A medical district evolves and thrives.

The Fitzsimons Urban Renewal Area was established in 2001 to provide financing tools for redevelopment in the area. Redevelopment projects have been approved or are under construction at key intersections such as Colfax and Potomac, Colfax and Ursula and Colfax and Peoria. As a result, the majority of structures fronting Colfax have been demolished and new mixed-use high density development is planned or under construction. Most of the properties in the Fitzsimons Urban Renewal Area have been assembled by developers and are in some stage of the planning process.

New developments include Fitzsimons Village, featuring the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, Springhill Suites, office, retail uses, and the Forum ~ Fitzsimons, Aurora's first transit-oriented, mixed-use development, containing 397 rental homes and 28,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.