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About Us, The control tower at Stapleton saw its last flights come in to Denver in 1995, and the building sat unused for twenty years before Punch Bowl Social came in. The tower, all that remains of the long-gone Stapleton International airport, has been transformed into an "eatertainment" venue for Denver-based company Punch Bowl Social. The airport was born in 1929, quickly becoming the fifth busiest airport in the nation. partnership with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. One Day-Only Pumpkin Beer Preserves Seedstock Brewer’s Marriage.

In 1995 the Foundation published the Stapleton Development Plan (often referred to as “the Green Book”), which called for integration of jobs, open spaces, and community into a new mixed-use residential neighborhood.

Denver’s approach to redeveloping Stapleton has become a model for other communities and has received national recognition through awards from the Environmental Protection Agency, Housing and Urban Development, Urban Land Institute, and the United Nations Council on Sustainable Development. From 1929 to 1995, Denver’s main airport was Stapleton International Airport. Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. It was the end of an era. We use cookies to collect and analyze information on site performance and usage, and to enhance and customize content and advertisements. Nadine Caldwell has lived in the same house near Stapleton for 61 years. Widely recognized as one of the country’s largest and most successful infill projects with awards from the Environmental Protection Agency, Housing and Urban Development, Urban Land Institute, the United Nations Council on Sustainable Development, and the prestigious Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable Cities Award from the King of Sweden, Once complete, Stapleton will have transformed 7.5 square miles of runways, concourses and terminals into a community of 30,000 residents of varying income levels, 13,000 jobs and approximately 1,100 acres of new parks and open space, The project has generated billions in economic impact and employed thousands with high-paying jobs, In March 2017, Fitch Ratings Inc. upgraded the Stapleton Senior bonds from “A-” (stable outlook) to “AA-” (stable outlook), demonstrating the strength of DURA’s financial management. As such, we determined it was in Punch Bowl Social’s best interest to sever ties.

Upon completion, Stapleton is projected to grow Denver by more than 30,000 new residents, 13,000 jobs and approximately 1,100 acres of new parks and open space.

On Feb. 27, 1995, the last planes landed on the runways of Stapleton International Airport.

Stapleton International Airport started in 1919 as an airfield and became the Denver Municipal Airport in 1929. In 1998, the city of Denver chose a master developer for the old airport land.

Butterfly Pavilion and Greeley Honey Producer Collaborate on... Work Options for Women Launches the Helping Hen Food Truck, This Food Truck Turned Restaurant Is Crocking Out in Sunnyside. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. Sixty-six years later, it finally shut down and Denver International Airport was born. Working together in a public-private partnership, Forest City, the Districts, the City of Denver, Denver Public Schools, Denver Water and DURA are in collaboration to finance and construct the roads, sewers, parks, schools and community facilities needed to effect redevelopment as called for in the Green Book.

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