The planning of this real estate asset began in 1995 under then Mayor Federico Peña’s “Imagine a Great City” campaign and triggered the redevelopment of lower downtown Denver. Built adjacent to the former central switching rail yards bordering Denver’s historic Union Station Terminal, Riverfront Park catalyzed redevelopment of a brownfield site, added value to the nearby Historic Warehousing District by making physical and visual connections to surrounding neighborhoods and destinations, and laid a realistic urban framework that could be supported by the marketplace. As a result, it has become the priority address for development in the core of downtown Denver. Now under construction, the redevelopment of the 60-acre site has garnered many planning and development awards, including the prestigious Award of Excellence from the Urban Land Institute in 2009