On Dec. 3, the rumble of motorcycles and metro area firetruck engines will signify the start of the 2017 Annual Harley Toy Ride, a yearly event that helps Children’s Hospital patients and their families experience the magic of the holiday season.
Announcements
5280 Magazine’s Top 25 List Recognizes Three Local Restaurants
When new restaurants arrived in the Eastbridge Town Center and Stanley Marketplace, along with them came almost instant recognition in the local foodie world.
Dayton/Emporia Connection Opens At Last
The Dayton-Emporia street connection between Stapleton and northwest Aurora has opened. It is the fourth of four street connections between Denver and Aurora stipulated in a 2006 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) that carried out the Green Book vision of reconnecting the former airport property to surrounding neighborhoods.
Two More Affordable For-Sale Projects Are Underway in Stapleton
Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) has begun site work for two affordable, for-sale housing projects in the southwest quadrant of Stapleton: 40 units along the west side of Central Park Blvd. between 21st Ave. and Xanthia Way, and 23 units on the north side of 21st Ave. between Spruce and Tamarac streets. Dominique Acevedo, NDHC deputy director, says all of the units are under contract with an estimated move-in scheduled for late summer through fall of 2018.
Fire Station Design Gets High Marks
The Stapleton Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) endorsed the view of city project manager Brandon Gainey that the new Northfield Fire Station No. 39 will be a “functional and aesthetic attribute of the community.” Construction on the 13,900-square-foot building will begin next spring. It is slated to be open by June 2019.
Shops at Northfield Sold to Australian Firm
The Shops at Northfield has been sold to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), a large investment company owned by the Queensland, Australia government.
November SUN News and Events
Central Park Recreation Center, Nov. 14, 6:30–8:30pm – a discussion facilitated by Erika Wurth. Ms Wurth is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, she teaches creative writing at Western Illinois University and has been a guest writer at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Participants in this discussion will join the citywide conversation about race, social justice and Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric.
Urgent Care Facility Opens in Eastbridge
Northeast Denver health care options have expanded with the addition of the new CareNow Urgent Care location in Stapleton’s Eastbridge Town Center.
Stapleton Is Possible Amazon Site
Stapleton developer Forest City is submitting possible sites to the state as Colorado responds to Amazon’s September 7 announcement that it is seeking to develop a second corporate headquarters.
Events & Announcements at Stapleton
Join the MCA this fall at The Cube for the Hitchcock Film Festival featuring an iconic Alfred Hitchcock film every Friday of the month of October starting Oct. 6.
Sprouts and The Village at Central Park Station
Developer David Friedman has offered some additional details about his plans for the transit-oriented development (TOD) a block south of the Central Park Rail Station on the land he recently purchased from Forest City.
Lucky’s Market Coming to Lowry
Natural foods grocer Lucky’s Market will break ground in 2018 in Lowry, with anticipated completion in early 2019.