A mostly vacant strip mall, a McDonald’s and parking lots near Regis University are set to transform into a mixed-use development called Regis Village. Denver City Council approved a sweeping rezoning for the project on Monday, opening the door for new multifamily housing, office space and storefronts.

Regis, the private Catholic university in North Denver, owns a 23.5-acre parcel of land on Federal Boulevard between 50th and 52nd avenues. The university has been looking to redevelop that land since at least 2018, when its master plan described a new community-oriented space.

The rezoning passed the council unanimously, which will allow the university to pursue a variety of building uses and heights. The new zoning allows the construction of buildings up to 70 feet tall, or up to 95 feet

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