🗳️ Can $800M make Denver 'vibrant?'

🏗️ Ball Arena’s Parking Lot Redevelopment Takes Shape

Developers are planning two 12-story apartment buildings, a hotel, and a concert venue with seating for around 5,000 people for the first phase of the downtown-adjacent property’s transformation. The development would tie into a planned pedestrian and bicycle bridge at Speer Boulevard for better access to LoDo. [Business Den 🔒]

🐴 Equestrian Center, Hotel, and Housing Proposed At National Western Center

The $400 million plan is the latest investment at the National Western Complex in Elyria-Swansea, which has been under redevelopment since 2019. Funding for the project would come from financing created by a 2015 voter-approved tax on hotels and rental cars. The plan still has to go through city council, but the city hopes to start construction in the fall and complete the work in 2028. [Denver Post 🔒]

💰 Can $800M In Debt Make Denver ‘Vibrant?’

Mayor Johnston just wrapped up a round of community meetings to hear from Denverites about what they would spend $800 million dollars on if voters pass Vibrant Denver, the latest bond proposal coming to ballots this November. But some constituents and city council members are concerned about the prospect of Denver taking on the debt. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🛑 Polis Signs Bill Banning Some Junk Fees

Under a new law that will take effect next year, landlords will be prohibited from charging fees for pest control and common-area maintenance. It will also require price transparency so that mandatory fees are included in the total advertised price. [Denver Post 🔒]