Retrofit Atlas

Industrial sites · Colorado

Union Station North

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtDenver, CO

Built industrial-to-housing redevelop, no active opportunity. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 15 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 274,000 on I-25 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 3,118 units, Denver County census-bps · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-25 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRedeveloped · RegreenedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, housing, park, retailWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Denver County (CO), 20243,118 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 872 single-family; 2023: 4,549 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby15 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Celebrity Sports Center (2.5 km); Former Park Hill Golf Club (2.5 km); Former K-Mart site (2.5 km); Central Park (2.5 km); Park Hill Golf Course (5.0 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, 20223,884 jobs; 39 in retail trade, 334 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08031001602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 32th income percentile as adults; 9.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (583 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; poverty rate 13.6%; median family income $83,726; 299 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsDenver County School District 1 (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School; University Prep - Arapahoe St.; RiseUp Community SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation5,174 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025183 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 80202, 2026-09median list price $567,000 (-5.4% on the year); 222 active listings; median 93 days on market; 24% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,348 establishments (+3%); 32,628 jobs (+24%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical 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)274,000 vehicles a day on I-25 (Interstate, 10 lanes); 25,000 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Union Station North was redeveloped from industrial buildings, waste, and railroad tracks into civic, housing, park, and retail uses. The project is complete (status: built).

Why. Opp_score is 0.0 because retrofit is already built, median rent is $1,770, and housing is already present in the record. No new opportunity exists here.

Where it stands. Within 10km, 15 nearby sites exist (e.g., built K-Mart, Central Park, proposed Park Hill Golf Course). Housing market shows ZHVI at $528,188 (2026-09) with a 1.8% annual decline. 872 housing units were permitted in 2024.

For a planner

  • No active development opportunity
  • High traffic volume (I-25, 274k ADT) supports retail/park access
  • Peer projects (e.g., Villa Italia Mall, 9km away) share similar redevelop strategy

For a developer

  • Not an opportunity: already built
  • Median rent ($1,770) aligns with current market
  • No vacant parcels noted in record

What we do not know yet

  • No vacant land or pending permits identified
  • No details on park/civic implementation
  • Housing market shows slight decline (1.8% YoY)

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Similar sites

  • Villa Italia Mall, Lakewood, CO · Malls · same strategy: redevelop, regreen; also in CO; 9 km away
  • Crossroads Mall, Boulder, CO · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in CO; 36 km away
  • SouthGlenn Mall, Centennial, CO · Malls · same strategy: redevelop, regreen; also in CO; 19 km away
  • Cinderella Mall, Englewood, CO · Malls · same strategy: redevelop, regreen; also in CO; 12 km away

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,770
  • housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

CountyDenver County
Census division8 · Mountain
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Union Station North, formerly an industrial area with waste and railroad tracks, was redeveloped into multi-story residential buildings, restaurants, and amenities with access to the South Platte River Trail.

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Background

Union Station North, formerly known as Prospect, is a neighborhood within the city limits of Denver, Colorado. Previously dominated by industrial buildings, waste, railroad tracks and considered an area of the city to be avoided, today it has been rehabilitated into multi-story residential buildings, restaurants, amenities, easy access to downtown Denver, and is a short walk to the South Platte River Trail, which runs along its northern boundary. == Name == Originally an area of Denver known as, "The Bottoms", "Prospect", or "Prospect Park", Union Station North is one of the oldest parts of Denver.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

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