Major Projects Portal
Follow the developments shaping Denver's future. From groundbreaking to grand opening, we track the projects that matter most.
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Mineral Place
Mineral Place is a 63-acre mixed-use redevelopment in Littleton, Colorado, transforming the long-vacant former Lumen Technologies industrial campus at 700 W. Mineral Ave into a vibrant, walkable community hub. The project includes a 160,000-square-foot Costco with a fuel station, a second major retail anchor, nine smaller retail pads, and The Sullivan, a 370-unit luxury apartment community with one- to three-bedroom units and amenity spaces. The redevelopment is designed to generate economic activity, new jobs, and sales tax revenue while bringing residential, retail, dining, and community space to a key south-Denver-metro corridor. Demolition of existing structures, including the 130-foot Qwest Tower, cleared the site for new construction. Mineral Place is expected to open in phases beginning in 2026, with retail anchors leading and residential deliveries through 2026–2027.
Sante Fe Yards
Santa Fe Yards is a 41-acre mixed-use redevelopment site in Denver’s Baker neighborhood near Santa Fe Drive, Broadway, and Interstate 25 that long sat underutilized following former industrial use. The area is being reinvented as a transit-oriented urban district anchored by a 14,500-seat purpose-built stadium for Denver Summit FC, the city’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, scheduled to open in 2028. The stadium will sit within a broader sports, entertainment, and community hub that includes parks, pedestrian and bike connections, and future mixed-use development integrating retail, dining, offices, and public space. The overall vision is to transform an underused industrial parcel into a vibrant, connected, year-round destination that leverages light rail access and supports local economic activity and community engagement.
Cherry Creek West
Cherry Creek West is a 13-acre mixed-use redevelopment planned at the southwestern edge of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, transforming surface parking lots and underutilized retail buildings into a dense, walkable neighborhood. The site spans four city blocks, bordered by University Boulevard, Clayton Lane, First Avenue and the Cherry Creek waterway. The project is led by East West Partners and Ascentris, with Mortenson | Saunders serving as construction manager and general contractor through a joint venture between the two firms. The broader project team includes Gensler, GBD Architects, Design Workshop, BuildMark and Cushman & Wakefield. Cherry Creek West is planned as a mixed-use urban district centered on a live-work-play environment. Plans call for new residential buildings, office space, retail and dining, and several acres of plazas and public open space designed to strengthen connections to surrounding neighborhoods and the Cherry Creek Trail. The redevelopment will be built in phases. Phase 1 begins with demolition of existing retail buildings on the east side of the site in early 2026, followed by construction of the first three buildings. This phase includes an eight-story office building, two 13-story residential buildings with approximately 400 rental units, 200,000 square feet of office space, 50,000 square feet of retail, a full-block underground parking garage serving the east portion of the site, improvements to the Cherry Creek Trail and new public realm open space. Construction and phased openings of the first buildings are anticipated through 2029. At full buildout, Cherry Creek West will offer approximately 840 residences, 600,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail and over 2,000 underground parking spaces. Once complete, Cherry Creek West will reshape the western edge of Cherry Creek by adding housing, jobs and new public gathering spaces while expanding the district beyond its traditional retail core.
Burnham Yards
Burnham Yard is a 58-acre former railroad yard located just southwest of downtown Denver, near the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood. The site was used for rail operations for decades before becoming inactive in 2016, leaving one of the largest underutilized parcels near the city center. The property is now the focus of a major long-term redevelopment effort led by the City of Denver, with plans to transform the rail yard into a dense, mixed-use urban district. The vision centers on reconnecting surrounding neighborhoods, improving mobility, and introducing new housing, jobs, entertainment, and public open space on land that historically functioned as a physical and psychological barrier. Burnham Yard gained national attention after the Denver Broncos announced plans to pursue a new, privately funded NFL stadium on the site. The proposed stadium would include a retractable roof and be surrounded by a broader mixed-use development featuring retail, hospitality, residential, office space, and public gathering areas. The stadium is envisioned as an anchor for a year-round destination district rather than a standalone venue. At the same time, the city is advancing a Burnham Yard Small Area Plan to guide development through community input, with a focus on infrastructure, housing affordability, environmental remediation, and minimizing displacement. If built out as envisioned, Burnham Yard would represent one of the most significant urban redevelopment projects in Denver’s history.
Rock Drill
The Rock Drill project is a major mixed-use redevelopment centered on the historic Denver Rock Drill Manufacturing Company site in the Cole and RiNo area of north Denver. The roughly 6.7–8.1-acre site once housed industrial facilities producing mining drills but has sat largely underused for years. The redevelopment effort aims to transform this former industrial campus into a vibrant, walkable district that preserves historic character while adding modern urban uses. Under plans advanced by OliverBuchanan Group and longtime owners, the site is being rezoned from industrial to mixed-use zoning allowing buildings up to around 16 stories tall. The concept calls for hundreds of new residential units (700–800 or more), office space, retail and restaurant space, a hotel, and public open space. Multiple historic sawtooth-roofed industrial buildings will be preserved and adaptively reused, anchoring the design and honoring the site’s industrial heritage. The project also incorporates historic preservation, affordable housing commitments (minimum income-restricted units), and significant public realm improvements, including plazas, walkways and connections to the nearby 39th Avenue Greenway and transit at the 38th & Blake station. A development agreement approved by Denver City Council includes tax-increment financing support to help cover remediation and rehabilitation costs. Overall, Rock Drill is envisioned as a new urban hub that integrates residential living, work spaces, hospitality, retail, public space and historic architecture, strengthening Denver’s River North corridor.
