DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS - City of Englewood

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DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS - City of Englewood
JUNE 2021

                 DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Synergy Medical Office Building                                 Hilltop
500 East Hampden Avenue                                         3800 South Broadway
Project: A 5-story, mixed-use development with 14,000           Project: Three-story building comprised of 8 apartments above
square feet of ground floor retail and 104,000 square feet of   a 2,800 square foot commercial space
medical office.                                                 • Construction continues.
• Certificate of Occupancy was issued on May 18, 2021.          • La Chula Restaurant has leased commercial units 1-3 and
                                                                     have plans to open later in 2021.

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Downing Lofts                                               Starbucks
1190 East Hampden Avenue                                    5100 South Broadway
Project: 28 townhomes, for sale units                       • Construction continues.
• Construction continues.

The Hive on Broadway                                        3500 South Corona Street
200 West Belleview Avenue                                   Project: 44-unit for sale residential building.
Project: Multi-Use Remodel                                  • Certificate of Occupancy issued June 4, 2021.
• Construction continues.
• Prospective tenant inquiries continue to be
    considered by the owner; tenant finish plans have not
    been submitted.

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3525 - 3545 South Emerson Street            Navajo Apartments
Project: 25 townhomes; for sale units       4201 South Navajo Street
• Construction continues.                   Project: 5-story, 146 residential units
                                            •   Construction continues.

3450 - 3460 South Corona Street             1280 East Hampden Avenue
Project: 10 townhomes, for sale units       Project: 18 townhomes, for sale units
• Certificates of Occupancy issued.         • Construction continues.

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                                                                 4747 South Santa Fe Drive – Formerly World of Tile
                                                                 •   Plans have been submitted for review to convert space to JC
                                                                     British Automotive Services.

                                                                 110 East Centennial Avenue
                                                                 •   Plans have been submitted for a new 5,000 square foot
                                                                     commercial building.

                                                                 3690 South Jason Street
                                                                 Project: Proposed planned unit development for 68 for-sale
                                                                 residences
                                                                 • A PUD application has been submitted and is currently
                                                                      under review.

                                                                 3600 South Galapago Street
                                                                 Project: Proposed planned unit development for 62 for-sale
Swedish Medical Center                                           residences
501 East Hampden Avenue                                          • A PUD application has been submitted and is currently
Project: Five-story expansion; 115,371 sq. ft.                        under review.

•   Permits issued and site work has begun.                      3601 South Huron Street
                                                                 Project: Proposed planned unit development for 24 for-sale
                                                                 residences
Winslow Crane Apartments                                         • A PUD application has been submitted and is currently
3002 South Huron Street                                               under review.
Project: 203 for-lease units, 12 three-story walkup buildings.   4901 South Broadway - Former Burger King
•   Building permit application has been submitted.              •   The property is under new ownership. The property owner
                                                                     is completing a minor tenant finish, which does not require
3560 South Clarkson Street                                           a permit. A tenant has not been disclosed.
Project: 114 residential units
• Building Permit has been submitted.

1070 W Hampden
Project: Proposed 303-unit, multi-residential project
•   A PUD application has been submitted and is currently
    under review.
•   A virtual neighborhood meeting was held April 8, 2021.

1375 E Hampden Avenue
Project: Proposed 118-unit apartment building with
structured parking.
•   Demolition permit was issued June 8, 2021.

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BUILDING

E-Permitting
•   City staff is currently testing the second round of software
    configuration for electronic permit submittals.

                                                    PLANNING
Short Term Rentals                                                   CodeNext: Unified Development Code Update
•   Approved STR Permits – 21                                        •       The CodeNext steering committee interviewed two
                                                                             consulting firms on May 25 to facilitate the project.
•   Properties ready for Inspection – 3
                                                                     •       The CodeNext contract with Gould Evans will be presented at
•   Inspections Completed / At Business License Phase – 3
                                                                             the June 21 City Council meeting for approval.
•   Complete Applications Under Initial Review – 0
                                                                     •       COMING SOON: CodeNext Englewood Engaged. The
•   Applications requiring additional/revised info - 1
                                                                             community will be able to follow this project, ask questions,
•   Board of Adjustment Waiver Applications: 2; 1 approved, 1
                                                                             provide comments, and much more!
    denied
•   Notice of Violation Update – To date, all properties that
    have been issued NOV’s have come into compliance and
    have removed their property from STR websites. A total of
    10 property owners have been issued summons (the most
    recent being issued April 2021). All 10 of the property owners
    whose cases have been referred to Code Enforcement have
    come into voluntary compliance.

