The River Mile

Introducing The River Mile – the next great place in the evolution of Denver. Located along a mile of the South Platte River, it’s envisioned as a sustainable, walkable downtown neighborhood. It will feature state-of-the-art residences for everyone – with public parks and promenades, a new elementary school, and a variety of shopping, dining, entertainment and cultural destinations essential for family life in the city. Build-to-suit workspaces will range from business incubators to regional corporate headquarters. And public transit will be facilitated by two light rail stations. This is truly a one-of-a-kind project – the largest in downtown Denver – spanning 62 acres and expected to take up to 25 years to complete. Restoration of the river is now underway. Construction of the first residential and commercial offerings will soon follow, and commercial opportunities are now available.

“The historic South Platte River is a part of the West. It courses right through the center of the city, gives us an identification, and defines the opportunity for a project like The River Mile.”

DANA CRAWFORD

Visionary Denver Developer and Preservationist

CLOSE TO
EVERYTHING
THAT
MATTERS

A PART OF THE
DOWNTOWN FABRIC

Here you’re in the epicenter of Denver’s most dynamic new zone of growth. Currently home to Elitch Gardens, The River Mile is Denver’s new downtown neighborhood. Adjacent to the Central Business District and every other major destination in the city: LoHi, the Pepsi Center, Larimer Square, the Auraria Campus, Empower Field at Mile High, the Denver Children’s Museum, the Downtown Aquarium, Confluence Park, and Union Station with its direct rail connections to Denver International Airport in one direction and Winter Park Ski Resort in the other.

Neighborhoods

1 Highlands

2 Lohi

3 jefferson park

4 RINO

5 riverfront

6 lodo

7 sun valley

Parks and Nature

8 Commons Park

9 CONFLUENCE PARK

10 CENTENNIAL PARK

Entertainment

11 Coors field

12 pepsi center

13 aquarium

14 empower field

15 union station

Arts, Culture, Education

16 MEOW WOLF

17 Museum of Contemporary Art

18 Children’s museum

19 auraria campus

20 the commons

Transportation

21 UNION STATION

22 PEPSI CENTER-ELITCH GARDENS STATION

23 EMPOWER FIELD at MILE HIGH STATION

24 Auraria West Campus Station

HEALTHY
RIVER

HEALTHY
CITY

Re-imagining a
spectacular
mile of
riverfront

The South Platte River is a story of transformation. From a long neglected part of an industrial landscape to a newly rediscovered and revitalized natural resource "for fish and for fun." Before the first building foundation is poured, the river is being revitalized along The River Mile and far beyond. It’s a major commitment by the developer Revesco Properties, in partnership with The Greenway Foundation, The City of Denver and other environmental experts to reaffirm the importance of the South Platte as an essential part of the regional ecology – as an active watershed, wildlife habitat and recreational amenity for all. The restoration will add 27 acres of waterside parks and open space, and it will help to energize this new downtown neighborhood emerging at the river’s edge.

LIFE IN BALANCE

Art, Culture, Education

To live in the heart of downtown Denver is to be surrounded by a rich assortment of cultural and educational opportunities. The River Mile is designed to extend this idea into the neighborhood with public art interwoven throughout. It will feature a riverside recreation center – plus Denver's own, unique interpretation of Meow Wolf. Educational offerings will range from a new, on-site elementary school to the extensive resources of the Auraria Higher Education Campus next door. The River Mile is poised to become a cultural and social hub for those venturing out to, or returning from, Denver’s other nearby attractions.

For over 20 years, Elitch Gardens Amusement Park has been one of the most popular recreational attractions in the city – and so it will continue to be. The park will operate in its current location for the foreseeable future. And when the time comes for Elitch’s to move, Revesco Properties will ensure that it has a new and even larger future home.

“All you have to do and look around this town and see where the biggest buzz is and it’s all up and down the river. My dad was quoted back in the mid-’70s as saying some day the best place to live, work, and play will be along the South Platte River in Denver.”

JEFF SHOEMAKER

Executive Director, The Greenway Foundation

The
Plan

For visionary businesses, retailers, entrepreneurs and urban dwellers alike, The River Mile represents an opportunity like no other. A chance to be a part of history – to be among the first to participate in the next exciting step in the evolution of Denver. Commercial opportunities are available now. The first residential offerings are expected to become available in 2024.

THE RIVER MILE
INITIAL OFFERING

MILES OF RIVER

1

COMMERCIAL

4.7M

SQUARE FEET

RETAIL

520,000

SQUARE FEET

RESIDENCES

7,600

INCLUDING 934
AFFORDABLE HOMES

EDUCATION AND
RECREATION CENTERS

137,000

SQUARE FEET

LIGHT RAIL STATIONS

2

MEOW WOLF

1

MILES OF RIVER

1

COMMERCIAL

2.5M

SQUARE FEET

RETAIL

100,000

SQUARE FEET

RESIDENCES

1,500

MEOW WOLF

1

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The riverfront is energized by a network of pathways and gathering spaces that step down to the river’s edge. It’s a place of varying rhythms – like the river itself – and an experience that will never grow old.

Healthy river, healthy city. Parks and promenades bring the public realm to the river’s edge – and the river to the city. It’s a refreshing new urban adventure.

The South Platte is being re-energized as a thriving habitat for trout, humans and all kinds of living things.

It’s a welcome balance of city buzz and Colorado beauty: open spaces, blue skies and flowing water.

The River Mile is envisioned as a walkable/bikable downtown neighborhood. So the buildings are of urban scale, but the street level is open and welcoming - and living at a very human scale.

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THE Team