72nd & Himalaya

High Visibility Mixed-Use District

Opportunity Overview

Available Acreage for Long Term Ground Lease: 250 Acres

Transit-Oriented Development

Strategically positioned at the gateway to one of the nation’s fastest-growing airports, 72nd & Himalaya offers an exceptional development opportunity in Denver’s booming northeast corridor. Located just minutes from Denver International Airport, the site benefits from unmatched regional connectivity, strong traffic counts, and proximity to rapidly expanding residential and commercial communities.

This high-visibility location is ideal for retail, hospitality, industrial, or mixed-use development. With direct access to major thoroughfares and Denver’s thriving economic hub, 72nd & Himalaya stands at the center of growth, making it an unparalleled investment opportunity in one of the country’s most dynamic real estate markets.

Denver International Airport (DEN)

  • Approximately 53 square miles (13,700 hectares) of land area, Denver International Airport (DEN) has the second largest land ownership of any airport in the world, and the largest in North America.

  • Denver International Airport’s division of Real Estate (DEN Real Estate) supports the airport’s core aviation mission by capitalizing on DEN’s size, capacity for growth, and centralized location, both nationally and globally, to create innovative, sustainable, and economically beneficial commercial development of the airport’s non-aviation land.

  • DEN’s development districts are situated on existing or planned regional infrastructure and create synergies with geographic amenities and airport features that will benefit development.

Request for Offers (RFO) Process

  • There is no specific submission deadline. While DEN reserves the right to close the RFO at any time, DEN Real Estate expects to keep the opportunity open for several years to give interested parties ample time to propose ideas for commercial development at DEN.

  • The DEN Contract Administrator initially reviews the submitted offer for responsiveness before forwarding it to DEN’s commercial broker for market viability evaluation. If both criteria are satisfied, the offer is then submitted to the DEN Real Estate Screening Committee.

  • The SVP of Real Estate presents the offer to 3-5 committee members. They will either reject it or engage the offeror to discuss the proposal and lease terms. Rejected offers receive a letter; accepted offers move to LOI discussions.

  • The opportunity is refined, and site conditions are confirmed to be suitable for the proposed development. Business terms are outlined, including relevant City social ordinance requirements.

  • An agreement is reached on business terms, lease boundaries, and social ordinance requirements (including ACDBE, if applicable). DEN Government Affairs updates Registered Neighborhood Organizations and the Council Member Town Hall on the proposed sites, while the proposer finalizes the EDI plan with DSBO.

  • DEN and the offeror sign the lease contract, which is then presented to the Denver City Council for consideration. The contract is executed upon approval.

Contact Us

CHRIS COBLE

(303) 506-9780
chris@greenwoodcre.com

ALEC WYNNE, MCR

(303) 332-4972
alec@greenwoodcre.com

ERIC NESBITT, ESQ.

(303) 346-4869
eric.nesbitt@greenwoodcre.com