Developers and neighbors outlined a plan to activate a long-delayed redevelopment project in the Cole neighborhood in a two-hour hearing at Denver City Council on Monday.

For years, the former site of the Denver Rock Drill Manufacturing Company has been touted for a major redevelopment project, which would bring dense housing, retailers and restaurants into the 6.7-acre property. An initial effort to activate the site failed, but a new developer approached the city with the current pitch in 2023.

The project received a much-needed kickstart on Monday, with council members voting to approve a rezoning, a development contract and tax benefits for subsequent construction.

The Rock Drill site sits at the north end of the Cole neighborhood, just a couple blocks from the 38th and Blake rail s

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