Updated: January 2026
CCE Developments
Index:
1) CCE Overlay District: Residential and Commercial Design
2) 50 S. Steele St.
3) 5 Cook St.
4) 3400 E Bayaud Ave and 121 S Monroe St
5) Colorado Blvd Gateways
6) The Seasohs Tavern (Poolside Bar)
7) Cherry Creek West
8) The Gardens at Cherry Creek Apartments
1) CCE Overlay District: Residential and Commercial Design
On February 6, 2023 Denver City Council unanimously voted in favor of the CCE Overlays. This project took several years to complete under the guidance Development Committe Chair Bill Tanner, Residential Overlay Lead Barry Lazarus, and Commercial Overlay Leads Brooks Waldman and Bill Allen. Thank you to all those who worked on this project, wrote to city officials and/or spoke at council meetings in favor. We appreciate your support!
This project has been years in the making with countless hours contributed from many volunteers. Thank you to all those who worked on this project, wrote to city officials and/or spoke at council meetings in favor. We appreciate your support!
2) 50 S. Steele/Developer: Broe Real Estate Group
REZONE: C-MX-12 (Commercial Mixed Use 12 stories)
STATUS: November 1, 2021 Denver City Council approved 50 S. Steele St. rezoning to 12-stories.
Broe submitted an application to the City of Denver for rezoning to C-MX-12. They presented their newly revised plans at the March 2021 development committee meeting. The plan is to rebuild with 5, 12-story apartment towers with retail space on the ground floor. A community meeting was held on July 27, 2021 at 6:00pm via Zoom. You may watch the recording of the community meeting HERE. The CCEA Board sent out a survey to the community on September 9, 2021.
3) 5 Cook Street/Ellsworth & Cook/Developer: Canyon Law
REZONE: C-MX-8 (Commercial Mixed Use 8 stories)
STATUS: October 25, 2021 Denver City Council approved the 5 Cook St. rezoning to 8 stories.
The Law Family, the owners of this property, submitted application for rezoning to C-MX-8 to build 7 story apartment rentals with retail space on the ground floor. A community meeting was held on July 21, 2021 at 5:30pm via Zoom. You may watch the recording of the community meeting here. The CCEA Board sent out a survey to the community on July 29th. Results from the survey are posted below.
4) 3400 E Bayaud Ave and 121 S Madison St/Owner: Travis McAfoos
REZONE: G-RX-5 (General-Residential Mixed Used-5 story)
STATUS: September 26, 2022 Denver City Council approved the rezoning to 5-story (G-RX-5)
The re-zoning application for these two properties went before City Council on September 26th.
The CCEA Board ran a community survey, open to all CCE residents and property owners, from July 31st through August 14th. You may reveiw the results and details of the survey in the following report:
CCEA hosted a community meeting on July 26, 2022 at 5:30pm via Zoom where the owner, Travis McAfoos, presented the new plans for redevelopment and rezoning of both properties. An application has been submitted to City of Denver for rezoning to G-RX-5. The plan is to build a 5-story apartment building at 3400 Bayaud and at 121 S Madison with possible small retail space on ground. You may watch a recording of the community meeting HERE.
CPD will be recommending APPROVAL on this application.
NOTE: The first rezoning application was submitted for C-MX-12 & C-MX-5 and was denied by City of Denver Planning Board staff. The following is information & presentations from the first application for 12 stories and 5 stories
Developer's plans include a rezoning request to C-MX-12; 12-stories with 250+ apartment rentals and retail space on ground floor. This project also includes 121 S Madison, where rezoning will be submitted for 5-story apartment rentals. A community meeting was held on August 3, 2021 at 5:30pm via Zoom. You may watch the recording of the community meeting HERE. The CCEA Board will be sending out a survey asking for your feedback, so please keep an eye out for this important email.
The owner of 3400 Bayaud, Travis McAfoos has hosted two open houses. The first one was held on August 4th from 4-6pm at Chopper's. The second was an Open House & Site Tour on August 24th from 4-6pm at 3400 E. Bayaud Ave.
