The Denver Urban Renewal Authority will have a new executive director.

The organization announced Tracey Huggins, who has run DURA for about 25 years, will step down and move into a senior advisor role. She will end her term on Jan. 2, 2026.

She will stay on as an advisor until June 2026.

“Tracy’s leadership has helped shape what community-focused redevelopment looks like in Denver,” said Angela Bricmont, chair of the DURA Board of Commissioners, in a press release.

The organization will begin a national search early next year to find a new executive director.

Bill Pruter will serve as interim executive director, DURA said in the announcement.

The organization did not immediately disclose why Huggins is leaving.

The City and County of Denver founded DURA in 1958 to help reinvigorate blighted areas of the city and support redevelopments.

Huggins has led DURA through some of the largest economic redevelopment projects across Denver, including the building of neighborhoods of Lowry and Central Park, where the former Stapleton International Airport used to be, and several projects in Sun Valley, Five Points and downtown Denver.

“Serving DURA and the people of Denver has been the honor of my career,” Huggins said. “This work requires patience, collaboration and a long-term dedication to public purpose, and I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished together. I look forward to supporting the transition over the next several months, and also remain deeply committed to the work of city-building.”

Most recently, DURA has had a hand in securing tax-increment financing for blighted areas in the city such as a block on River North’s Larimer Street and the historic Rock Drill factory. It also helped create an urban renewal zone for the former Gates factory where Denver Summit plans to build its women’s soccer stadium (though those plans are at risk due to delays).

Burnham Yard may also be eligible for tax-increment financing for the Denver Bronco’s potential new stadium.

Huggins began working at DURA in 1991 as a controller. She was named executive director in 2000.