A massive, empty parking lot behind Harvey Park's Brentwood Shopping Center -- between W. Evans Ave. and W. Jewell Ave. and Federal Blvd. and S. Hazel Court -- has been eyed for residential development over the years.
The land was purchased by 1951 S. Federal Blvd. LLC in 2020 for nearly $15 million.
In September '22, Denverite reported LAI Architects had submitted concept plans for rowhomes on the land. That project would have had more than 100 units in 22 buildings and little in the way of parks or open space.
After passing multiple steps in the approval process, LAI withdrew the proposal from consideration in March.
Now, just over a year later, the architecture and engineering firm Galloway and Company submitted fresh concept plans.
Concept plans are the earliest stage of development and not a guarantee that any particular project will come to fruition. But they're a good sign of how developers imagine any given property could be used.
The old and new plans have similarities with a few differences.
Galloway and Company
The new rendering shows 98 units being built in 20 rowhomes sandwiched between the shopping center and residential homes. The project will not be designated 100% income-restricted housing.
Unlike the LAI design, the new project would include additional trees and open space, half devoted to a detention pond and the other half a community park. A pedestrian trail would run behind the new development.
For people living in the houses behind the shopping center, the new development would create a buffer and bring more green to the area.
Currently, the plans are being reviewed by Community Planning and Development and other city agencies.
Galloway and Company did not respond to Denverite's requests for comment.