                    BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Alliance for Commerce in Englewood (ACE)                                 Keep Englewood Beautiful
•   At the June 9 meeting, the members voted 5-1 to                      •     The Commission will be holding a clean-up at Belleview
    recommend City Council disband ACE and to further the                      Park on June 19, 2021. For more information about this
    city's partnership with the Greater Englewood Chamber of                   event and to volunteer, visit www.engaged.englewoodco.
    Commerce.                                                                  gov/volunteer-program
Board of Adjustment and Appeals                                          Planning and Zoning Commission
•   There were no cases for the June 9, 2021 meeting.                    • The Commission reviewed and discussed the 2022 capital
                                                                             improvement project budget and project list on May 4 and
Historic Preservation Commission                                             18, 2021. Their recommendations will be forwarded to City
•   The Commission has been awarded a $15,000 grant from                     Council for consideration.
    the Colorado State Historic Fund to complete a city-wide             • The Commission continues to review the Englewood
    historical structure survey.                                             Station/CityCenter zoning text amendments and
•   The Commission continues to work with the city's                         rezoning. A virtual public hearing is scheduled for June
    Neighborhood Resource Coordinator in identifying and                     22, 2021.
    mapping historic neighborhoods.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                                                                      •     Pending: Edward's Pipe & Tobacco, 3441 South Broadway, is
Virtual Career Fair
                                                                            interested in applying for a Business Initiation Grant to fund a
•   The city is co-hosting a virtual job fair with Metro Denver
                                                                            four-season patio.
    Retail Partnership on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 8:00
    am - 11:00 am. Restaurant, lodging, hospitality and retail        •     Pending: Sweet Caroline Confections, 3843 South Broadway,
    employers are encouraged to participate by registering                  is interested in a Business Acceleration Grant to support their
    here.                                                                   expanding business.
•   Job seekers may register here.                                    •     Pending: Lucky Horsehoe Customs, 4398 South Broadway,
                                                                            is interested in a Business Initiation Grant to support its new
Business Grants                                                             business.
•   Pending: La Chula Cocina Mexicana (formerly 4G’s
                                                                      •     The Small Business Marketing and Consulting Services Grant
    Mexican Restaurant), 3800 South Broadway, is interested
                                                                            closed to applications on May 27, 2021. A total of 58 businesses
    in a Business Initiation Grant to support tenant finish
                                                                            took advantage of this grant for a total expenditure of $58,000.
    expenses for their new location.
                                                                      •     The Non-Profit Grant closed to applications on May 27, 2021
•   Approved: Birdsall & Co., The Garden Boutique, 2870
                                                                            with 12 organizations receiving a total of $34,000.
    South Broadway, was approved for a Business Acceleration
    Grant to support their expanding business.
•   Pending: The Peace Place, 4300 South Broadway, was
    approved for a Business Initiation Grant to support tenant
    finish.

                                      REDEVELOPMENT
Englewood CityCenter                                                      Former Weingarten Property & CityCenter Rezoning
SKB continues to work with city staff in planning the                     Staff also continues to coordinate with LNR Partners about
redevelopment of key portions of CityCenter. SKB was selected             their plans to sell the former Weingarten property (in red).
by the Council in 2020 as the city’s preferred master developer for       LNR represents the bondholders that foreclosed on this
the project.                                                              property in 2018. Following City Council direction, City and LNR
                                                                          representatives have been negotiating a “Framework Agreement”
SKB and city staff are planning to schedule public outreach               which would define the steps for terminating the underlying
events regarding the CityCenter redevelopment planning later in           ground lease (54 years left). Outright fee simple ownership would
the summer and early fall.                                                then be conveyed to third parties selected as a result of LNR’s
                                                                          marketing campaign to sell the property. SKB would also agree

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to purchase four key sub-parcels. Following final negotiations,      •   Hugo Weinberger, Situs Group, President
the Framework Agreement is currently scheduled for City Council      •   Erika Zierke, Englewood Grand
consideration on July 19, 2021.
                                                                     The Board met online for its first meeting on April 28. A
The ground lease termination would encourage the                     number of items were reviewed and approved, including the
redevelopment of a larger portion of CityCenter with a new mix       Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Englewood.
of uses and densities. The city is coordinating a rezoning of the    Officers were elected with Erika Zierke as President, Blake
CityCenter area from PUD to MU-B-1 (the mixed-use zoning for         Calvert as Vice President and Brad Nixon as Treasurer. The Board
the downtown area).                                                  also conducted a tax increment financing (TIF) study session on
                                                                     May 12.

Downtown Development Authority                                       The Board has expressed support for returning the EDDA long-
On April 5, 2021, the City Council                                   term debt authorization ballot question to the district’s voters at
appointed six EDDA Board members                                     the November 2021 election.
from 13 applicants and on April 26, 2021,
Council appointed Council member and                                 Hilarie Portell of Portell Works is serving as the interim Executive
Mayor Pro Tem, Othoniel Sierra, to serve                             Director of the EDDA. Hilarie is coordinating all of the tasks
as the Council member on the EDDA                                    required to establish the EDDA.
Board.

The EDDA Board members are:
  • Blake Calvert, Core Consultants, President
  • Amy Gallegos, Eye Logic, Owner
  • Brad Nixon, Nixon’s Coffee House, Owner
  • Diane Reinhard, Craig Hospital, VP Patient Care & Chief
      Nursing Officer
  • Othoniel Sierra, Mayor Pro Tem and District 1 City Council
      member.

                                               RECOGNITION
                                                                    Erik Sampson, Planner II in Community Development, has been
                                                                    admitted to the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
                                                                    The criteria for admission include education and professional
                                                                    experience requirements, as well as passing a written exam.

                                                                    The entire planning team in Community Development
                                                                    (Wade Burkholder/Planning Manager, Brook Bell/Senior Planner,
                                                                    John Voboril/Senior Planner, Will Charles/Planner II, and Erik)
                                                                    have all achieved AICP admission. Department Director Brad
                                                                    Power is also an AICP member.

                                                                    Congratulations Erik!

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