Over the last few years, the redevelopment of 9th and Colorado has been trekking along nicely. Most of the blocks now have completed projects on them, leaving only a few open parcels left. Today we have a very extensive update as we are visiting every single block in the redevelopment. Naturally, a lot changed since we last visited in 2015 and 2017 when the first project, Block 7/S, was starting to go up.

Here is a current panorama of 9th and Colorado. The block maps below will follow this same orientation as the panorama – looking from east to west with north on the right and south to the left. We will visit the completed blocks first to catch up and then move on to under-construction and proposed blocks. In addition, some of the photos will be in image carousels, so make sure you look for the right arrow to scroll and see more photos.

COMPLETED BLOCKS

Block 1. A primary focus of the 9th and Colorado redevelopment is retail. While only being a single-story structure, Block 1 contains seven retail pads, with over half of them filled.

Block 2. A new ten-screen movie theater has moved in on this block, anchored by AMC. In addition to the movie theater, more retail resides around this block totaling 44,000 square feet.

Block 3. Dubbed Ella CityHomes, 35 for-sale townhomes occupy this entire block. Most of the homes have already sold, with only eight remaining. Upon completion, prices started in the mid $900,000s.

Block 4. This block contains a seven-story parking garage, providing most of the structured parking for the redevelopment. The garage is partially wrapped, with a 64,000 square foot office building to the south. Ground-floor retail also wraps around the entire ground floor. Present-day, approximately half of the retail spaces on this block are occupied.

Block 7 South. DenverInfill first visited this project back in 2017 when vertical construction was taking place. Now named Theo, this project was the first to complete in the redevelopment providing 275 apartment homes along with 40,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.

Block 7 Wrap. One of the few existing structures in the redevelopment is the north parking garage. The east side of this garage is wrapped with a three-story structure containing 17 townhomes and apartments.

Block 7 East. The Milo Apartments occupy this block containing both full-size and micro apartments. This project provides 319 homes in an eight-story building.

Block 10. Greystar recently finished Overture, an eight-story building providing 208 age-restricted homes. Residents over 55 years old are beginning to move into this building.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS

Block 8. The only block currently under construction is Block 8. Most of the block is complete with a new park, Hale Park. The other portion is near completion with two single-story retail spaces. Here are some photos of the completed park…

…and some photos of the under-construction retail.

PROPOSED BLOCKS

Block 5. There are no concrete proposals on this block however, earlier master plans envisioned a hotel and more mixed-use buildings.

Block 6. This block contains the nurse’s dormitory from when this area was a medical campus. Currently, there are plans to rehabilitate the building while adding additional residential units towards Ash Street and some more open park space.

Block 9. Preliminary plans on this block call for a condo building. While there are no concrete plans, we should expect to see a good amount of density here.

That’s a wrap on 9th and Colorado! Overall, this 26-acre development provides over 2 million square feet of infill making this a great mixed-use urban center in the Hale neighborhood. Now, if only we can get some dedicated transit on Colorado Boulevard.