Denver developer proposing 32 row houses for 30th Street in Boulder

BOULDER — A Denver-based developer has decided to alter the design of a newly proposed housing project on 30th Street in Boulder rather than try to butt heads with the city over its moratorium on granting building-height exceptions — a quest he perceives as futile.

Jason Lewiston of Greenius LLC said the version of The Boulder Junction Rowhouses that he takes before the city’s planning board for concept review on Thursday night will feature 35-foot-tall buildings rather than the 37-foot versions he’d proposed when meeting with city staff for pre-application reviews earlier this year.

Lewiston, who is planning 32 units of about…