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Kmart in the Broadway Marketplace
Kmart site in Denver is under construction for housing/retail; first apartment building underway; median rent $1,770; near other proposed developments. · summary, model-written
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Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …under construction newtypes-extraction · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 17 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 3,118 units, Denver County census-bps · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: The first in a trio of planned apartment buildings is now sprouting in its place. record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: The first in a trio of planned apartment buildings is now sprouting in its place. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Under constructionnewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, under constructionWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housing, retailWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | The first in a trio of planned apartment buildings is now sprouting in its place.newtypes-extraction reported |
| Redeveloper | Price Development Groupnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Denver County (CO), 2024 | 3,118 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 872 single-family; 2023: 4,549 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 17 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Broadway Plaza (0.7 km); Sears in Cherry Creek (2.6 km); Cherry Lane (2.8 km); Celebrity Sports Center (3.2 km); Former Park Hill Golf Club (3.2 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 30,425 jobs in 2,329 establishments; average annual pay $52,368; employment location quotient 0.55; employment -5.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 6,821 jobs; 813 in retail trade, 384 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08031002102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 5.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,062 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.6%; median family income $91,210; 233 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Denver County School District 1 (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Lincoln Elementary School; Steele Elementary School; DSST: Cedar Middle School; Denver Center for International Studies at FairmonNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 5,259 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 183 county-logged events: 127 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 3 heavy rain; $820,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 80209, 2026-09 | median list price $950,000 (-14.4% on the year); 171 active listings; median 44 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,348 establishments (+3%); 32,628 jobs (+24%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $528,188 (-2% 1 yr, -1% 5 yr); typical rent $1,867/mo (+0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 27,000 vehicles a day on W ALAMEDA AVE (principal arterial, 5 lanes); 970 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Kmart at Broadway Marketplace (110,000 sq ft) in Denver is under construction as a redevelopment into housing and retail, led by Price Development Group. The first apartment building in the planned trio is already being built. Housing market data shows median rent at $1,770, with ZORI at $1,867. The site is 0.7km from Broadway Plaza (status unknown) and near other proposed projects like Sears in Cherry Creek (2.6km). No additional context on traffic, permits, or peer comparisons is needed for this assessment.
Why. Status is confirmed as under construction with housing use specified. Median rent and ZORI data are provided. Proximity to other developments is noted in context. No external analysis or missing data is inferred.
Where it stands. Active redevelopment underway; housing component confirmed. Context shows clustering of similar projects within 4km.
For a planner
- Status: under construction (not proposed or vacant)
- Housing market data available ($1,770 median rent)
- Nearby developments: Broadway Plaza (0.7km), Sears (2.6km)
For a developer
- Confirmed developer (Price Development Group)
- Housing use already in progress
- ZORI ($1,867) supports housing viability
What we do not know yet
- Status of nearby Broadway Plaza (0.7km) is unknown
- No details on retail component mix or timeline beyond 'first building'
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- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- median rent $1,770
- housing in the record
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History and original facts
| Gross leasable area | 110,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| County | Denver County |
| Census division | 8 · Mountain |
| Notes | Draft from denverpost.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former Kmart store and its 5-acre parking lot are being replaced by a 354-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail. |
Not yet recorded: acres, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Sources
- What's becoming of Denver's former Sears and Kmart stores?
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Kmart in the Broadway Marketplace
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