Mixed-Use Developments in Boulder
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Mixed-use is a term that springs from the concept of “New Urbanism”
(see www.newurbannews.com). This is a growing movement of architects, planners,
and developers in reaction to the urban sprawl that has been the dominant method of
development in the United States since the end of World War II. Mixed-use emphasizes
a combination of uses in close proximity to one another intended to encourage
walking, rather than driving. In Boulder, mixed-use means a combination of
residential and commercial; the latter includes retail, office and light industrial
uses.
At this point in time, there are nine mixed-use developments in Boulder. They are:
Twelve Maples: 0.56 acre at 2016 19th Street
East End: 0.39 acre at Pearl and 20th Streets
Owl Development: 0.32 acre at Pearl and 18th Streets
Steel Yards: 10.60 acres on 30th Street between Pearl and Valmont
Iron Flats: 1.91 acres at Spruce at 20th Streets
North End: 2.00 acres on 15th Street at Yarmouth)
Yarmouth Park: 2.00 acres on 14th Street at Yarmouth
North Boulder Village: 8.95 acres on North Broadway at Yarmouth
One Boulder Plaza: 3.10 acres on Canyon between Broadway and 14th Street
If the retail core of the Gunbarrel Community Center is considered one mixed-use
development consisting of three contiguous parts; King Soopers / BP Station (5.4 acres),
the Gunbarrel Shopping Center (6.0 acres), and O’Connor’s Gunbarrel Town Center
(9.2 acres); it totals more than 20 acres
bounded by Lookout, Spine and Gunpark Drive plus another two acres west of Spine
Road. This makes it by far the largest mixed-use development in terms of acres in Boulder.
But, it is also the most dense in terms of residential development as is shown in the
table below.
A Table of Mixed-Use Developments in Boulder
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page updated 02/16/04
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