Fairfax Park Land Swap A Prelude To More Developer/City Insider Dealings At The Park Hill Golf Course By Kevin Wiegand For the GPHN A cautionary tale! The one thing I am confident of is the residents of Park Hill want what is best for all of our neighbors, especially when it comes to the future […]
Fairfax Park Was Once Touted As A Developer-Funded Project, But Taxpayers Are Now On The Hook For Half The Cost. In A New Twist, Parks Director Scott Gilmore’s Brother Landed The Contract To Build The Park Story and photos by Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN The much-anticipated public park at 29th and Fairfax is nearing completion […]
Park Could Cost $1M or More; Developer To Chip In $650,000, Taxpayers To Foot The Rest By Cara DeGette, GPHN Editor Denver taxpayers could now be on the hook for $350,000 or more for a public park within a private development project on Fairfax Street. The deal – approved Aug. 20 by the Denver City Council […]
On May 16, 2016, a representative of the development company HM Capital reached out to city Councilman Chris Herndon, who represents Park Hill. The developer announced he wanted to share plans with the councilman to “gentrify” the business block of Fairfax between 28th and 29th avenues. Part of that plan included the idea of a […]
City Shelves Fairfax Land Swap, Cites Lack Of Public Process By Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN Denver Parks and Recreation Director Happy Haynes has announced her department has backed away from supporting a controversial land swap between the city and a private developer for a pocket park on Fairfax Street. The proposed deal, which was crafted […]
Board Wants City To Stick To Original Promise Of A Pocket Park At The Old Xcel Substation On Fairfax By Cara DeGette Editor, GPHC The board of Greater Park Hill Community has voted to oppose a proposed land swap that would hand a developer a parcel of land that was slated to become a […]
Editor’s Note: The following resolution was formally adopted on Nov. 2 by the board of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., with 14 voting in favor, one member opposed, and one abstaining. Whereas Park Hill is a neighborhood that cherishes its livability and its diversity, providing open arms to new neighbors of all races, income levels, […]
Creative Solutions For Adding Parks and Greenspace By Tracey MacDermott Across the street from Greater Park Hill Community’s office at 28th and Fairfax, the developer HM Capital has acquired and torn down the east side of the block. The developer, Ben Maxwell, has all but landed a deal with Denver Parks & Recreation director Scott Gilmore […]
by Cara DeGette A proposed land swap that would move a proposed neighborhood park inside a high-end development project at 28th and Fairfax has drawn the ire of neighbors who say they were not properly notified of the plan and also fear gentrification of the neighborhood. In response to heated pushback during the September Greater […]
‘Fairfax Square’ To Include Townhomes, Micro-units, Restaurants, Retail By Cara DeGette, Editor, GPHN For the past several months, Denver-based developer HM Capital has quietly bought up almost all of the east side of the block of Fairfax between 28th and 29th Avenues. The developer is moving forward with plans to demolish the existing structures for a […]