Denver wants to buy a former Goodyear shop near City Hall so housing can be built at the site.

Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration is asking the City Council to approve spending $2.5 million to buy the shuttered auto repair facility at 1460-1480 Tremont Place.

“By acquiring these properties now, the city will be able to work with a pre-qualified housing developer to bring much-needed affordable housing to Upper Downtown,” city documents state.

Documents indicate that a request for proposals, or RFP, to develop the 0.29-acre site would be issued after the council signs off on the deal.

In May, the Johnston administration began an effort to identify and prequalify a group of developers to later participate in “mini-bid” opportunities to build income-restricted housing on individual city

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