Site History and Redevelopment Guidance

Englewood CityCenter opened in 2000, replacing the former Cinderella City shopping center, which opened in 1965. Cinderella City was once the premier shopping mall in the south Denver region and one of the largest malls in the country. As newer regional malls opened in growing suburban areas in the 1980's and 1990's, the City of Englewood proactively planned for a new transit-oriented and mixed-use development and Englewood CityCenter was created, A mall department store building (built in the 1980's) was re-purposed as the Civic Center Building and apartment, retail, and office uses were developed around it. Discover more about the History of the Cinderella City Mall.

In order to avoid the consequences of a continuing decline and to prepare for the next evolution of Englewood CityCenter, the city's comprehensive plan (adopted in 2017) and the Englewood Downtown Plan (adopted in 2021) support substantial redevelopment in and around Englewood CityCenter. The foreclosure in 2018 provided the opportunity and motivation for the city to plan for CityCenter's next generation.