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B-3 to PUD-G 36 Rezoning for Mixed-Use Development at 2500 East 1st Avenue

  • When: 2024/07/31
  • Address: 2500 East 1st Avenue, Denver, CO 80206
  • City: Denver
  • State: CO
  • Category: Spot Rezoning
  • Subcategory: Planned Unit Development (PUD)
  • Asset Class: Mixed-Use
  • Property Type: High-Rise
  • Size (SF): 560,026 SF
  • Size (AC): 12.86 AC
  • New Zoning: PUD-G 36
  • New Zoning Description: Custom Planned Unit Development (PUD-G 36) based on C-CCN-12 allowing up to 13 stories (168 ft), with mass reduction above 45 ft, 10% publicly accessible open space, and enhanced pedestrian connections.
  • Previous Zoning: B-3
  • Previous Zoning Description: Former Chapter 59 Business District allowing commercial development with outdated standards.
  • Planning Department: True

This item is a request to rezone a 12.86-acre site at 2500 East 1st Avenue in the Cherry Creek neighborhood from B-3 to Planned Unit Development – General (PUD-G 36). The proposed PUD is based on the C-CCN-12 district and would allow a mixed‐use development up to 13 stories (168 ft), introduce new internal streets and mid-block pedestrian connections, require mass reduction above 45 ft, and dedicate 10% publicly accessible open space. The site is subject to the Cranmer Park View Plane and a 20 ft parkway setback along University Boulevard. A concurrent development agreement secures 12% of units as 60% AMI affordable housing, 8,000 SF affordable retail, a childcare needs assessment, and targeted hiring commitments. Staff recommends approval to replace the Former Chapter 59 zoning with a modern form-based district. The public outreach generated 19 letters of support and 10 in opposition, focusing on height, traffic, and view impacts.

Source

Applicant - Cherry Creek West Development Company, LLC


Jenny Jacobs

Ownership - The Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation


Jenny Jacobs

Architect - Shopworks Architecture


Alisha Hammett

City Representative - Francisca Penafiel Vial