Denver Broncos Name Burnham Yard as Preferred Site for New Stadium

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The NFL’s Denver Broncos on Sept. 9 chosen Burnham Yard as the positioning for a privately funded, retractable-roof stadium slated to open in 2031, the crew stated in a joint letter with Mayor Mike Johnston and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

Described in supplies reviewed by ENR as “a world-class venue anchoring a year-round mixed-use district,” the membership stated it might proceed taking part in at its present dwelling, Empower Discipline at Mile Excessive, within the interim.

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That 2031 goal aligns with the top of the crew’s lease at Empower Discipline, which is comparatively younger in enviornment years. The crew’s present dwelling opened in August 2001 at a value of greater than $400 million on the positioning of the unique Mile Excessive Stadium, which opened in 1948 and was subsequently razed.

Public work recognized thus far is restricted to transportation initiatives town has superior for the “Vibrant Denver” general-obligation bond program on the upcoming Nov. 4 poll. Metropolis supplies verify the bundle could be funded with out including any new taxes.

The state bought the 58-acre Burnham Yard, a former Union Pacific facility, in 2021 for $50 million, in addition to an extra $19.4 million in January 2025 for a freight and monitor easement by way of the positioning, in response to the Colorado Dept of Transportation.

A number of shops say the membership has assembled or lined up extra parcels. Sports activities Enterprise Journal reported the Broncos have “reached conceptual agreements” to buy “25 acres on the south finish of Denver Water’s campus,” and that non-public acquisitions over the previous yr carry the entire footprint to “greater than 100 acres.” Reporting by The Denver Submit pegged the ultimate price ticket of the brand new facility to be a minimum of $4 billion.

Early web site work would come with utility relocation. In a press release issued the day of the announcement, Denver Water stated the stadium plan would require shifting a number of operations-and-maintenance services on the south aspect of its 2019 Operations Advanced whereas holding the Administration Constructing in place.

The utility stated the Broncos have agreed to pay “all prices obligatory” for relocation—together with property acquisition, web site work and building—and that “funds from water charges is not going to be used.” Denver Water added that it has recognized potential new areas, together with a bigger web site at fortieth and Clayton.

The challenge record consists of $89.2 million for the eighth Avenue Viaduct & Multimodal Enhancements—bringing a part of the viaduct right down to grade east of the Consolidated Foremost Line to reconnect the road grid—and $50 million for sixth Avenue Viaduct repairs, mobility and entry enhancements, and pre-design for a future alternative.

Axios Denver added that various metro websites—together with Lone Tree and Douglas County—have been thought-about and finally rejected, and quoted Broncos CEO and proprietor Greg Penner describing the group’s neighborhood ties as an element.

A number of key particulars stay unknown, together with whole challenge price, procurement technique, design or building crew picks, seating capability, premium program or an in depth phasing plan for web site approvals, environmental assessment and vertical building.

ENR contacted the Broncos group for extra data, however didn’t obtain a response earlier than press time.

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