Map of Investment Area & Current Projects

Use the interactive map above to view the current DDA boundaries, potential expansion area, petition areas, and parcels adjacent to the DDA, as well as current projects that have been awarded DDA funding. Zoom in and click on a specific parcel to determine if your property is likely adjacent to the existing DDA district. Adjacency to the DDA district is a requirement for petitioning into the DDA.

More About Current Projects

Downtown Safety Plan

$3.7M on a Downtown Safety Plan to create a downtown police unit, expand additional safety resources, and provide higher levels of outreach to those who need support.

Business Support

• $4.3M investment in two new downtown retail spaces for Green Spaces Market, which provides affordable retail and business space for local artists, non-profits, and small businesses
• $400,000 to renovate space for the Denver Immersive Repertory Theater, the world’s first resident immersive, theatrical production studio and venue
• $640,000 to expand and relocate Milk Tea People, helping the recently ranked “Best Tea Shop in Denver” move to a larger and more visible location along 16th Street
• $750,000 to expand Sundae Artisan Ice Cream’s flagship store on Glenarm, which will create a unique, interactive ice cream experience, complete with “Create Your Own Pint” classes

Housing

• Three office-to-residential conversions will bring 414 new units of housing in the downtown core – including units which will be affordable to working Denverites making between $29,450 and $72,950 per year, or 30 - 80% Area Median Income:
  • $17M to help finance an office-to-residential conversion of the historic Symes Building, unlocking 116 units of new housing, improved ground-floor retail space, and a new outdoor patio
  • $14.5M toward an office-to-residential conversion of the historic University Building, unlocking 120 units of mixed-income housing
  • $14M toward an office-to-residential conversion of the historic Petroleum Building, unlocking178 new residential units

Redevelopment Opportunities

• $23M for the DDA to purchase the two parking lots on both sides of Glenarm Place at the Denver Pavilions block on 15th Street, offering significant mixed use private redevelopment opportunities between 15th and 16th Street.  Acquisition also includes significant parking revenues and opportunities to address affordable parking along 16th Street.    
• $37 million for the DDA to purchase Denver Pavilions with up to $8 million in additional DDA funds available for property improvements, leasing and redevelopment planning.

Public Spaces

• $5M to improve and activate Skyline Park, making improvements in accessibility, lighting, safety features, and activation areas like the performance stage and concessions building
• $7M to reimagine the McNichols Building, renovating the ground floor to create outdoor garden dining spaces, a full-service kitchen, and an arts marketplace to further activate Civic Center Park as a destination for visitors to Downtown.  
• $30M to activate Civic Center Park, working to make the park more accessible and a true neighborhood asset by investing in new infrastructure, lighting, garden walkways, and tree canopy.  The Civic Center Conservancy is committed to raising private funds to assist DDA and potentially reduce DDA’s investment in the park.