DENVER — After months of pushback from Belcaro Park residents against plans to rezone the Belcaro Shopping Center, it appears their voices are finally being heard.

The site’s developer, Denver-based Kentro Group, announced it is dropping its plans to rezone the seven-acre lot, located on 825 S. Colorado Blvd., after King Soopers relocates and the current shopping center is demolished.

It’s a rare win for the little guy in this David vs. Goliath tale.

The development would have brought three towers to the seven-acre property — creating 700 new units alongside mixed-use retail and green space, similar to the 9+Co development two miles north.

The tallest of the three towers was slated to be 12 stories high — a big cause for concern for Belcaro Park homeowners when they found out last Nove

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