Denver selected Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates to design Park Hill Park and announced its intent to formally designate the property as parkland on October 13. The city acquired the 155-acre site through a 2025 land exchange.
The project received $70 million through the voter-approved Vibrant Denver Bond program. Denver said a detailed design was expected in 2027 and that City Council would consider the design contract later in 2026.
Formal park designation matters because designated Denver parkland cannot be sold or disposed of without voter approval. The announcement described a protection the city was pursuing, not a completed council vote. While planning continues, the parks department is maintaining the site as public open space.
