# Tamarac Square

Denver, CO · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ac337791b4` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/denver-tamarac-square/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ac337791b4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ac337791b4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-ac337791b4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2011 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2013 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 90 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Target Corporation | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | tax increment financing reimbursement | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The center opened in 1976 with about 90 stores, restaurants, a food court, and a six-screen movie theater.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square
- **year_closed**: “Tamarac Square was vacated in early 2011 and demolished later that year.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square
- **after_notes**: “A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square
- **status**: “A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square
- **strategy**: “A 135,000 sq ft Target store opened on the property in July 2013.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square
- **public_subsidy**: “The Denver Urban Renewal Authority approved $5 million in tax increment financing reimbursement for the work.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square

## Parties

- Target Corporation — owner (from text) (2012–)
- Developers Diversified Realty Corporation — owner (from text) (2001–2012)

## Timeline

- 1976: opened
- 1992: renovated
- 1994: fire
- 2001: bought by Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
- 2010: three tenants remained
- 2010: expected demolition
- 2011: Rodney's closed
- 2011: vacated and demolished
- 2012: bought by Target Corporation
- 2013: Target store opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Tamarac Square was a shopping center in southeast Denver, Colorado, United States. It was located near East Hampden Avenue and Tamarac Drive. The center opened in 1976 with about 90 stores, restaurants, a food court, and a six-screen movie theater.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac_Square

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Tamarac Square, Denver, CO." Record m-ac337791b4, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/denver-tamarac-square/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_denvertamaracsquare,
  title = {Tamarac Square, Denver, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/denver-tamarac-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ac337791b4, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.