Overview
- The city targets filling or repurposing 3 million square feet of roughly 7 million vacant downtown office and retail space through conversions, business attraction and alternative uses.
- Housing goals call for adding 2,500 affordable units and approving permits for 5,000 additional homes across income levels, with an emphasis on faster permitting.
- Denver sets a 75% reduction goal for street homelessness compared with 2023 and pledges one‑business‑day responses to homelessness reports, following point‑in‑time counts showing a 45% drop since 2023.
- Public‑safety targets include a 10% decrease in gun‑related homicides citywide and a 20% reduction in shootings in high‑risk neighborhoods, with the mayor citing sharp 2025 declines in homicides and auto theft.
- Climate and neighborhood investments aim for 5,000 clean‑energy system installations and 50 acres of new green infrastructure, while acknowledging 2025 shortfalls in permanent housing placements and affordable‑unit preservation.