Denver suburb gives OK to negotiate plans for giant entertainment complex
An ambitious plan for a large entertainment complex in Glendale, which has been beset by major setbacks during the past few years, got new life Tuesday night when city leaders voted 6-0 to start negotiations with a Dallas-based developer to build the project.
Glendale 180, a $175 million project that could feature 25 bars and restaurants where adults could walk around carrying to-go alcoholic refreshments on the banks of Cherry Creek, has been a centerpiece of Glendale’s economic development plans for nearly a decade.
A previous developer the city teamed up with to build Glendale 180 — Wulfe & Co. — backed out in late 2015, and little happened with the project in the intervening 18 months.
On Tuesday night, the City Council approved a resolution that authorizes Glendale to initiate talks with Lincoln Property Company for an exclusive deal to build the complex, which could have as much as 200,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and bars — and a hotel — on 12 acres of city-owned land at the southeast corner of Virginia Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
Artist’s rendering. Courtesy image.
Artist’s rendering. Courtesy image.
