Building Healthy Places

Downtown Denver

STAPLETON DEVELOPMENT AREA

Building Healthy Places

Stapleton Project Overview

• 1,784 acres of 2,935 purchased

• Over 5,700 lots sold to residential builders

• 400,000 sq ft of office space developed

• 1,200,000 sq ft flex/industrial space developed

• 2,100,000 sq ft retail developed

• $620,000,000 of local/regional public infrastructure built to date

• $34,900,000 of sales /property tax collection in 2011

• $2.1 Billion of Value created so far

Active Living

Creating Social Networks

Active Living

Social Engagement

Thank You!

How Colorado Builds Healthy Places12:10 – 2:00 p.m.

Friday, May 16Closing General Session

Presenter:Susan Powers

President, Urban Ventures, LLC

Why build healthy communities?

Why build healthy communities?

Aria Denver Campus

Location and Description

Aria Denver - Principles

Aria Denver will be innovative and pioneering; it will serve as a learning

laboratory and model in the following ways.

Aria Denver will:

1. Be a mixed-income community

2. Include residents of all ages

3. Offer a variety of housing types

4. Engage the broader neighborhood

5. Be a steward of the environment

6. Promote community health

Aria Living

Aria includes for sale and rental living:• Student Housing• Pocket

Neighborhoods• Townhomes• Cohousing• Apartments• Condos

Health Care

Healthy Eating

Healthy Living

Dream Bike Program at Beach Court Elementary

Questions we need to answer

1. What does success look like?

2. Are we measuring health determinants versus health outcomes?

3. How do we take the unique research capabilities of the university and link research to action?

4. How do we make a business case for a private development reaching outside our property to improve health for the community?

Affordable Housing &

TransitKeys to a Healthy Community

ULI Housing ConferenceMay 14th, 2014

• 50 Units

• Income restricted, age restricted independent living

• Ages 55+

• Mixed use w/ ground floor retail

• Opened July 2011

Finding the Right Location

• Former Gas Station

• Adjacent to Light Rail• 20% use transit

daily• 75% use transit

weekly• 90% use transit

monthly

• 38 total parking spaces

• 40% of renters are car free

• Most rarely use their vehicles

• ½ mile from grocery store (on a bus line)

• ¾ mile from YMCA with senior center (on a bus line)

Programing for Community

• Renter created community library

• Monthly potlucks

• Monthly nurse visits

• Annual Christmas Party

• Annual Colorado Rockies game

• 60 Units

• Income restricted, age restricted independent living

• Ages 55+

• Parking leased from RTD Garage

• Opened February 2014

Finding the Right Location

• Former RTD detention pond

• 13ft from rail lines at University Station stop

• Across the street from DU

• Continuing Education

• DU fitness center• Cultural &

Sporting events

• Neighborhood RTD passes for all units

Lumine on 28th • 69 units of income

restricted workforce and family housing

• Located at high frequency bus stop

• On Goose Creek Trail

Ledges on 29th • 61 units of income

restricted workforce housing

• Across street from major fitness center

• 150ft from Goose Creek Trail

Downtown Pearl Street

Boulder Transit Village

Rally Sport

Lumine & Ledges Area Amenities

• Downtown Pearl Street

• Twenty-Ninth Street Mall

• Boulder Transit Village

• High frequency bus lines

• Regional pedestrian & bike trails

• Transit pass included with each unit

Lessons Learned

1. Find “creative” sites

2. Maximize transit and car-free

opportunities

3. Prime the transit pump

4. Remember management and

operations

ULI Healthy Housing/Healthy Places May 16, 2014

Renee Martinez-Stone

context

South Lincoln Homes

Photo: Google

phases I-IV

Photo: John Birkey

details 1 LEED platinum, 4 phases tracking Gold, AND meeting Enterprise Green Communities stds.

Pursuing LEED ND Commercial Space –

38,500 sf Secured Parking, w/d

in unit, extra storage, bike parking, community gardens, playgrounds, a range of outdoor space

Diversity in architecture

community driven design Project Goals 37 public meetings, 1155

participants 225 stakeholders Steering Committee-5 yrs HIA/Healthy Living

Initiative Leaders emerging

High Retention: 1/3 market rate1/3 tax credit1/3 public housing

ALL former South Lincoln residents

healthy livingservices Transit station Connections – computers,

classrooms Youth on Record (Flobots)

– music education Arts Street – youth

access to art Osage Café – DHA youth

culinary academy Catholic Charities – early

childhood center & daycare

DU Bridge – after school youth support

healthy livinghealth amenities Healthy homes Decrease in crime Community gardens,

healthy food options Access to B-Cycle bike

share, new bike lanes, in-house bike service/storage

573 hrs of food/nutrition educ.

Walking clubs, classes & 2000 hrs logged activities

healthy living

lasting outcomes

52 jobs created Health Knowledge Safety/security Nature & beauty Pride Responsibility Belonging Feeling Valued