Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan

Located along Denver’s Platte River, just south of Denver Bronco’s Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, the Sun Valley Neighborhood was historically a low-density, low-income community with a diverse population. At the time of this planning effort, the centrally located district was largely industrial and included a major electric substation, an oil tank farm and a steam power plant interspersed amongst Denver Housing Authority (DHA) subsidized housing, private residential homes, a school and a public recreation center.

This master plan was a part of a strategic redevelopment aimed at transforming the district into a next-generation community.

Sun Valley’s redevelopment planning process was driven by the central principles behind the EcoDistricts Protocol, an interrelated set of environmental, economic and social performance directives including energy; equitable development; health and wellbeing; community identity; transportation; water; habitat and ecosystem functionality; and optimized material management. On the issue of housing, the DHA plans included the redevelopment of its 333 current units with a total of more than 60 percent of the resulting 750 apartment units in the neighborhood to be classified as public or affordable housing.

The project’s design efforts, a close collaboration between SAR+, Livable Cities Studio, and Matrix Design Group, included master planning, urban design, horizontal infrastructure design of streets and parks, stormwater treatment design and new bicycle facilities.

  • Location Denver, Colorado
  • Area 100 Acres
  • Client Sun Valley EcoDistrict & Denver Housing Authority
  • Design Partners Livable Cities Studio & Matrix Design Group
  • Markets Civic/CulturalMixed-Use
  • Type Planning
Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan
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Sun Valley Eco District Master Plan