News
Read about what’s taking shape in Downtown Westminster. Explore announcements, new businesses, development activity, construction progress, and the events bringing the community together.
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Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters opens in Downtown Westminster
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters is set to open its third cafe in the heart of the new Downtown Westminster development just off Highway 36 at 88th & Sheridan Blvd. Westminster will mark the third and largest location for the company, serving their award winning coffees as pour over or espresso beverages, alongside house-made pastries. Sweet…
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Tap & Burger taps Downtown Westminster for its fourth restaurant location
A local burger chain is tapping into the Westminster market. Tap & Burger, owned by Juan Padro of Culinary Creative restaurant group, plans to open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 8810 Westminster Blvd. later this year. “A lot of people are moving to Westminster, and I think we’re going to see a lot more of…
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Ascent Apartments awarded prestigious LEED® Green Building certification
Ascent Apartments has been awarded LEED® Silver Certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Through design, construction and operations practices that improve environmental and human health, LEED-certified buildings…
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City will use Passport app for parkers in Downtown and Westminster Station areas
As development and use has increased in the Downtown Westminster and the Westminster Station areas, the city is moving forward with plans to help manage accessibility and supply of parking in both areas. The city has already built significant parking infrastructure in both of these areas. There are parking structures at each and multiple surface parking…
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Downtown Westminster adding ownership townhomes and residential condos
The Thrash Group has announced they have been selected by Westminster Economic Development Authority (WEDA) to develop the first “For Sale” residential units in Downtown Westminster. The first phase of development will include 34 townhomes and 40 condominiums. “On the heels of the growth and momentum in Downtown Westminster, we are thrilled to continue our…
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New Westminster downtown quickly taking shape
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — It’s not often when a city decides to build its downtown more than 100 years after its founding. But here in our Colorado, one northern Denver suburb is doing just that on a site many gave up on decades ago. Good timing and a long-term, strategic plan is quickly turning an otherwise…
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Eaton Street Apartments open in Downtown Westminster
Tenants were scheduled to start moving into Westminster’s Eaton Street Apartments on July 15 — the first housing development in the city’s Downtown Westminster project. City officials, developers and the curious were on hand July 10 for a reception and ribbon cutting at the apartment building, which features 118 affordable one, two and three-bedroom apartments…
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Alamo Drafthouse cinema opens third Colorado location in Downtown Westminster
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding its theaters in Colorado — opening a third location in Westminster. This new theater — situated about halfway between Denver and Boulder — takes on an art deco style reminiscent of the 1920s and ’30s. Filled to the brim inside with original, large format posters from films of the period — Westminster’s new Alamo Drafthouse feels…