MSU Denver and CCD. Plus four more within walking + transit reach — TOEFL prep, F-1 intensive, university pathway, and the largest ESL program in Denver.
Spring International Language Center
6-level intensive English · 9-week sessions · TOEFL prep, accent reduction, conversation electives
View →CU Denver ESL Academy
Intensive English Program + LynxDirect Pathway · university degree prep · accredited
View →Community College of Denver — ELL
English Language Learning for College & Career · open enrollment · affordable community-college tuition
View →Emily Griffith Technical College — Language Learning Center
Intensive, academic, and job-related ESL · 1,800+ students from 50+ countries · largest ESL program in Denver
View →Colorado School of English
F-1 intensive English · 20 hrs/week · monthly start dates · 4-week from $795 · TOEFL prep
View →BridgeEnglish — Bridge Education Group
Small-group intensive English (max 8 students) · 35+ years in Denver · founded 1986
View →University of Denver English Language Center
10-week intensive English · 4 levels · 20 hrs/week · 40+ years running · pathway to DU degrees
View →Walking and transit times measured from 1051 14th Street. Verified accredited programs only — closed locations excluded. Tuition and program details from each school's published materials, subject to change.
ACT 3 · FAMILY WEEKEND
When Sterling came to Denver.
Riley's parents and sister flew in from Sterling, CO. The A-Line, the Curtis Hotel, the Mall Ride - and brunch at Olive & Finch inside the Performing Arts Complex. Then they walked back across the street home.
Brunch at Olive & Finch
My parents flew in from Sterling. Morgan saw the free Mall Ride bus and lost her mind. Dad insisted on the Curtis Hotel - said "a college kid's apartment is no place for a man my size to sleep."
Olive & Finch - 17th & Tremont, inside the Performing Arts Complex. You walk up, order at the counter, they bring it to the table. Glass case full of scratch-made, artisan-baked stuff. Dad got the lemon ricotta french toast and said it "tasted like a poem about Sunday." He's never said anything like that in his life.
Then we walked. Across the street. Home. That's the whole pitch.
