After years of grassroots organizing and significant investment from major foundations, long-held dreams are beginning to take shape in northeast Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, including affordable housing, a business development hub, a grocery store stocked with fresh produce, and eventually a vibrant community arts center.
Development
Front Porch Updates
This month: Indivisible 80238 Hosts Attorney General Forum; Denver Official Apologizes for Lack of Notice on Traffic Changes; New Senior Housing in Lowry; A Call for After-Prom Volunteers; Join a Conversation about E-Bikes; and A Longtime Museum Exhibit Closes for Expansion.
Arch Raisings Become Social Gatherings Along East Colfax
This story and more Front Porch updates.
Front Porch Updates
This month: Park Hill Park Opens; A New ‘People-Focused’ Homeless Campus in Aurora; Denver Mayor Johnston’s 2026 Budget Adopted; New Development in Lowry; Times Up for Drivers with Expired Plates; and DPS SchoolChoice Opens in December.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) New Affordable Housing in NE Denver; 2) A 1960s-Inspired Motel is Opening on East Colfax; 3) A New Sculpture Along the Sand Creek Greenway; 4) White Cane Day: A Celebration of Pride and Independence; 5) Honors for Local Businesses; 6) Conrad Climbs Again; 7) Parking for the Holidays at Stanley Marketplace; and Openings and Closings.
City Gathers Public Input on Park Hill Park and More NE Updates
This month: 1) The Denver Debate Over Flock Cameras; 2) A Big Step Forward for Construction at Bluff Lake Nature Center; 3) Denver Provides Free Narcan and Overdose Response Training at Local Libraries; 4) City Gathers Public Input on Park Hill Park and Other Neighborhood Needs; 5) New Mural Sprouts along the Sand Creek Regional Greenway; and 6) Alumni Center Opens at Manual High School.
Two Decades Later, The Shops at Northfield Evolves with the Community
Wayfair, Life Time, and a specialty grocer (Business Den is reporting Trader Joe’s) are all part of the overall redevelopment plan for the retail center in northeast Denver.
A Big Step Forward for Construction at Bluff Lake Nature Center
The work has come a long way since ground broke on a campus improvement project at Bluff Lake...
National Retailer Wayfair is Coming to Central Park
The online home goods store Wayfair is planning to come to the former Macy’s location in The Shops at Northfield in 2026.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) Westerly Creek Restoration Project Hits Milestone; 2) A New Home for the Food Bank of the Rockies; 3) Dinosaur Fossil Found Beneath Denver Museum of Nature & Science; and 4) Hundreds of Teens Show Up for “Takeover Northfield” Event.
…NE News Updates
This Month: Northeast Denver Development News; A Program Focused on Dignity in the Denver County Jail; Openings; and Denver Residents Listen, Learn, and Question at a Town Hall
Recycling the Runways: What Happened to 6.5 Million Tons of Concrete?
When Stapleton International Airport closed 30 years ago, one of the largest demolition projects in the nation started.














