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Development Overview
Development and redevelopment opportunities abound in Commerce City. Whether you're interested in creating a new reality in the Historic City, or you're intrigued by raising a new development from the prairie soil in the Northern Range, you've got good options! Here's an overview of key issues for reference:
Annexation
Provides preliminary information on the Annexation Process.
- For further information, contact Pam Downs
- Map of current boundary
Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
In order to encourage business growth and development within Enterprise Zones (EZ), the State makes available to all businesses in the EZ a variety of tax credits.
General Improvement District (GID)
The Northern Commerce City GID was established to provide the water and sewer infrastructure for all development in the Northern Range. Properties north of 88th & east of Highway 2 must belong to the GID in order to develop.
- For further information, contact Pam Downs.
- Procedures.
Metro Districts
Developers in Commerce City may create quasi-governmental Metropolitan Districts to pay for the infrastructure within their developments.
- The first step in initiating a new Metro District is to contact Pam Downs.
Residential Development
Housing development in the Northern Range is flourishing, with an estimated 38,460 residences to be established by 2010. While sizeable portions of the area have been claimed by developers to date, there continue to be many opportunities for new developers to the region.
- Map of Residential Development in Northern Range with corresponding chart
- Chart - Population Growth due to New Housing
Retail Development
Opportunities for retail development are abundant both in the Historic City and Northern Range. These materials provide maps that pin-point retail locations, a chart for more information, and information about area demographics.
- For additional information on retail sites, or to pursue general queries, please contact Pam Downs.
- Northern Range Map
- Historic City Map
- E-470 Map
Urban Renewal Authority
Commerce City has identified an Urban Renewal Area (URA) that covers a significant portion of the city's southern gateway up through the Wembley & Ivy-K properties. The purpose of the URA is to provide a mechanism to redevelop these areas, and a variety of tools are available to facilitate this goal.