Centennial planner outlines East Midtown update, cites roughly 300 acres with redevelopment potential

David King, a senior planner with the city, told Centennial City Council on March 3 that the Midtown Centennial subarea covers nearly 800 acres and that "nearly 300 have what we called redevelopment or reinvestment potential." He presented an existing‑conditions analysis, identified zoning patterns and flagged airport noise and large block sizes as key constraints to future development.

The presentation traced Midtown’s origin to the city’s comprehensive plan, Centennial Next, and the subarea vision adopted last year. King said the plan emphasizes placemaking — parks, open space and pedestrian connections — and a backbone for multimodal circulation across the I‑25 corridor. He described East Midtown as primarily commercial and business‑park zoning (BP districts with typical permitted heights of about 35–50 feet) and noted a prevalence of 1–2 story light‑industrial and flex buildings rather than multi‑story office towers.

King summarized the existing‑conditions work completed with OV Consulting and Civitas, funded by a Denver Regional Council of Governments Livable Centers grant that required no city match. He told the council the team completed…