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Council rezones Shops at Northfield site for mixed-use development; requires 10% units at 60% AMI
Summary
Denver City Council approved council bill 25-0703 to change zoning for a roughly 16‑acre portion of the Shops at Northfield to CMX-5/CMX-8, paving the way for up to eight‑story mixed‑use development and requiring a high‑impact development compliance plan with 10% of units income‑restricted at 60% AMI for 99 years.
Denver City Council on June 23 voted 13-0 to rezone about 16 acres at the Shops at Northfield, approving council bill 25-0703 to change former Chapter 59 CMU‑20 zoning to CMX‑5 and CMX‑8 urban center mixed‑use districts, which allow buildings up to five and eight stories respectively.
Why it matters: The rezoning aligns the site with Denver’s Blueprint Denver and Comprehensive Plan 2040 goals to concentrate housing near transit, encourages higher density in a regional center, and requires an on‑site high impact development compliance plan that commits 10% of new units as income‑restricted at 60% of area median income (AMI) for 99 years and 30% of total units to have at least two bedrooms.
What the council heard: Tony Lechuaga of Community Planning and Development (CPD) presented the application and the department’s recommendation for approval, citing plan consistency and prior master planning for Central Park. CPD…
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