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Urban Land Conservancy buys former Johnson Wales campus
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In a complicated real estate transaction that will ensure the corner of Montview Boulevard and Quebec Street near South Park Hill stays campus-like, the Urban Land Conservancy finalized its purchase of the former Johnson & Wales University campus. The 13 buildings on the 25-acre campus will have three different owners: the non-profit conservancy, Denver Public…
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Denver City Council requires large developers to provide more open space, earlier public input
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Developers of projects of five acres or more will have to involve the public earlier in the planning process and provide up to 10% of publicly accessible open space under a new procedure adopted by the Denver City Council on Monday. The council voted 11-0 to change the way in which large scale developments are…
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Denver City Council approves 320-unit Sloan’s Lake project that includes affordable housing
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A new 320-unit housing development is set to rise in the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood after the Denver City Council this week approved a re-zoning plan for the project. The council voted 10-1 in favor of the project following a lengthy hearing on Monday night. Councilman Wayne New cast the lone dissenting vote. The decision required…
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb urges residents to block sale of Park Hill Golf Course
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb entered the fray over the future of the Park Hill Golf Course on Monday when he urged residents to tell the City Council to block the pending sale of the property to a developer. “If we allow this golf course in Park Hill to be sold and redeveloped in a…
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Denver corridor ready for redevelopment, but lack of a plan slows progress
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Just two decades ago, the South Sheridan Commercial Corridor was a robust commercial center. Residents could catch a movie at the twin cinema, take their children for an afternoon at the skating rink or shop and dine at one of several retail establishments. Even with Denver’s booming economy, much of the 64-acre site off of…
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Step towards construction defect litigation reform taken with Colorado governor’s signature
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed legislation marking the most significant progress on construction defect litigation reform since the debate began at least four years ago. One of the thorniest issues in the legislature, the bill signing also signaled one of the assembly’s greatest achievements this year, striking a deal that begins to get to…
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YIMBY Denver group forms to counter NIMBYs
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A small, fledgling, informal group of Denver residents wants to “bring the voice of yes” to the city as it considers how to address growth-related issues like affordable housing, transportation and parking, according to the group’s “unofficial leader.” Part of a small but growing nationwide movement called Yes In My Backyard, YIMBY Denver formed after…
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Denver City Council’s small lot parking code dispute leads to delay
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Almost every new resident of Denver adds another automobile to the city’s already crowded roads and highways, and those cars and trucks need a place to park when their owners are home or elsewhere. How to come up with those spaces was the source of a somewhat tense exchange on Denver City Council and led…
