The purpose of the City Auditorium Block Urban Renewal Plan is to reduce, eliminate and prevent the spread of blight within the Urban Renewal Area and to stimulate growth and reinvestment within the district boundaries, on surrounding blocks and throughout downtown.
Developer Contact
Nor'Wood Development Mr. Chris Jenkins 111 S. Tejon Street, Suite 222 Colorado Springs CO 80903 719 593-2600 chrisjenkins@nor-wood.com www.Norwoodinteractive.com Documents For Download 
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Approved by the Colorado Springs City Council on January 24, 2004. The City Auditorium Block Urban Renewal Area is located in the eastern portion of Downtown Colorado Springs. The site is generally bounded on the north by East Kiowa Street, on the west by North Nevada Avenue, on the south by East Pikes Peak Avenue, and on the east by West Weber Street. The purpose of the City Auditorium Block Urban Renewal Plan is to reduce, eliminate and prevent the spread of blight within the Urban Renewal Area and to stimulate growth and reinvestment within the district boundaries, on surrounding blocks and throughout downtown. Specifically, the Plan promotes an environment which allows for a range of uses and product types which can respond to market conditions over time; further the goals and objectives of the Colorado Springs Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Action Plan and any other relevant policy document; and, leverage the community’s investment in public improvement projects in the area.
The cornerstone of the stakeholder’s vision for revitalization of the area is creation of high quality mixed-use developments which vertically integrate a range of residential and non-residential uses at urban densities and supported by strategic public improvements to facilities, parking, and infrastructure improvements within and adjacent to the Plan boundaries. A combination of uses is proposed all of which will further promote redevelopment of the area as a mixed-use urban enclave in downtown, balancing investment occurring in Southwest and connecting neighborhoods to the east. Development and Design Objectives The development objectives for the Urban Renewal Area include establishment of a variety of uses at urban densities that will allow projects to respond to changing market conditions. Proposed land uses within the Urban Renewal Area include commercial, office, residential, hotel, health club (athletic), public, and parking. Other objectives include:
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