Todd Baker is doing the unthinkable: building houses on the empty lot at 5555 Greenwood Plaza Blvd.

The Greenwood Village City Council voted 8-0 last month to approve the developer’s plans to construct 90 single-family homes on 13 acres just south of the Landmark development, which is has a movie theater, shops and two condominium towers.

“It was unanimous. Absolutely unanimous. Which I’m not so sure anybody ever expected in the history of this parcel,” said Baker, an executive with homebuilding giant Century Communities.

Groundbreaking is set for next year on the project that will create a new gated community just west of Interstate 25. Baker expects to start sales in 2027.

Homes will be three or four stories and range from 2,500 to 4,500 square feet, with rooftop decks and garages, B

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