Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Colorado

Buckingham Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtAurora, CO

Redeveloped · Regreened in 2009. · from the fields below

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Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/111319793940511 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …https://www.amcap.com/properties-post/the-gardens-on-havana overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 195,744 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 259 units in 4 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 8 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 38,000 on SH 30 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 34 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 6 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.77 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $102,861 census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +66% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: retail, residential, new streets Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: Redevelopment: retail, residential, new streets Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: Redevelopment: retail, residential, new streets Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …ent: retail, residential, new streets Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: Redevelopment: retail, residential, new streets Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

CO, Aurora: Buckingham Mall/The Gardens on Havana, 2009
• Redevelopment: retail, residential, new streets
• Partial regreening: park

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
StrategyRedeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map reported
What is there nowRedevelopment: retail, residential, new streets Partial regreening: parkauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2009authors' map reported

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m32: AURORA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT; AURORA MODERN DENTISTRY; BELLCO PROJECT; BUCKINGHAM EASY CLEAN; CANTERBURY PARK RENOVATIONEPA FRS
Census tract 080050802005,971 people, 5,955 per sq mi; median household income $102,861; median gross rent $1,913; 35% renters; 4.5% vacant units; 1.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.2 of 20; 254 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 616 m; land-use mix 0.83; 108,503 jobs within 45 min by car, 195,744 by transit; 12% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 6 grocers, 1 schools, 30 parks or playgrounds, 8 health, 6 civic, 33 food and drink; 34 cycleway segments, 204 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Arapahoe County (CO), 20241,449 units in 5+ unit buildings, 45 in 2–4, 2,362 single-family; 2023: 3,170 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.77; socioeconomic 0.61; housing and transport 0.78; 9% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby8 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Kmart at Monaco and Evans (4.5 km); Mango House (5.2 km); Tamarac Square (5.3 km); Stapleton International Airport (7.9 km); Cherry Lane (8.3 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace The Gardens on Havana (shopping_mall, confidence 0.96, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 8,833 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.amcap.com (alive); archived 2004–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views5,931 since 2015; 1,234 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 217Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +23% (4,845 → 5,971); median income +66% ($61,806 → $102,861); renters 32% → 35%; median home value +116% ($230,600 → $497,700)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 45.7); expected annual loss $1.2M; high: hail, lightning; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km4 LIHTC properties, 259 units: Village At Westerly Creek Building 3 (74 units); Village At Westerly Creek Building 2 (65 units); Village At Westerly Creek - Senior Building 2 (65 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)31,124 jobs in 1,708 establishments; average annual pay $50,118; employment location quotient 0.92; employment -3.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,920 jobs; 695 in retail trade, 473 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08005080200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 3.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (356 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 8.3%; median family income $94,079; 115 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsCherry Creek School District 5 (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Ponderosa Elementary School; Village East Community Elementary School; Challenge School; Highline Community Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation5,493 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025231 county-logged events: 158 hail, 53 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado, 4 flash flood; $277,316,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 80012, 2026-09median list price $290,750 (-10.1% on the year); 188 active listings; median 58 days on market; 34% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,832 establishments (-2%); 33,241 jobs (+7%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $499,630 (-2% 1 yr, +3% 5 yr); typical rent $1,798/mo (-1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025443 (2000 = 100); +0.2% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr, +90% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)38,000 vehicles a day on SH 30 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,060 trucks; 24 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,812

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asThe Gardens on Havana
CountyArapahoe County
Census division8 · Mountain

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Timeline

  1. 2009 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

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