The women's soccer stadium is under construction. Monday's Council vote clears two easements from its site

Denver Summit FC broke ground Oct. 1 on its permanent stadium at Santa Fe Yards, near Interstate 25 and South Broadway, the Colorado Sun reported. On Monday, Nov. 2, the Denver City Council takes up a piece of paperwork the project needs: giving up two city easements on the site.

Why it matters: the stadium is one of the biggest public-private projects in District 7, backed by $50 million in city capital money. The site's layout is still being finalized through small Council actions like this one, and each is a public record of how the deal is progressing.

What Monday's bill does

26-1508 would relinquish two easements recorded in 2024 as part of Broadway Station Filing No. 4, at 809 S. Delaware Way: a public access easement and an access easement for municipal services (bill).

The request came on May 4 from Broadway Station Metropolitan District No. 1 and Denver Real Estate Ventures LLC, the city's transportation department wrote. According to the department's executive summary, the applicant "is re-platting the area to accommodate construction of the new NWSL soccer stadium," and under the revised layout the two easements are no longer needed. No utilities sit in the easement areas, the summary says.

City agencies, utilities, RTD and the Colorado Department of Transportation were asked to review it. The transportation department reported "no objection" in its Oct. 8 request. The Council's South Platte River Committee approved it by consent on Oct. 21. Bills need two Council readings, so Monday is the first.

The stadium so far

The stadium will seat about 14,500 people on a 14-acre property, with an opening planned for 2028, Denver7 reported. Until then the team plays at Centennial Stadium. Council member Flor Alvidrez, whose district includes the site, told Denver7 she does not expect parking to be a problem because of nearby transit. "People will take the light rail from all different directions," she said.

What our records add: the votes behind it

December 2025: the deal passed 10-3. On Dec. 22, 2025, the Council passed four bills in one block (meeting):

• 25-1552, the Stadium Property Agreement with Denver Real Estate Ventures and the metropolitan district;
• 25-1553, an amendment to the city's 2017 agreement with the district;
• 25-1554, which rescinded $50 million from capital programs that had supplemented Elevate Denver bond projects and appropriated it under the 2025 stadium agreement;
• 25-1850, an amendment to that 2025 stadium site agreement.

Voting yes were Alvidrez, Kevin Flynn, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Chris Hinds, Paul Kashmann, Diana Romero Campbell, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson and Amanda Sandoval. Voting no were Stacie Gilmore, Shontel Lewis and Sarah Parady (roll call). Earlier that night, a motion by Lewis, seconded by Parady, to take the bills out of order failed 2-11 (roll call).

The bills had been postponed once in committee, on Nov. 12, 2025, before the South Platte River Committee advanced them on Dec. 10, the matter history shows.

Since then:

• January: The Council adopted 26-0021, a proclamation honoring West East Neighbors United for its community benefits agreement on the stadium.
• February: 26-0008 relinquished part of a utility easement near 748 S. Cherokee St. for the stadium development.
• August: The Council passed 26-1163, another amendment to the 2025 stadium site agreement, and approved 26-1166, a $5,333,333 state Department of Local Affairs grant for a bridge over the railroad tracks and RTD connecting the I-25 and Broadway station with the stadium and Santa Fe Yards.

An earlier easement on the same filing was relinquished in October 2025 through 25-1395.

What was said. At the Aug. 12 South Platte River Committee meeting, city staff said the amended agreement makes the city responsible for the cost and design of the north pedestrian bridge paid for with the grant, while the metropolitan district stays responsible for its maintenance (transcript). Hinds said the north bridge could become "a pretty major choke point" for people with strollers or mobility needs if its elevator is the only option (transcript). In July, during a Mayor-Council discussion of a different program, Kashmann noted the city had found money for the stadium and for a jobs program, "both of which I think are good programs," while arguing more was needed elsewhere (transcript).

What's next

• Monday, Nov. 2: First reading of 26-1508 (agenda).
• Nov. 9 or later: Final vote.
• 2028: Planned opening, per Denver7. The pedestrian bridge grant runs through 2029.