Happy New Year, DenverInfill readers! Let’s kick off the year with a fresh post and a new roundup area. Broadway Marketplace, now known as Broadway Park, has been a strip mall retail center for many decades, with more surface parking than buildings. However, the tides are changing for this area as it is now getting redeveloped, block by block.
In the past, we covered this area as part of Baker, as evidenced in our last roundup, but with the redevelopment ramping up, it only makes sense to cover this area as we did with 9th and Colorado. There are 30 parcels in the redevelopment plans for Broadway Park, but only a few are active and two are complete. Therefore, for this roundup, we will explore the parcels with active development plans submitted to the city.
Parcel 2C. This parcel is the only one under construction. AMLI Broadway Park is close to completion with its accompanying plaza: Bayer Square. The six-story project will provide some excellent ground-floor activation with retail spaces lining the plaza. This is the third project in the master development following Denizen Apartments and Rye SoBo.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Stories | 373 apt homes | 14,500 sq ft retail | 520 (v) parking | AMLI | Davis Partnership | Milender White |
AMLI Broadway Park:
Bayer Square:
Parcel 2B. Concept plans for a 12-story project have been submitted for the block between Rye SoBo and AMLI Broadway Park. Currently, the block is being used as staging for AMLI Broadway Park, but with work finishing soon, we will see if the development plans move forward for this parcel. At 12 stories, this would be the tallest project in the redevelopment and surrounding neighborhood.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Stories | 291 apt homes | 291 (v) parking |
D4 Urban |
Shears Adkins Rockmore | Concept Plan (2022-06-27) |
In addition, here are a couple of conceptual renderings released by D4 Urban, the master developer.
Parcels 5 & 6. The retail building containing Ace Hardware, Sally, and Dollar Tree has recently closed shop in anticipation of redevelopment. According to a recent concept plan filed with the city, parcels 5 and 6 are a single project containing two seven-story buildings. This is the third concept plan filed for these parcels, with the previous plans proposing two 12-story buildings and then two seven-story buildings with the earliest concept plan. Demolition of the retail building isn’t quite underway, but core sampling has recently taken place around the surface parking lot.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 / 7 Stories | 344 apt homes | 5,900 sf retail | 454 (v) parking |
D4 Urban |
KTGY | Concept Plan (2022-11-15) |
Parcels 12 & 17. Moving further south, another dual-parcel proposal is moving its way through the city. Consisting of a five-story building along Broadway and an eight-story building across the street to the west, this development will also feature a 0.55-acre park towards Bannock Street and the Articulated Wall public art, pictured in our cover photo. The land is currently under contract, which is a good sign that development is starting soon.
| Project Description | Developer | Architect | Most Recent Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 / 5 Stories | 448 apt homes | 598 (v) parking | TBD | Davis Partnership | Erosion Control (2022-11-14) |
Let’s wrap up with a couple of photos of the master development. The map on the left shows all of the parcels in Broadway Park that are eligible for redevelopment. This map is presented with up-to-date information on D4 Urban’s website. The photo on the right shows the entire build-out, including the Broadway Station redevelopment further south.
This is an exciting start to the Broadway Park redevelopment. With a handful more parcels for sale, we should hopefully see more development plans filed for this area. Being so close to the Alameda light rail station, it only makes sense to turn this area into a thriving urban center.
Wow, great post and thanks for highlighting this often forgotten part of Denver! I found this video on the d4 website that is interesting: https://vimeo.com/322281142
Also, the 25 Wegde Ramp project should really transform the area as well! Lots going on in that part of the city and thanks again!
Also, in reading the d4 website, it seems there is a 16 story height restriction for this area? Can you comment? And if so, it seems to me that this area would be ideal for at least 20 or so stories…
Patrick, that’s correct. The area was rezoned for 16 stories. I’m not sure if the demand in the area merits 20+ stories even though that would be great to see!
in addition to the zoning, which is creates different height limits in different parts of the property (easy to visualize on the Denvergov zoning map) some parcels are slightly limited by the Washington Park View Plane
Here is the info on the Wedge
project: https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Department-of-Transportation-and-Infrastructure/Programs-Services/Projects/South-Broadway-I-25
Thanks for the update Ryan. I’ve been following Denver infill for years. I appreciate the continual area updates every 3-6 months. It’s really interesting to see how each of these areas grow up over time. I think your site is the only comprehensive overview of all the work going on in the Denver area. I’m a mailman who works out of Cap hill and your site has been invaluable in knowing what’s coming down the Pike.
