URA Period:  2023 – 2048

Location: Originally included in the Gold Hill Mesa URA, the Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Area Urban Renewal Area is located to the northwest of the existing URA. The site is generally bounded on the north by U. S. Highway 24 and Fountain Creek, on the west by South 21st Street, on the south by The Villa de Mesa Townhome community and on the east by the A-1 Village Mobile Home Park and the wooded area to its south.

Plan Goals:  The vision for the area is to create a high-quality retail center that will serve the Gold Hill Mesa residents as well as the west and southwest neighborhoods of Colorado Springs. The site of the old Golden Cycle gold processing plant contained contaminated soil as well as a substantial amount of other refuse materials that were dumped on the site in the past. Mitigation of the contaminants and removal of unsuitable debris were completed as part of the development. Public improvements to roads and drainage improvements to Fountain Creek were also accomplished by the project.