When you choose Westminster, you choose a city that supports your business. The city's pro-business attitude, strategic location, well-educated workforce, and excellent services provide companies with the stable business environment they need to succeed.

When you choose Westminster, you choose an innovative city staff that specializes in relocation and expansion, long-range development opportunities, and an aggressive business services program.

When you choose Westminster, you choose an award-winning community with a quality lifestyle - a highly appealing place to live, work, and play. Diverse housing, excellent schools, mountain views, open space and trails, public recreation facilities, golf courses, entertainment venues, restaurants and retail stores are all located within the city. For both businesses and residents, Westminster has it all!

Development Activity

Recent announcements and current developments in the City of Westminster. For detailed information, please contact the Economic Development Division at 303-430-2400, ext. 2108.

Westminster Promenade (US 36 and 104th Avenue)

Church Ranch Corporate Center (US 36 and Church Ranch Boulevard)

• Single and multi-story office/flex space available, and land sites available 

CirclePoint Corporate Center (US 36 and 112th Avenue)

• 21 acre office land site available
• Class A corporate office available

Shops at Walnut Creek (US 36 and 106th Avenue - formerly Mandalay Gardens)

• Over 250,000 s.f. of retail space and pad sites available
• New and announced tenants include: Hacienda Colorado, Macaroni Grill

Westminster City Center Area (US 36 at 92nd Avenue and 88th Avenue)

• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen under construction, open first quarter 2006
• Wal-Mart Superstore expansion under construction in Westfield Shopping Center, open fourth quarter 2005
• Pier 1 in City Center Marketplace, open fall 2005
• Saltgrass Restaurant at 88th Avenue and Yates Street next to Joe's Crab Shack approved, projected open 2006

WADSWORTH PARKWAY CORRIDOR

Westmoor Technology Park (West of 108th Avenue and Wadsworth Parkway)

• Land available for sale
• Single and multi-story office and office/flex space available

Walnut Creek Business Park

• Light manufacturing/R&D space now available

Wadsworth Parkway Retail Projects

• 108th Avenue and Wadsworth Pkwy, southwest and southeast corners, planned neighborhood retail
• A 9-acre neighborhood retail site is underway on the northeast corner of Wadsworth Parkway and Church Ranch Boulevard, anchored by: Sonic, Thomasville Furniture Store, and Carpet Warehouse

NORTH I-25 CORRIDOR

The Orchard (144th Avenue and I-25)

• 1.1 million square feet of mixed-use regional retail with a Phase 1 opening anticipated for fall 2006
• 600 residential units
• Tenants include: AMC Theaters, Foley's, JC Penney's, Super Target

I-25 Projects

• Westminster Commons located on the southwest corner of I-25 and 144th Avenue is a 70 acre planned retail site
• The Super Wal-Mart at 136th Avenue and I-25 will be under construction fall 2005, with four additional pad sites available
• Westminster Crossings is now under construction, anchored by Lowe's, with additional 30,000 square feet of retail space for lease, as well as pad sites available
• The Shops at Quail Creek is an 11 acre planned neighborhood retail site
• Mountain Ridge High School is under construction at the southeast corner of 128th Avenue and Huron Street

Road Improvements

• Huron Street widening from 128th Avenue to 140th Avenue anticipates completion fourth quarter 2005
• Huron Street widening from 140th Avenue to the city limits, anticipated completion 2006
• I-25 and 144th Avenue Interchange scheduled for completion fall 2006

120TH AVENUE CORRIDOR

Bradburn Village (120th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard)

• New urbanism/mixed-use development including office, retail, residential
• Live-work units available
• A 129,500 s.f. charter school is underway with a fall 2005 opening

Country Club Village (120th Avenue and Federal Boulevard)

• 20 acre planned neighborhood upscale retail center
• FirsTier Bank is under construction 

The Ranch Reserve Plaza (112th Avenue and Federal Boulevard)

• 27,000 s.f. of neighborhood retail space available at the northeast corner of 112th Avenue and Federal Boulevard

Support Retail Site

• 8 acres planned retail at the southwest corner of 112th Avenue and Federal Boulevard
• 11 acres planned retail at the southeast corner of 128th Avenue and Zuni Street

SOUTH WESTMINSTER

South Westminster Retail Projects

• Shoenberg Redevelopment at 72nd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard project includes a 208,000 square foot Super Wal-Mart, with 3 addtional pad sites available, projected completion fourth quarter 2006
• The LaConte Center is under redevelopment and will include 1,400 square feet of retail space, 9,000 square feet of office space, and 12 residential units. Space available first quarter 2006
• St. Anthony North Hospital is planning a 12,000 square foot expansion of the emergency room

Transit Oriented Development (70th Avenue and Julian Street)

• Plans are under way for the design and construction of a Transportation Oriented Development (TOD) including mass transit, multi-modal, oriented village planned to include housing, retail, and office.

Community Demographics

The estimated current population for Westminster is 108,710 with a median age of 32.6.

Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments @ www.drcog.org, January 2006

Median Household Buying Income
Disposable Income After Taxes

Source: Development Research Partners Inc., January 2006