Economic Growth – Denver, CO

Economic Growth (Crecimiento Económico) is a display board of the Burnham Yard Small Area Plan, prepared by City and County of Denver Planning and Development, that presents existing economic conditions in the study area and asks the public to name economic priorities for the plan.

The board is dated November 2025 and carries the subtitle Existing Conditions (Condiciones Existentes). It is one of the handouts and boards listed for Public Open House 1, held on Wednesday, November 19, at La Alma Recreation Center.

It contains three parts:

• A map legend and a table comparing average industrial vacancy rate, industrial rent, office vacancy, multifamily vacancy and multifamily deliveries across the primary study area and the secondary study area (east, west and Denver).
• The public question: what economic priorities the plan should focus on most to ensure long-term success, with examples such as supporting industrial and middle-wage jobs, creating affordable and mixed-income housing, attracting new businesses and office space, and protecting existing residents and businesses from displacement.
• Findings, with opportunities and challenges, on population and households, employment, the industrial sector, the office market and affordable housing.

It is not a permit, license or application of any kind, and it is not the plan itself. The city's page describes a draft plan with more than 30 policy recommendations as a separate document.

The board is meant for people who live, work or spend time in and around Burnham Yard and want to understand the economic conditions the plan starts from. The city's project page says it wants to hear from residents, local business owners, students, neighborhood groups, community-serving organizations, long-time residents and newcomers, young people and families, and that everyone who wants to participate is encouraged to get involved.

Typical readers are neighbors in La Alma Lincoln Park and Baker, business owners in the study area, and members of the Community Advisory Committee, which has 26 members and advises city staff on outreach and feedback.

Nobody is required to use the board. Do not use it if you need to apply for a Denver permit or a Denver building permit: it contains no application, no fee information and no filing instructions. Residents who cannot attend in person can use the other participation channels the city lists, such as online surveys and email updates.

Nothing is filed with this board, so it has no deadline of its own. It is tied to the Burnham Yard Small Area Plan process: the board is dated November 2025 and was one of the boards for Public Open House 1 on Wednesday, November 19.

The city's project page says the planning process kicked off in October and that plan adoption is anticipated near the end of 2026, over a planning process of about 15 months. Comments on the draft plan are reviewed in stages: first by the planning team, then packaged with the staff report for the Denver Planning Board's public hearing, and comments received after that hearing go to the Denver City Council for its public hearing. Check the project page for current dates.

The board is not submitted anywhere; it is read, and public feedback on the plan goes through the City and County of Denver's Burnham Yard Small Area Plan page.

• Online draft: read the draft plan online and comment directly on the document, or use the Submit comments and questions link on the project page.
• PDF: download the draft plan PDF from the same page.
• Printed copies: the page says printed copies of the plan and comment form are available at listed sites.
• Email: Jonathan Webster, Senior City Planner and Project Manager, [email protected].

The project page is at https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Planning/Plans-in-Progress/Burnham-Yard-Small-Area-Plan. FillingPDF lets you view and download the official PDF; any feedback follows the agency's channels above.