1000 S Federal Blvd
The Asia Center, the strip retail plaza at the northeast corner of Federal Blvd and W Tennessee Ave in Athmar Park, would be demolished and replaced with a 4-story mixed-use building containing 33 apartments over ground-floor retail and below-grade parking on a 1.10-acre site, per preliminary plans filed with the City of Denver.
Current tenants include Tony Pho, Ba Le Sandwich, Golden Pho & Grill, Kim Son Jewelers, Gio Cha Cali, Millennium Wireless, Smokes & Vapes, United Insurance, Little Saigon, and Suni Optical.
The property previously sold in January 2023 for $5,750,000 to Asia Center Development LLC.
The applicant is Jason Truong of Crestmoor Lending Partners II LLC. The building footprint is approximately 33,225 SF on a 48,020 SF parcel. Parking moves fully below grade via a 10% ramp.
Ground floor: 10–11 retail units. The stated intent is to return existing Asia Center tenants to the new retail units after construction.
Residential: 33 units across two alternatives.
Alt 1: 12 two-bed/two-bath, 17 one-bed/one-bath, 4 studios.
Alt 2: 11 two-bed/two-bath, 18 one-bed/one-bath, 4 studios.
Also programmed: five ~671 SF office suites, a 2,015 SF community room, a 968 SF leasing office, and an interior courtyard.
Site work: 20-foot ROW dedication along Federal, 10-foot along W Tennessee, 15-foot side and rear setbacks. Impervious coverage drops from 48,020 SF to 33,977 SF. No on-site detention required. FEMA Zone X.
Zoning is E-MX-3, which caps heights at three stories unless the project qualifies for height incentives. The design is 4 stories, so incentives — likely via Denver's affordable housing program — will be required.
A station on the planned Federal Blvd BRT line is programmed directly in front of the site. The BRT is an 18-mile side-running corridor from Dartmouth in Englewood to approximately 120th in Westminster, currently in design, with revenue service targeted for 2030.
Drawings are preliminary and we'll keep track of this project as it progresses through the permitting process.
Expect additional density proposals along Federal as the BRT project advances.