Rentals Stapleton Denver: Skirting Downtown Denver
If you are looking for rentals in the Stapleton neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, you are in luck. The new neighborhood of Stapleton in Denver is nearing completion. It is a great place to live within close proximity to downtown of Denver and also close to the Denver International Airport. The community is now home to about 7,000 residents. It is expected to have 12,000 homes and apartments when competed by 2020.
The new neighborhood of Stapleton started with a vision of new neighborhoods for a new generation. The Stapleton community was a result of Denver community planners to reclaim and recycle urban land, creating a new standard of living within Denver’s city limits. Stapleton redefines the balance between home and workplace, marketplace and green space, private life and public involvement, in line with the tradition of Denver's great neighborhoods.
Stapleton offers the City of Denver a unique opportunity to redefine the issues of land, lifestyle and legacy. The guiding principles for Stapleton are embodied in the Stapleton Development Plan, also known as "The Green Book." This guides the physical, social, environmental, economic and regulatory framework of the transformation of the site. Expected to be completed by 2020, Stapleton will be a network of urban villages, employment centers and significant open spaces.
The redevelopment of the Stapleton International Airport is needed because the population of Colorado has increased by more than 2% annually during the past two decades, which is twice the national average. Today, Denver is home to some 4.3 million residents, and the population of the State of Colorado is expected to increase to 7.2 million people by 2030. Since the population growth of Colorado is inevitable, the city planners of Denver went about to view the growth as positive, especially if properly planned. The community planners of Denver wanted the city to grow smartly. Growth that is economically sound, environmentally friendly, and supportive of community livability - growth that enhances the quality of life. As a result, Stapleton will become a regional and national model for Smart Growth in the 21st century.
The planning for the future of the community began when a group of citizens undertook a large-scale community planning called Stapleton Tomorrow. The Stapleton community is built on the former Stapleton International Airport which was closed in 1989. The Stapleton Tomorrow called for a clear vision that reflects the values of the community as well as state-of-the-art planning and design. The creation of jobs and open space as well as recreational and cultural opportunities emerged as predominant concerns. The plan emphasized economic development, benefits to adjacent neighborhoods, enhanced environmental quality, high standards of urban design, educational and cultural opportunities, and the creation of revenues to support airport objectives.
Forest City Enterprises was selected as to be the partner in the evolution of the Stapleton site to insure that the property was developed in a manner that would integrate the land uses into one thoughtfully conceived community. Forest City is a family owned and publicly traded national real estate company with a commitment to mixed-use urban development. Forest City offered experience in all aspects of development, access to capital, national marketing expertise, as well as a commitment to affordable housing, sustainable development, minority participation, and other principles of the Stapleton Development Plan. Forest City Enterprises began the first phase of the 15-20-year, $4 billion development in 2001.
