Broomfield Town Square

Developer and owner of the project: Broomfield Town Square Alliance

Page last Updated: March 3, 2026

Developer website: https://md.broomfieldtownsquare.net/

LATEST UPDATES

The planned Broomfield Town Square (BTS) developer update originally scheduled for Feb. 24, 2026, was removed from the agenda to allow the Broomfield City Council to discuss a recent request from the developer and to provide staff time to obtain and review updated project information.

The BTS Site Development Plan (SDP) was approved on Sept. 12, 2023. Under the Broomfield Municipal Code, building permits must be issued within three years of approval, establishing a deadline of Sept. 12, 2026. The developer has indicated they do not anticipate meeting that deadline and has formally requested an 18-month extension. No decision has been made regarding that request.

The City Council met in executive session on Feb. 24, to receive legal advice and provide direction to negotiators. As required by law, those discussions remain confidential.

Consistent with City Council direction, staff have requested updated written materials from the developer, including detailed timelines, financing information, updated cost estimates and development sequencing. These materials must be submitted and fully reviewed before any discussion regarding a potential extension occurs.

Staff continues dialogue with the developer’s legal counsel and will return to the city council with an objective analysis and potential next steps once the requested information has been received and evaluated.

For more details and background on the project, visit the archived Broomfield Town Square Development Project page on Broomfield Voice.  To view the updates during city council meetings, visit the city council Agenda Management portal Agendas tab. Scroll down to the City Council Regular Meeting on Sept. 23, 2025 and select “watch” from the right column to be connected to the video of the meeting to hear the discussion and see the presentation. For the latest updates and new details, visit the developer’s (Broomfield Town Square Alliance) website.

PREVIOUS UPDATES

Broomfield staff and the Broomfield Town Square Alliance (the master developer of the town square) continue to advance work needed to bring this project forward. Key previous activity include:

• Broomfield Town Square Alliance provided an update to the Broomfield City Council on Sept. 23, 2025.
  • This update included a report on advancing the engineering and design work, the first phase site plans (approved by City Council in September 2024), early business tenants and housing development partners, and discussed capital approach.
  • According to the BTS Alliance, at the time of this update, they anticipate submitting construction plans and building plans for review and approval in 2026, with horizontal (excavation and development infrastructure) work to begin in late 2026. The planned financing bond sale in the 3rd quarter in 2026.
• Formation of a Business Improvement District (BID), as requested by the BTS Alliance, was approved by city council on March 25, 2025; to manage certain maintenance and program elements within the town square.
• Approval of a new Urban Renewal Area (URA) for the town square, was approved by both the City Council and the Broomfield Urban Renewal Authority (BURA) on March 25, 2025. Urban renewal is designed to facilitate private investment to remediate or prevent blighted conditions in a specific geographical area.
• The roof of the former Safeway building has been repaired to ensure long-term stability and reuse options for the building. The developer plans to redevelop this building for the market hall.
• Graphic wrap has been applied to several exterior surfaces of the Safeway building to advertise some of the upcoming development phases and refresh the building and shopping center aesthetic. 
• Coordination with other capital improvement projects is underway in the area such as drainage improvements to City Park Channel and a future pedestrian underpass at Main Street among others.
• Approval of the development plans and agreements.

BACKGROUND

Broomfield Town Square is a development planned on an approximately 39-acre site north of West 120th Avenue and east of Main Street. On Sept. 13, 2024, Broomfield City Council and the Broomfield Urban Renewal Authority approved the Broomfield Town Square Site Development Plan for a mix of uses, including up to 471 residential apartment units and 12 townhomes located north of E. 1st Avenue and approximately 63,590 square feet of commercial (retail, dining and work space) development, including the redevelopment of the former Safeway site as a market hall. Future phases could bring the development to a total of 643 residential units and up to 187,000 square feet of commercial development in total.

A major focal point of the planned town square is an enlarged lake with trails and gathering areas incorporated throughout, such as a plaza near E. 1st Ave and a beach and boathouse at the northwest edge of the lake. Space has been preserved near the existing Broomfield Library/Auditorium to accommodate a potential future expansion. The Developer is required to provide either income aligned housing units or a cash in lieu fee for a portion of the units.

The guiding principles and preliminary vision for the Broomfield Town Square emerged through a series of community focus sessions held in January 2017. The guiding principles called for an interconnected, pedestrian-friendly built environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle and community through a network of streets, promenades, trails and public spaces that incorporate opportunities for public art.

Civitas, an urban and landscape design firm, was initially selected to prepare conceptual plans. In 2019, the Broomfield City Council approved a redevelopment and reimbursement agreement with the Broomfield Town Square Alliance to further refine the planning and ultimately serve as the master developer of the Broomfield Town Square.