5) Colorado Gateways/Bayaud & East Side of Harrison & 1st/Developer:Doug McKinnon
Update provided February 2026:
The Gateway corner at 55-65 So. Colorado (Colorado and Bayaud) was sold by Doug McKinnon to DEG Real Estate in the fall of 2025. DEG Real Estate consists of Jake and Dina Galperin. They operate Galperin & Associates, a law firm currently located at 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive. They plan to develop the land they purchased by constructing an office building and relocating their company into it, occupying 2-3 floors. The balance of the 45,000 square foot building would be leased to other users.
The new owners have hired PMG Development and Pachner and Associates Consulting to assist them with this project. At an introductory meeting on December 11, 2025, the development team asked CCEA about possible modifications to the existing development agreement in place for the subject property. This was not a formal request and there has been no formal zoning modification filed.
The response from CCEA, based on surveys and input from it members, was that the preference is to work under the existing agreement without any modifications. The will not be a definitive response until a formal request is made. Look for updates on this page or in the CCEA newsletter. The other two Gateway parcels at 1st and Colorado are still controlled by Doug McKinnon
6) The Seasons Tavern - Poolside Bar
CCEA negotiated a Good Neighbor Agreement which can be found HERE
7) Cherry Creek West:
January 2026 Update: The developer of Cherry Creek West—a multi-structure residential, office and retail project on the Southeast corner of First Avenue and University Avenue—plans to start demolition this month. Parking lots will close starting Feb. 2. Sidewalks around the perimeter will remain accessible except for the east side of the development across from the mall. That sidewalk will be fenced off for utility work. The Denver Post article provides more information and can be viewed
HERE
The future Cherry Creek West project is the SW Corner of S. University Blvd and E. 1st Ave., and the developer is East West Partners, spanning 13 acres. Rezoning of the site for residential and commercial buildings up to 13 stories high, underground parking and a common green space. Complete project updates can be found on the website
cherrycreekwest.com On September 16, 2024 CCEA joined RNOs from Cherry Creek North, Country Club and Hilltop in a Developer-Community Benefit Agreement aimed at common goals for mitigating construction impacts and, as the project progresses, defining developer commitments for affordable housimg, green space, overall building height and the maximum number of structures. Limits on project uses likely to generate excess traffic were also negotiated. The agreement was possible through CCEA's participation in the Cherry Creek Steering Commitee which includes the above-mentioned RNOs and also the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District.
The
Developer-Community Benefit Agreement can be viewed
HERE
Other Community involvement:
- Community Information Meeting held in in June 2024 via Zoom with representatives from East-West Partners.
- Community Information Meeting on August 10, 2022
- Cherry Creek West Partners Q&A Follow-Up to the August 10, 2022 community meeting.
- Updated renderings published on June 7, 2023.
- Cherry Creek East Community Meeting: Cherry Creek West presented by East West Partners
- On Tuesday, July 18, 2024, the CCEA Development Committee hosted a meeting for the CCE Community where the East West Partners presented plans for the Cherry Creek West project.
- Watch the presentation HERE
- Cherry Creek West hosted a Community Open House on August 1, 2022, from 5:30-7:30PM at the old Container Store location.
This project has generated many conversations throughout Denver. Some related newspaper articles can be viewed using the following links.
Denver Gazette, Aug. 7, 2024 Cherry Creek West project moves ahead despite neighborhood concerns
Denver Gazette, May 6 2024 Cherry Creek remains a hotspot as development slows in Denver
Denver Post, Oct. 8, 2024 Billion-dollar redevelopment to transform Cherry Creek's westside
Here are other documents that might be of interest:
Cherry Creek West TDM Master Plan (Dated 6/18/2024)
8) Gardens at Cherry Creek Apartments/SE Corner of S Jackson St/Developer: Zeppelin Development
This project is a 5-story apartment complex and completed. Development agreements were executed on April 20, 2010 between the owners of the properties, the developer and Cherry Creek East Association.
Development Agreement Part I April 20, 2010
Development Agreement Part II April 20, 2010
Development Agreement Part III April 20, 2010
Supplemental Development Agreement October 08, 2011
Broadstone Inclusion Agreement June 21, 2012
