Dove Valley Business Park
Business and Industry
South Metro Denver is home to seven of Colorado’s ten Fortune 500 companies. Major employers in the neighborhood include Arrow Electronics, Newmont Mining, Jeppesen, IHS, Air Methods Corporation, Sierra Nevada, Dish Network, TeleTech, CH2M Hill, TW Telecom, Charles Schwab, TriZetto, Western Union, American Family Insurance, Baxa, Polystrand, Liberty Global, and Liberty Media. Within Dove Valley, the major employers and business facilities include the following:
- Aviation and Aerospace
- Corporate Headquarters
- Construction and Manufacturing
- Government
- Health Care & Biotechnology
- Technology & Telecom
Amenities In and Around Dove Valley
Dove Valley is uniquely situated in Central Arapahoe County and Southeast Metro Denver, with excellent proximity to Colorado’s premier school districts, business parks, and community amenities. As a result, it is an ideal location to live, work, and play.
- Housing
- Centennial East Apartments
- Dove Valley Apartments
- Fox Run Apartments
- Windmill Creek Apartments
- Close proximity to Cottonwood Subdivision
- Medical Facilities
- Centennial Health Medical Plaza
- Parker Adventist Hospital
- Rocky Vista University
- Museums and Entertainment
- Speed Raceway
- Wildlife Experience
- Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (Under Construction)
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Close proximity to I-225, I-25 and the Denver Tech Center
- Centennial Airport
- E-470 and C-470
- Denver International Airport
- Sports and Recreation
- Centennial Regional Park
- Dove Valley Regional Park
- Denver Broncos Training Facility
- Cherry Creek Trail System
- Cherry Creek State Park
- The Sports Dome
Development Opportunities in Dove Valley
There are significant opportunities for commercial development in Dove Valley. Allowable uses include office, office flex, warehouse, and retail. Dove Valley also enjoys access to Centennial Airport and highway transportation (I-25, I-225, E-470, US 83 – Parker Road, Colorado 88 – Arapahoe Road), and is comparable in price to other Metro Denver light industrial parks such as Compark, Majestic Commercenter, and Enterprise Park Stapleton. Click here to see the cost comparison spreadsheet. Unlike some of its competition, however, Dove Valley enjoys Master Development Plan zoning, which allows for a purely administrative planning process. In short, Dove Valley offers vested zoning rights, which can lead to more expedient plan approvals and development.
Depending upon location, the lead planning and development agencies will be the following:
Arapahoe County- Public Works and Development
Arapahoe County Lima Plaza
6924 S. Lima Street
Centennial, CO 80112
www.co.arapahoe.co.us
(720) 874-6500
(Serves Unincorporated Arapahoe County, typically the southern segment of Dove Valley, accessed from Broncos Parkway).
City of Centennial – Community Development
Centennial Civic Center
13133 E. Arapahoe Road
Centennial, CO 80112
www.centennialcolorado.com
(303) 325-8000
(Serves the City of Centennial, typically the northern segment of Dove Valley, accessed from Arapahoe Road).
Municipal services are provided from a variety of special districts, and often serve as “referral agencies” to the lead planning agencies in the development review process. These special districts and organizations include:
- Dove Valley Metropolitan District
- Arapahoe County Sheriff
- Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (ACWWA)
- Arapahoe Library District
- Cherry Creek School District
- Regional Transportation District
- South Metro Fire Rescue
- Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA)
- Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
- Xcel Energy
Finally, additional referral agencies that do not directly serve Dove Valley may include:
- ACCORD (Arapahoe County)
- Army Corps of Engineers
- CenCON (Centennial)
- Centennial Airport
- Colorado Division of Wildlife
- United States Post Office
- CDOT
- E-470
- Tri-County Health
- South Metro Denver Chamber
- Denver South Economic Development Partnership
Additional Resources
Here you will find additional information about cost comparisons, real estate, and economic development in and around the Dove Valley Business Park: