Louisville's Urban Renewal Areas 

The Louisville Revitalization Commission (LRC) is the Urban Renewal Authority within the City of Louisville, Colorado. The LRC’s mission includes carrying out the Highway 42 Revitalization Area Urban Renewal Plan which was adopted in 2006 and the 550 South McCaslin Boulevard Urban Renewal Plan which was adopted in 2015.

In cooperation with property owners and other stakeholders, the LRC seeks to provide assistance to stimulate private investment and accomplish the objectives of each urban renewal plan. Public-private partnerships and other forms of cooperative development will be critical to the LRC’s strategy for stimulating growth and reinvestment and preventing the spread of blight and eliminating the blighting conditions.

• Financial Assistance Handout
• Application for Public Infrastructure Assistance
• Application for Property Tax Increment Rebate Assistance
• Assistance Reimbursement Request Form

Facade Improvement Program:

The Louisville Revitalization Commission (LRC) offers a Façade Improvement Program for businesses within the qualifying Highway 42 Urban Renewal Area.  The Program is intended to encourage investment in and maintenance of permanent exterior building face improvements.

Highway 42 Urban Renewal Area:

The purpose of the Plan is to stimulate growth and reinvestment in the Urban Renewal Area (URA) on surrounding blocks and throughout downtown and reduce, eliminate and prevent the spread of blight in the URA. The LRC has the authority to collect the incremental property taxes from improvements in the area to provide assistance that eliminates the blighting factors identified when the URA was formed.

550 South McCaslin Urban Renewal Plan:

In September 2015, City Council approved an Urban Renewal Plan for 550 South McCaslin Boulevard, formerly a Sam's Club location. The property has not had a retail use since Sam's Club closed in January 2010. The Urban Renewal Plan is only for the 13-acre property that includes the 127,000 square foot building and was approved to make additional tools available for addressing property challenges.

Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) completed the McCaslin Area Development Study (Parcel O), which was considered by City Council in February 2019.

Contact Information:

Austin Brown, Economic Vitality Specialist
abrown@louisvilleco.gov, 303-335-4529