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Celebrity Sports Center

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtDenver, CO

Completed 1962 Disney retrofit for education use; adjacent built sites; unexplained 0.0 opportunity score. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 16 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 31,000 on U.S. 40 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
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: …staff training center for its planned second resort record · all sites with this
New use
EducationThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction
StrategyReinhabitedWikipedia
New useseducationWikipedia
What is there nowstaff training center for its planned second resortnewtypes-extraction
Retrofit year1962newtypes-extraction
RedeveloperWalt Disney Productionsnewtypes-extraction

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
1962Sold—Walt Disney ProductionsWikipedia

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 nearby16 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Former Park Hill Golf Club (0.0 km); Former K-Mart site (0.0 km); Central Park (0.0 km); Union Station North (2.5 km); Kmart in the Broadway Marketplace (3.2 km)computed
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)31,000 vehicles a day on U.S. 40 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 990 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Celebrity Sports Center opened as a sports facility in 1960. Walt Disney Productions retrofitted it in 1962 for education use (staff training for a planned resort), per 'after_notes'. The retrofit is confirmed built. It was sold by Disney in 1979.

Why. The site is a completed retrofit (1962) with a current education use. Nearby context includes built sites like Central Park (0km) and Former K-Mart (0km), plus proposed projects within 5km.

Where it stands. Status: built. Median rent data cited ($1,770) but opp_score is 0.0 (unknown reason). Peer comparisons show similar 'reinhabit' strategy sites with scores 5.5–6.5, but this site's score is unexplained.

For a planner

  • Retrofit completed 1962; no current tenant or occupancy data provided.
  • Adjacent built sites (Central Park, K-Mart) suggest established neighborhood context.

For a developer

  • Rental data point ($1,770 median rent) provided but no current lease status.
  • Peer sites show higher opportunity scores; this site's 0.0 score is unexplained in record.

What we do not know yet

  • opp_score 0.0 and 'verified' status 'draft' indicate incomplete data.
  • No current tenant, occupancy rate, or recent transaction details beyond 1979 sale.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,770

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History and original facts

Opened1960newtypes-extraction
CountyDenver County
Census division8 · Mountain
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Celebrity Sports Center, a sports center in Denver, Colorado, was purchased by Walt Disney Productions in 1962 to be reinhabited as a staff training center.

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Timeline

  1. 1960 Opened as Celebrity Sports Center
  2. 1960 Opened
  3. 1962 Retrofit: reinhabit
  4. 1979 Sold by Walt Disney Productions

Sources

  • Disney Experiences · CC BY-SA 4.0
    3 quoted sentences
    Celebrity Sports Center
    which had opened on September 17, 1960.
    The Celebrity Sports Center, which had served as a training facility for Walt Disney World, was sold on March 29, 1979.

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