Tag: Broncos Stadium
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Broncos new stadium: What Denver can learn from 5 NFL retractable roofs
What started as a few flakes drifting through the air turned into a whiteout. It’s been four months since the wintry AFC Championship Game, when nearly 2 inches of snow fell at Empower Field. The Broncos never scored after halftime. The Patriots managed a short field goal. That proved just enough in a 10-7 heartbreaker…
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Broncos finalize sale agreement with CDOT to purchase Burnham Yard stadium property
The Broncos have finalized a sale agreement to purchase Burnham Yard from the Colorado Department of Transportation as the proposed location for a new stadium and mixed-use entertainment district. The NFL team agreed to pay $45.8 million to acquire roughly 58 acres from the transportation agency in March. The deal is expected to close this…
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Colorado EDC approves $5 million grant for infrastructure upgrades around Broncos’ Burnham Yard
The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a $5 million grant on Thursday for infrastructure upgrades around Burnham Yard as the preferred Denver Broncos stadium site. The CEDC — a state commission that develops incentive packages to help existing businesses expand and attract new jobs — will not require new funding to make it happen. In…
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Denver neighborhoods around Burnham Yard prepare for Broncos-led transformation
The history of Burnham Yard and the surrounding community tells a story of growth, struggle and resilience near the heart of Denver. The Broncos will help shape what comes next. It’s quiet on a recent sunny afternoon at La Alma-Lincoln Park. Locals walk their dogs on a lunch break around the 15-acre park and recreation…
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Broncos to unveil preliminary concepts for community development at Burnham Yard
The Broncos are visualizing their new stadium development at Burnham Yard. The team is partnering with local officials to host a second community open house between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the La Alma Recreation Center. The public event is part of a large development review process to develop the historic rail yard south of Colfax Avenue and…
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Broncos submit initial Burnham Yard development plan for new NFL stadium site
The Denver Broncos are making progress toward a new stadium. The Broncos submitted a large development review preapplication to the city, the team said Wednesday, which outlines early plans for the development of Burnham Yard. It is the preferred site of the Walton-Penner ownership group’s new privately funded NFL stadium and surrounding entertainment district. The…
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Broncos begin community benefits agreement process for proposed new Denver stadium
The Denver Broncos have committed to a community benefits agreement process over the Burnham Yard stadium site. DENVER — The Denver Broncos have committed to a community benefits agreement process, a step meant to ensure neighbors have a voice in plans for a proposed new stadium at the Burnham Yard site. Denver City Councilmember Jamie…
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Broncos owner Greg Penner gives update on Burnham Yard stadium site, would be ‘excited’ to host a Super Bowl
WARE, U.K. — In 2022, Greg Penner toured Tottenham Hotspur Stadium not long after taking over as Broncos owner and was thinking about a new stadium for his team. He will return there with plans having come a long way in his quest. The Broncos will face the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
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Sean Payton reacts to Broncos’ plan to build new stadium at Burnham Yard
ENGLEWOOD — Sean Payton is feeling his age with the announcement of new Broncos’ stadium plans. The 61-year-old head coach was the New York Giants offensive coordinator in September 2001 on the visiting sideline of the new Mile High when it first opened 24 years ago. The team is now expected to move into a…
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Broncos name Burnham Yard as ‘preferred site’ of new stadium location
The Broncos are one step closer to a new home. The team released a joint letter on Tuesday — from co-owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis — naming Burnham Yard as the “preferred site” for construction of the next Broncos stadium. Burnham Yard is…