What could downtown Denver look like by 2045? The city’s official vision is starting to get clearer.
On Monday, city planners and the Downtown Denver Partnership released the first draft of the 2025 Downtown Area Plan, which will, once finalized, guide city policies on growing and improving the urban core over the next 20 years.
It’s filled with dozens of ideas to help downtown get back on its feet, like reducing about 7 million square feet of empty office space through various methods (such as conversions or demolitions), doubling the number of residents and redeveloping surface parking lots…