Master Planning – Site Development

Completed in September 2025, the project includes restaurant space, apartments, senior living, a parking garage, and land designated for future development.

The eight-story affordable multifamily apartment building includes 135 units ranging from one- to five-bedroom layouts. The development also features townhomes with three- and five-bedroom layouts, each opening to ground-level courtyards.

The community includes a dining hall, food incubator, commissary kitchen, five food vendor kiosks with indoor and outdoor seating, a rooftop community garden, and a two-story building with live-work units that provide residents opportunities to operate businesses.

Utility infrastructure designed for the project includes water, sanitary, storm, and water quality treatment through bioretention. The development represents the first building completed in the final phase of the Sun Valley redevelopment, with additional work anticipated to further develop the site.

As the largest academic health center in the Rocky Mountain Region and a leading medical and biotech center in the U.S., the campus spans 217 acres and is owned by the University of Colorado.

Our work began with facilities and infrastructure master planning for the relocation of the CU Health Sciences Center, including the allocation of campus quadrants based on functional adjacencies, connectivity, and campus aesthetics. Our civil engineering efforts addressed pedestrian, vehicular, and mass transit circulation along with parking, landscaping, a central power plant with steam and condensate networks, electrical and communications systems, water supply, sanitary sewer collection, stormwater drainage, and water quality.

By collaborating closely with planners, the S. A. Miro, Inc. team minimized conflicts and capital investment by creating demand forecasts that guided the sequencing of infrastructure development across the campus.

The planning process incorporated input from faculty, staff, and students through surveys and in-person workshops conducted at each campus.

The master planning effort began with a comprehensive discovery phase, including gathering existing site information, conducting site visits, and meeting with stakeholders to understand operational needs and infrastructure conditions. This work informed a detailed evaluation of the campuses, where existing infrastructure was assessed and performance grades were assigned to identify strengths, deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

Based on this analysis, a range of redevelopment alternatives was developed, culminating in a preferred scenario addressing both immediate and long-term infrastructure needs. The plan outlined multiple options for upgrades and improvements, considering functionality, efficiency, and sustainability.

The process concluded with a final master plan and report, consolidating findings, recommendations, and a clear roadmap for future development and investment across both campuses.