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The main project objectives of the Lowell area are to eliminate blight, prevent slums and environmental deficiencies and to improve the physical and economic relationship between the area and the downtown-core area as well as to preserve the Lowell Elementary School through adaptive reuse and renovation and provide an attractive entry to downtown and create neighborhood-oriented commercial and development opportunities.
URA Period: 1988 - 2013
Developer Contact Lowell Development Partners, LLC Mr. Mike DeGrant 201 E. Las Animas, Ste. 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719 447-1003 mdegrant@lowellneighborhood.com www.lowellneighborhood.com Documents For Download 
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Originally approved by the Colorado Springs City Council on April 26, 1988. The South Central Downtown Urban Renewal Area also known as the “Lowell URA” is generally bound by the Rio Grand Street on the north; Nevada Avenue on the west; the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on the south and Shook’s Run on the east. The main project objectives of the Lowell area are to eliminate blight, prevent slums and environmental deficiencies and to improve the physical and economic relationship between the area and the downtown-core area as well as to preserve the Lowell Elementary School through adaptive reuse and renovation and provide an attractive entry to downtown and create neighborhood-oriented commercial and development opportunities. The Lowell UR plan lists development objectives that include land uses supportive of and complementary to the downtown core; creative housing opportunities for a variety of family incomes along with ease of vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
The Lowell URA reached the end of its urban renewal designation in 2013, while the developer continues to implement the remaining elements of the plan. Development and Design Objectives The development objectives for the Urban Renewal Area include the creation of a variety of housing types that will encourage population diversity. Proposed land uses within the Urban Renewal Area will include: for sale and for rent residential, limited commercial areas, neighborhood retail, live-work spaces, parking facilities, and open space. Other objectives include:
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Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority
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Phone: 719-385-5714
Mailing Address: PO Box 1575, MC 628 Colorado Springs CO 80901-1575 Street Address: 30 South Nevada Avenue Suite 604 Colorado Springs CO 80903 |
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