Draft:Ball Arena Redevelopment

  • Comment: I would personally suggest merging this information into the article for the Ball Arena itself. Bkissin (talk) 23:31, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
Ball Arena Redevelopment
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyDenver
Area
 • Total
64 acres (26 ha)
Elevation
5,280 ft (1,610 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)

The Ball Arena Redevelopment project is a proposed master-planned, mixed-use community in Denver, Colorado, located immediately north of the Auraria Campus. The plan was proposed by Stan Kroenke, the owner of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, and Colorado Mammoths, through his company Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The project aims to redevelop the 64 acres of surface level parking lots around Ball Arena. If completed it is estimated to create 4 to 5 million square feet of mixed-use, office, retail, and residential space as well as nearly 6,000 units of housing, 1,000 of which could be designated as affordable housing. Potentially doubling the city's downtown population. It is estimated that once construction begins it will like take upwards of 30 years for the project to be completed.[1][2][3][4]

Project Details

The project is projected to develop 55 acres of the lot into housing and commercial buildings, leaving another 10 acres for open space, likely to be developed into a signature park.[2] The Denver City Council also reached an agreement to designate 18% of the projected 6,000 housing units as affordable. A similar quota was developed for the commercial zoning in the new neighborhood, one where at least 20% of approved businesses must be either small or women or minority owned. The project also aims to keep 5,000 square feet for community art on site and will spend at least $5 million on public art as well. All together the project has the potential of increasing the city's downtown square footage by nearly 40%.[5] In an agreement with the city's government for the passing of the rezoning, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment also agreed to keep both the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche, two major home teams at Ball Arena, at Ball Arena in its present location through 2050.[6][7][8] Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced this deal on October 22, 2024.[9] One of the first goals of the project will be to develop a land bridge from the site to nearby neighborhoods, including LoDo and the Auraria Campus.[1] Currently uninhabited, the redevelopment could see upwards of 40 high rises on the site.[10]

History

Construction could begin as soon as 2026.[11] In April of 2025, it was announced that construction could begin by May of 2026.

Phases

Phase 1A

In April 2025 the first phase of the project was announced, aiming to begin construction in May of 2026. This first phase would see the building of four buildings on a 3.7 acre section of the arena's parking lot next to Speer Boulevard. The project would develop 400 underground parking spots on the location as well as two residential buildings comprising of 300 housing units in total. The phase would also include a hotel and auxiliary performance venue. The tallest buildings would be 13 stories high. If begun on time, this first phase could be completed by May of 2029.[12][13]

Anchoring the first phase of development will be the construction of a new pedestrian bridge, connecting the new neighborhood to LoDo. "Wynkoop Crossing" would connect ball arena to Speer Boulevard, aiming to create a more walkable district to alleviate the loss of on site parking.[14] The concept for the plan was officially submitted in September of 2025 and currently is undergoing review.[15]

Phase 1B

The remainder of the first phase will be to complete the "entertainment district" centered around the auxiliary performance venue. The second stage of the construction will be centered around the two new 300 unit residential buildings. These buildings will be constructed after the performance venue and the pedestrian bridge. If Phase 1A is completed on time, 1B is expected to finish by 2032.[16]

See Also

References

  1. ^ a b "KSE-Ball Arena Redevelopment :: Wenk". www.wenkla.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ a b "KSE-Ball Arena Redevelopment". visionplan.ballarena.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  3. ^ "Mixed-use project for Denver's Ball Arena plans to expand downtown". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  4. ^ "Ball Arena super-project approved, launching 25-year plan to make parking lots into 'another downtown'". Denverite. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  5. ^ "CITY COUNCIL APPROVES TRANSFORMATIVE 55-ACRE DEVELOPMENT AROUND BALL ARENA". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  6. ^ Cheshire, Catie. "Kroenke Scores at Denver City Council, Gets Approval on First Steps for Ball Arena Development". Westword. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  7. ^ Alvarez, Alayna (October 21, 2024). "Denver's massive Ball Arena development plan poised to pass". Axios Denver.
  8. ^ Hubbard, Jeremy (October 16, 2024). "Kroenke, neighborhood groups reach historic agreement ahead of Ball Arena redevelopment hearing". Fox 31.
  9. ^ "Mayor Johnston Announces Nuggets and Avs Staying in Denver through 2050". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  10. ^ "Rezoned for redevelopment: Denver City Council approves plan to transform area around Ball Arena". Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH). 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  11. ^ McRae, Jennifer (2024-10-22). "Denver's mayor says Nuggets, Avalanche will stay at Ball Arena through 2050 - CBS Colorado". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  12. ^ "Here's what the first phase of Ball Arena redevelopment could look like". Denverite. 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  13. ^ Todd, Jeff (2025-04-21). "First official plans for renovation of the area around Ball Arena in Denver submitted - CBS Colorado". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  14. ^ Kelty, Bennito L. (2025-09-24). "Denver City Planners Move Forward With Ball Arena Bridge". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  15. ^ "A new bridge could connect downtown Denver to Ball Arena — and tons of future development". Denverite. 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  16. ^ Berdychowski, Bernadette. "Entertainment district around Ball Arena could be ready by 2032". Denver Gazette. Retrieved 2025-11-20.

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