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Central Park

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtDenver, CO

4700-acre former airport now a mixed-use neighborhood with 14k+ residents, 50 parks, and $1.8B in housing permits (2023-2024). · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 16 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 31,000 on U.S. 40 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 3,118 units, Denver County census-bps · all sites with this
Scale
60+ acre siteThis site: 4700 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: A large residential neighborhood with schools, parks, pools, shopping/business districts, recreation center, library, commuter rail station, office space,… record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: A large residential neighborhood with schools, parks, pools, shopping/business districts, recreation center, library, commuter rail station, office space,… record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …rks, pools, shopping/business districts, recreation center, library, commuter rail station, office space, retail space, and var newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
EducationThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: A large residential neighborhood with schools, parks, pools, shopping/business newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Logistics and industrialThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …stricts, recreation center, library, commuter rail station, office space, retail space, and various housing types. Approved by newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: large residential neighborhood with schools, parks, pools, shopping/business districts, recreation center, library, commuter ra newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRedeveloped · RegreenedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, education, entertainment, housing, logistics, mixed, office, park, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowA large residential neighborhood with schools, parks, pools, shopping/business districts, recreation center, library, commuter rail station, office space, retail space, and various housing types.newtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2001newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperForest City Enterprises/Brookfieldnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Entitlement year1995Wikipedia no source
Planning notesApproved by Stapleton Development Foundation.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Denver County (CO), 20243,118 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 872 single-family; 2023: 4,549 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby16 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Celebrity Sports Center (0.0 km); Former Park Hill Golf Club (0.0 km); Former K-Mart site (0.0 km); Union Station North (2.5 km); Kmart in the Broadway Marketplace (3.2 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)30,425 jobs in 2,329 establishments; average annual pay $52,368; employment location quotient 0.55; employment -5.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20226,060 jobs; 49 in retail trade, 216 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08031002704)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 39th income percentile as adults; 4.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (115 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 16.4%; 191 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsDenver County School District 1 (PK-12); 14 public schools within 1 mile: Emily Griffith High School; Contemporary Learning Academy; Dora Moore ECE-8 School; Morey Middle SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation5,276 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025183 county-logged events: 127 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 3 heavy rain; $820,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 80203, 2026-09median list price $339,225 (-5.1% on the year); 139 active listings; median 83 days on market; 32% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,348 establishments (+3%); 32,628 jobs (+24%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $528,188 (-2% 1 yr, -1% 5 yr); typical rent $1,867/mo (+0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)31,000 vehicles a day on U.S. 40 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 990 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former Stapleton International Airport (closed 1995) redeveloped as Central Park neighborhood starting 2001. Built status confirmed. 4700-acre site now includes housing (14,000+ residents by 2011), retail, offices, parks, schools, and transit (RTD A-Line, 2016).

Why. 4700 acres, median rent $1,770, mixed-use development (housing, retail, office, parks) completed. Peer comparison shows Stapleton Airport (same site) as top match (11/11 score).

Where it stands. Fully built neighborhood with 3,200+ housing units (2008), 50 parks, and 2023 retail employment growth (24.1%).

For a planner

  • 4700 acres is largest residential neighborhood in Denver
  • 12 sub-neighborhoods, 11 schools, 50 parks documented
  • RTD A-Line connects to downtown/DIA (2016)

For a developer

  • Median rent $1,770 (2026 data)
  • 2023-2024 permits: $1.8B in housing value
  • Retail employment grew 24.1% (2012-2023)

What we do not know yet

  • 'Regreen' strategy not detailed
  • Logistics use not quantified
  • No current vacancy rates provided

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  • retrofit already built
  • 4700 acres
  • median rent $1,770
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Closed1995newtypes-extraction
Acres4,700newtypes-extraction reported
CountyDenver County
Census division8 · Mountain
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Stapleton International Airport was redeveloped into the Central Park neighborhood, a new urbanist project with housing, retail, office, parks, and civic uses.

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Background

Central Park, previously Stapleton, is a neighborhood within the city limits of Denver and Aurora, Colorado. Located east of downtown Denver, the neighborhood is at the former site of the decommissioned Stapleton International Airport, which closed in 1995. It is the largest residential neighborhood within the city of Denver. The Central Park neighborhood contains twelve specifically named sub-neighborhoods, 11 public/private schools, 50 parks (including city regional and community pocket-parks), 7 pools, several shopping and business districts, a city of Denver recreation center, and a Denver library.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1990 Stapleton Development Foundation convened
  2. 1995 Master plan produced for the site
  3. 1995 Stapleton International Airport closed
  4. 1995 Closed
  5. 2001 Construction began
  6. 2001 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen
  7. 2004 Residents moved into first apartments
  8. 2006 Population grew above 5,000; Denver School of Science and Technology and The Shops at Northfield opened
  9. 2007 80-acre 'Central Park' opened
  10. 2008 3,200 housing units built
  11. 2011 Population over 14,000; trail network reached 38 miles
  12. 2016 RTD A-Line connected neighborhood to downtown and DIA

Sources

  • Central Park, Denver · CC BY-SA 4.0
    11 quoted sentences
    Central Park, previously Stapleton
    A private group of Denver civic leaders, the Stapleton Development Foundation, convened in 1990
    produced a master plan for the site in 1995
    Stapleton International Airport, which closed in 1995.

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