Fox Park
Fox Park is a 41 acre mixed use redevelopment in Globeville in North Denver at the former Denver Post printing plant near the I 25 and I 70 interchange. The project is transforming a long underutilized and previously contaminated industrial site into a dense, walkable urban district with housing, office, hotel, retail, entertainment and cultural uses. The master plan includes more than 1,000 residential units with a mix of market rate and affordable housing, significant commercial and office space, Colorado’s first Virgin Hotel, and a new World Trade Center Denver campus. Cultural and experiential components are central to the vision, with plans for live performance venues, indoor adventure attractions and adaptive reuse of portions of the historic Post printing facility for creative office and community oriented space. A defining feature of the development is 14 acres of integrated parks and open space designed as a connected network of plazas, green space and pedestrian oriented streets. The site links to regional transit via the nearby 41st and Fox RTD station and includes bike and multimodal connections intended to better integrate the area with surrounding neighborhoods. Environmental remediation, supported in part by the EPA, has addressed legacy contamination from the former industrial use. Community benefit commitments focus on jobs, affordable housing and opportunities for local and small businesses. Development is phased over more than a decade, with infrastructure completed and initial vertical construction underway, positioning Fox Park as one of Denver’s most significant infill redevelopment projects.
Ball Arena
The Ball Arena redevelopment is a long-term, multi-phase plan led by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to transform the extensive surface parking lots surrounding Ball Arena into a dense, mixed-use urban neighborhood. The 55- to 64-acre project would turn what is now mostly pavement into a new downtown district with residential, hospitality, entertainment, retail, public spaces and infrastructure rather than vast lots of car parking. The vision for the site is to create a new downtown-like neighborhood anchored by Ball Arena (home of the Nuggets and Avalanche) that integrates with nearby areas like LoDo, Auraria Campus, Sun Valley and the River Mile development. The master plan calls for thousands of new housing units (approximately 6,000 over full build-out), including affordable housing components, office space, retail and entertainment uses. Initial concept plans focus on converting a 3.7-acre lot into a mixed-use cluster with four vertical buildings over an underground garage that would include a hotel, a performance venue, residential buildings with hundreds of units, retail/restaurant space and public plazas. A pedestrian bridge over Speer Boulevard is planned to better connect the new district with Lower Downtown. Public benefits tied to the redevelopment include community agreements to provide affordable housing (minimum percentage required), prioritization of local and small businesses, and job opportunities for lower-income residents. The full project is expected to unfold over decades, with Phase 1 entertainment-oriented development potentially completed by the early 2030s and the entire build-out possibly stretching toward 2050 as new neighborhoods rise. In short, this redevelopment will replace miles of surface parking with a dense, walkable district featuring housing, hospitality, culture, and public space that extends Denver’s urban core around one of its major sports and entertainment anchors.
Clayworks
Clayworks is a transformative mixed use redevelopment reshaping the historic CoorsTek campus in downtown Golden into a next generation district rooted in sustainability, innovation and community. The project is led by AC Development, the real estate arm of the Coors family, and serves as a long term reinvestment in Golden’s urban core. At its heart is a new global headquarters for CoorsTek, reinforcing the company’s legacy while modernizing its presence for the future. The master plan envisions nearly 1 million square feet of mixed use development delivered over a 10 to 15 year phased buildout. The district is designed to blend employment, residential, hospitality and public space into a walkable extension of downtown Golden. The first phase centers on the new CoorsTek headquarters, which will anchor the site and set the tone for the broader redevelopment. This phase also introduces additional office buildings targeting health, wellness and community oriented tenants, positioning Clayworks as an innovation driven employment hub. Future phases will add 600,000 to 700,000 square feet of total office space, approximately 550 multifamily units, and a 150 room hotel and conference center. Retail and restaurant space will activate the ground floors, while new plazas, pedestrian connections and open space will better integrate the site with downtown. Sustainability is foundational to the project. Plans call for geothermal energy systems, LEED certified buildings, walkable streetscapes and public gathering areas. The redevelopment also honors the site’s history, which dates back to the late 1800s, by preserving elements of historic structures and incorporating Golden’s industrial legacy into the district’s future identity. Clayworks represents one of the most significant urban infill projects in Golden’s history, blending legacy ownership with long term, generational development vision.
Cherry Lane
Cherry Lane is a major mixed-use redevelopment in Cherry Creek North that is transforming the long-vacant Sears and Crate & Barrel site into a vibrant new destination. It replaces underutilized buildings with an integrated urban district combining luxury retail, restaurants, residences, office space, and public gathering areas. The project spans roughly 9.45 acres and is designed by Tryba Architects with partners including BMC Investments, Prism Places, and Invesco Real Estate. It will feature ground-floor and mezzanine retail and restaurant space, outdoor pedestrian-oriented lanes, and wellness-focused design features that enhance walkability and connectivity in the neighborhood. When complete, Cherry Lane will include hundreds of residential units, significant retail square footage with high-end and local brands, office spaces, and a network of outdoor plazas and gathering spaces intended to serve both residents and visitors. It is positioned as a new gateway and lifestyle hub for Cherry Creek that elevates the area’s already strong mix of shopping and dining. Key elements of the development: Mixed-use site redeveloped from former Sears/Crate & Barrel buildings. Hundreds of residential units integrated above retail. Tens of thousands of square feet of retail and restaurant space. Pedestrian-oriented design with outdoor retail lanes and public spaces. Office space and community-focused environments. Overall, Cherry Lane aims to broaden Cherry Creek’s appeal as a luxury shopping, dining, and urban living destination with a strong emphasis on community experience and walkability.