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Commission recommends rezoning of 6901 S. Havana to Employment Center Mixed Use 75 to allow multifamily redevelopment
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of an ordinance to rezone 6901 South Havana Street from Business Park 100 (BP 100) to Employment Center Mixed Use 75 (ECMU 75). The Garrett Companies presented a redevelopment plan that would remove an obsolete office building and enable multifamily housing and mixed uses under the new zone.
On June 11 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Ordinance 2025‑o‑09 to rezone 6901 South Havana Street (two parcels totaling 18.88 acres) from Business Park 100 (BP 100) to Employment Center Mixed Use 75 (ECMU 75). The commission’s favorable recommendation will be forwarded to city council for final action on July 8, 2025.
Staff outlined the rezoning analysis, noting the property sits in the Midtown Centennial place type of the Centennial Next comprehensive plan and is adjacent to existing retail and the under‑construction Toll Brothers live/work development. The staff report concluded the ECMU zone is consistent with Midtown objectives to encourage mixed uses and allow residential development where aging office campuses are ripe for redevelopment. Staff advised the TIS and Phase 3 drainage review were submitted with the application and that Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority and city traffic review supported the rezoning with conditions to be addressed at the site‑plan stage.
Colin Waterworth of The Garrett Companies said the current office building is obsolete and the company would replace it with a mix of multifamily product types and on‑site amenities; the applicant said about 36% of proposed units would be affordable to households at 80% area median income and 50% of units would be affordable in the 80–90% AMI range. Garrett emphasized proximity to Dry Creek light‑rail and neighborhood retail and said the proposal preserves 2.25 acres of open space to maintain pedestrian connectivity to Stashie Park.
Commissioners questioned parking, last‑mile access to transit and the airport influence area (AIA). Staff noted the AIA variance needed for development had already been considered: the commission recommended approval of that airport‑related variance on January 22 and city council approved it on February 4. The applicant also addressed design, product types and how the plan would provide a range of housing options including smaller two‑story townhome‑style units and four‑story elevator‑served buildings.
Commissioner Panick moved to recommend approval and Commissioner Fisher seconded; the commission carried the motion (vote recorded as passing). The recommendation now moves to the City Council public hearing on July 8, 2025. If council approves the rezoning, any future development will require site‑plan review and agency approvals for utilities, drainage and traffic improvements.
Ending note: The rezoning replaces an underperforming office use with a zone that explicitly allows residential and mixed uses and a higher height cap (75 feet). Staff and the applicant said the change aligns with the Midtown place‑type goals in Centennial Next and is intended to spur redevelopment in a market where office vacancy has weakened property values.
