Denver has issued a Request for Proposals for qualified buyers to purchase the Globeville Community Center to see it developed as a neighborhood amenity such as a neighborhood amenity, affordable housing, public service facility use or other community purpose.
The 8,059-square-foot building at 4400 Lincoln St. was constructed in 1927 and originally served as a church. For many years the city has leased the facility to provide community services. The center has been vacant without a tenant since last summer.
“This site is an asset to build upon for the Globeville community,” said Paul Washington, executive director of the Denver Office of Economic Development. “Through this sale, we’re looking forward to activating the site with a strong community development use that benefits neighborhood residents and the broader community.”
The RFP identifies possible uses for the site including neighborhood center, affordable housing, child care center, job training or other community use.
The RFP has been issued by the city’s Office of Economic Development and the Department of Finance, Division of Real Estate. A pre-proposal meeting will be held March 16, and the deadline for submitting proposals is April 13.A finalist will be selected by early June 2012, pending City Council approval. The RFP is available online at this link.
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So that area is called Globeville, I did not know that. I will probably just keep referring to it as “that weird chopped area with bad access where I25 and I70 meet with old houses on bad foundations and industrial odors”