Denver's Stapleton Neighborhood
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It started with a desire: to reclaim and recycle urban land, creating a new standard of living within Denver’s city limits. Building on the tradition of Denver’s great neighborhoods, Stapleton refines the balance between home and workplace, marketplace and green space, private life and public involvement.
Drawing inspiration from Denver’s historic neighborhoods where tree-lined streets, numerous parks, traditional architecture and front porches enhance the walkable character of the community, Stapleton is a delightful blend of traditional neighborhood design and 21st century technology.
At Stapleton, most of the diverse and distinctive collections of homes and apartments are less than a ten minute walk from shops, schools, offices and parks. A wide range of housing choices are available, from more than 19 builders with homes priced from the low $100s to over $1 million, to accommodate everyone from singles to seniors and first time buyers to empty nesters. Over the next 15 years, Stapleton’s planned 12,000 homes and apartments will create new and exciting living opportunities for more than 30,000 residents.
Parks and open space define many of Denver’s great neighborhoods. Washington Park, Cheesman Park, Congress Park, City Park and many others are grand public spaces that are part of Denver’s legacy. Stapleton will build on that tradition devoting nearly 30% of its 4,700 acres to parks and open space, increasing the size of the Denver Park system by more than 25%.
The centerpiece of Stapleton’s 1,116-acre regional park system will be the 80-acre “Central Park”, nearly the size of Denver’s Washington Park. Bikeways and paths, similar to those found along Denver’s Cherry Creek will grace Stapleton’s Sand Creek and Westerly Creek Greenways. On Stapleton’s northern border, the community’s extensive bike and trail system will link into the 17,000-acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Portions of Stapleton’s open space system already exist. The 123-acre Bluff Lake Nature Center and the 23-acre Urban Farm at Stapleton regularly host urban school children yearning for knowledge about nature and the country life. The 30-acre Fred Thomas Park always finds local residents picnicking or playing soccer. The Bladium Sports Club, formerly one of the Stapleton Airport hangers, offers two in-line skating rinks as well as extensive exercise opportunities
Stapleton’s 80-acre Central Park is the centerpiece of the community’s park system. Located immediately east of the Stapleton Control Tower, the park is open and one of the best spots in the city to watch the sun set. Design elements in the Central Park include an urban forest and prairie mounds, the highest of which will reach thirty feet and provide an ideal sledding hill.
Central Park’s gathering place will include a stage, cafe, and children’s play area and can accommodate over 1,000 people for concerts and lectures. Numerous open grass areas will be ideal for soccer matches, frisbee, volley ball, bocci ball, croquet, badminton, football, and anything else you can imagine.
The auditorium is the center piece of Stapleton’s Central Park. The park has been situated so that the entire Front Range is laid out before park goers, making a spectacular environment to recreate in. A large embankment surrounds the stage that is ideal for mountain gazing and relaxing as the sun sets. There is a café which will serve refreshments for concerts and lectures. There is an interactive fountain ideal for cooling off in the summer.
Looking west toward the mountains from the middle of the park you can see Downtown Denver straight down the path. As you get closer to the auditorium Downtown becomes more visible and gives a perspective to the location of the Stapleton Neighborhood. Stapleton is 10 minutes from Downtown Denver.
The Stapleton Control Tower still stands as homage to the community’s roots. Plans for the tower include a restaurant or museum.
Looking east over the giant fields of grass you see The University of Colorado at Denver and The Health Sciences Center, Anschutz Medical Campus, which is the former Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center. The medical complex is 5 minutes from Stapleton.
The trail system within the Stapleton Community ties into The Sand Creek Trail which, in turn, ties into the Highline Canal.
Boundaries: Quebec to the West, Havana to the East, Montview to the South, 1-25 to the North