For example my route is around the Broadway/Speer area and it’s nice to see the potential projects (8th & Broadway, Channel 7 project, etc) as well as construction updates (Golden Triangle)
I’ve worked here for 12 years and it’s crazy to see how Union Station, RINO and other areas have grown so much in that time and as I’ve said you guys have really put in the work keeping all the updates over that time. Awesome job and I look forward to many more years of denverinfill
Thank you for the kind words Brett!! 🙂
there’s a major project on a property that should be considered part of this area, but is in a corner not included in “Broadway Park” because it’s got a different owner and is not part of the 2009 GDP — the Upsher Smith pharmaceutical plant at 301 S Cherokee has closed and The Hanover Company, plans 401 units and 14 stories along Alameda, with some token first floor retail
Thanks for the update on this project. Awesome to see it has been up-scaled to 14 stories!
This area along Broadway is a pedestrian dead zone. It will be nice to see this progress.
Also, did you notice Kraemer is working on the Gates Property atm and pouring the first of the vertical supports for the railroad pedestrian crossing? Finally interested in seeing some progress.
Thanks for all the detail, Ryan! I live in West Wash Park and remember thinking what a big step forward the demolition of the Montgomery Ward’s building was. Hard to believe that was nearly 30 years ago. Now everything that replaced it is coming down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVEmHbQn-1A
There’s plenty of room for development in that area. Looking forward to its impact.
Thanks for posting this video…we were wondering if anyone would notice that the world’s largest Montgomery Ward’s had been on that site!
It would be really neat to see Bannock turned into a green space pedestrian mall linking the neighborhood from end to end. It’s nice to see park space in here, but even more activation and outdoor space would be nice.
Wonder if the Safeway is being replaced in some capacity. Having spent spent a lot of time in Los Angeles the past year, I’ve grown so much more aware of Denver’s comical food deserts. (I mean, let’s just face it: The entire city is a food desert.) Getting rid of even one grocery store at this point would be a monumental loss.
It’s true! I don’t know how there hasn’t been more outrage that for most of Denver the nearest grocery store is a fifteen minute drive away. Forget about walking. Maybe the city’s laws and business climate don’t lend themselves to small family-owned grocers and we’re stuck with the five big chain grocers who can only afford to put a few locations across the whole city. It’s a crime for those of us who prefer not to/can’t drive. You can get some stuff at a corner store but you’re screwed if you want something other than milk and microwave burritos. World-class city my butt. *rant complete* But seriously, thank you Ryan for the updates! It gives me hope and your work is appreciated.
Thanks James. I agree with everyone on the grocery desert situation. It’s something that is often overlooked as we are looking at adding a significant amount of density to a neighborhood. With the possible pending merger of Kroger / Albertsons as well, it’s only going to get worse and they will probably close stores. I’m curious as to why other chains (HEB, Wegmans, Publix, etc) aren’t attracted to Colorado or there hasn’t been a push on Colorado’s / Denver’s end. I get that there is a lot of logistics / distribution involved but still. When I went to visit my mom in Raleigh a couple of months ago, the amount of grocery chains was truly spectacular; basically, grocery stores every where you look. It’s disappointing to say the least.
It is interesting that Denver does not have many store. Salt Lake City is somewhat similar, eith lots of food deserts. The fact that both cities are so far away from everything has probably something to do with the situation. Wondering if anyone has more information.
Living just south of 25 along the broadway corridor, I am looking forward to seeing this area being less of a dead zone!
Safeway has a long lease, and is profitable in that location; for years the understanding has been that at some time it may become the ground floor of a new, taller building; there is Natural Grocers across the street, and a Sams Club sharing the same massive parking lot (perhaps less likely to remain in the long run), so the hypothetical loss of Safeway wouldn’t create a food desert; what is really sad is the closure of Nooch Vegan Market (Ellsworth just east of Broadway) — for those of us it served, it was truly a small family-owned grocery
Thank you so much as always for the write-up Ryan! I live just across Alameda in the Baker area and I’m very excited about all this development. I was just complaining to friends and family how that massive parking lot between Safeway and Sam’s Club just doesn’t fit in with all this new development, glad to see the city agrees!