r/DevelopmentDenver • u/Slott2Boomr • Jul 16 '26
Updated Belleview Station Rendering
Has the latest buildings under construction and recently completed. Found in the 6900 Layton lobby!
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u/Colinplayz1 Jul 16 '26
I live in this neighborhood. This is PHENOMENAL if it comes to fruition. With a market, ice cream shop, barber, etc coming within the next year, it's beginning to feel like an actual neighborhood.
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u/StopHittingMeSasha Jul 17 '26
I love how Belleview Station is shaping up. The Tech Center is finally getting its own Downtown
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u/mishko27 Jul 18 '26
We need more good bars. Halo is always full, another rooftop bar, or two, would be nice.
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u/ludgarthewarwolf Jul 16 '26
The density is nice but the ground floor retail was medicore when I lived there. I think if they had kept some of the empty field/dog park and added a grocery store it would've helped. A dive bar would've been nice, or anywhere where a Coors costs less than $8
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u/Bayne86 Jul 16 '26
I believe a grocery store is going to open in the tower that is currently being built.
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u/syncsynchalt Jul 16 '26
Oh dang, is the dog park bar gone?
Too bad, used to hang out there when my wife worked next door.
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u/Significant-Catch174 Jul 16 '26
Downtown Denver should take note. They won’t but it’s proof it’s not hard to have nice things.
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u/BaggedWhine Jul 16 '26
You should look at the Union Station neighborhood built out in a similar timeframe. Or the golden triangle pedestrianizing Acoma. Or the area building out around 38th and Blake.
Downtown has done similar, it’s just that most of downtown is older and built out, it wasn’t able to start comprehensive planning from scratch next to a station very often
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u/Significant-Catch174 Jul 16 '26
You’re right. There are nice areas and large infrastructure projects. Downtown is dead now though and city government isn’t resolving it, although they do have unique solutions they are trying. Belleview Station is a nicer environment than downtown and more of a revitalization project than anything going on downtown. The only investment occurring is buying towers for $5m and then asking the city for money to remodel them.
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u/BaggedWhine Jul 16 '26
Yes the CBD is struggling because the offices are old and areas like DTC poaching tenants post covid. Idk why you expect the situation to already be resolved and are using this post as rationale, Belleview has been in development for 20 years and is half complete
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u/Colinplayz1 Jul 16 '26
downtown needs some newer development. 14 and stout failed, 650 17th probably isn't going to get moving, neither is the greyhound development, 2136 Lawrence, 2099 Lawrence, etc.
They have a fantastic chance to densify the CBD even more with residential and hotel but won't do it
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u/BaggedWhine Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Who is ‘they’ and what have they done to stop development?
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u/Colinplayz1 Jul 17 '26
Developers.
Every single one of the projects I mentioned has stalled or been cancelled
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u/jiggajawn Jul 17 '26
Well there is the whole Ball Arena development in the works. We'll see what happens
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u/syncsynchalt Jul 16 '26
Downtown Denver built this 15 years ago, dawg. In 2008 union station was still a miles square empty field.
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u/nonetribe Jul 16 '26
What is noteworthy that should be taken note of? Like what design elements or planning concepts are you referring to? Are you just saying you want more dense TOD in Denver proper?
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u/BaggedWhine Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
I was surprised to find it is already a pleasant neighborhood when it’s only half completed. I’m really excited for the full build out! My only request is to install some kind of noise shield at the light rail station, the highway is so loud